On Jun 5, 2010, at 11:09 PM, Eli Barzilay wrote: > On Jun 5, John Clements wrote: >> >> The current README makes no mention of the DrScheme or MrEd >> executables that it contains, or of the transition. After trying >> write a quick blurb, I started to question the need for including >> DrScheme in there at all. I'm afraid it's just going to confuse >> things, especially since the DrScheme executable is a bit of a >> confusing mix: the menu bar says DrScheme, but the Interactions >> window says DrRacket. Why not just take it out? > > The intention behind the current README is to have it be generic > enough to fit all cases. (Almost, there is very minor tweaking done > in the distributions.) The previous version of this would generate a > custom readme for every distribution, which would potentially be more > effective, but in practice it wasn't well maintained and some of the > results went from odd to bad.
Re-reading my comment makes it clear that my suggestion didn't come across: I'm suggesting removing the DrScheme executable. I think that its continued presence is confusing, and that taking it out signals more clearly that DrRacket is the new DrScheme. John -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 4669 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev/archive/attachments/20100605/0015bf24/attachment.p7s>
