On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 08:21:14PM -0600, Jonathan Turkanis wrote: >Jonathan Turkanis wrote: > >> ... Therefore I'd like to know if there are plans to change the >installation process in the near future. For example, it would be very >helpful to know how stable the following features of the current >installation process are: > > >Thanks for all the responses to my initial inquiry! > >Here's what I've written so far; I'd like to know if there are any errors >and how it might be improved. I discuss Cygwin in two places, which I've >labelled "Installing Cygwin" and "Discussion of Cygwin and MinGW." > >Best Regards, >Jonathan Turkanis > >**** Installing Cygwin **** > >To install Cygwin, go to the Cygwin homepage, www.cygwin.com, and follow >the link "Install Cygwin Now" to download the Cygwin installation program >setup.exe. Next, run setup.exe. It will ask you to make a series of >choices, such as where Cygwin should be installed. > >--------------------------- >I'm explaining the Cygwin installation process in detail because it's a bit >confusing. The process may have changed by the time you read this, but if >it has, it will probably have been made easier. >---------------------------
I would prefer that you would not use the word "confusing" since it is a charged word which really only indicates the state of the person doing the writing. Predisposing first-time users into thinking that installation is "confusing" is not, IMO, a really good idea. I'd prefer something like "can be a little complicated depending on what you're trying to install". cgf -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/