>>>> There is already one for the beta. I don't see a need to >add one for >>>> final release. >>> >>> Might be an idea ... if nothing else, something that at >least reminds them >>> about reporting bugs and where to do so? I'd hate to see 1000 ppl >>> install, 90% see bugs adn never have them reported :( >> >> Yes, I was thinking of that, and of telling them they may need to >> upgrade more frequently than normal 8.0.0 users to fix win32 >bugs as we >> find them. In fact, the idea I was thinking of is to have >pginstaller >> update from current cvs more frequently than we make minor >releases as >> we have done during beta. That way, people can get win32 >fixes faster. >> >> Also, maybe we should encourage them to subscribe to >announce so we can >> announce any Win32 fix releases we might need. They probably aren't >> used to that procedure. > >Having installed enough Windows software over the years >(unfortunately), >how about adding a 'register for annoucements' with a textbox to >auto-subscribe to the list if they so choose? Instead of >making them go >through opening their mail reader and having to send off the >message ... >my experience with most Windows users is that 'the least >amount of work >required' means the most likely they will do it :(
Right. So how would you get the email address, without starting the mail reader? We could add a checkbox that takes them to a webpage that permits subscription. But they are certainly going to need to put their email address in there in some way... //Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
