On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:03:45 +0100
Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Hello Ian,

> > I just installed OOo and it hasn't installed the email package, why?
> Because you need to go to a different site and download and install
> what is a separate package? I don't think it is necessary to bundle at

Quite;  My point being that people don't read things - they just get
annoyed.

> download - in fact its a good idea not to or the download file becomes
> unmanageably big. Maybe distribute on a DVD but that is a bit

Windows users are used to big d/l's, surely?   :-)

> > For many people, the expectation will be that the two things will
> > get installed by the one routine, despite being written quite
> > clearly that the two must be installed using separate install
> Ok, so it's not perfect, things rarely are. What matters is does

How very true.

> "putting a link on the download page saying if you want a replacement
> for outlook here is/are possibilities" make things better or worse?
> I'd say better based on the number of questions about an Outlook
> replacement. 

I tend to agree, but again, some people simply won't make the effort,
despite it being a couple of clicks.

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