From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2006-01-13T06:43:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Availability of Ruby 1.8.4 Windows (One Click Install)

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:14:26 +0100, Alan Garrison <alang@cronosys.com>  
wrote:

> Perhaps a suscinct, standard response to inquires like this (regardless  
> of the frequency) should be:
>
> "
> Please keep tabs on this project by reading the following:
>
> http://rubyinstaller.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl?RubyInstallerNews
> "
>
> ...with nothing more said.  Also it may be a good idea to update the  
> copy on the Rubyforge project page to, if needed put it in big honking  
> 72 point blinking font characters, point new folks directly to the news  
> page as not everyone may see the "Project Home Page" link.
>
>
>

The investigative mind will note that according to the revision history of  
RubyInstallerNews, that was aded there TODAY, after most of this  
discussion went by. I could also start quoting some webpage design rules  
that state about showing the most essential content on the most obvious  
locations. And there's no way in hell you can prove the first google  
result for "ruby one click installer" isn't a location obvious enough.

Mwah. What a waste of bandwidth. If you have to be sarcastically smug at  
other people, at least double-check you're not making the same mistake  
they did.

David Vallner