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[Hamish Greig <hgreig AT bigpond.net.au>]

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:36, Benoit PAPILLAULT wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think this "latest" link is just a bad idea that was already discussed.
> Why it is a bad idea?
>
> -> the link is always moving (and it's not even a link)
> -> it's wasting space (since it's not a symlink, but a file copy!)
> -> we don't know if it should be updated for pre-releases or only for
> stable releases
>

If it isn't a link then it isn't worth doing, so having the LATEST_IS_* file 
is a good idea.
Personally, if "you" (the person releasing the ISO) are calling it a 
prerelease then it should not be also called LATEST.

> I think that it should be replaced by a single file named
> "LATEST_IS_0.7.1". Btw, the ISO 0.7.1 has been announced on several
> mailing list : sm-admin, sm-announce, sm-users. There is a post
> on http://news.sourcemage.org and http://forums.sourcemage.org. I also
> make an annoucement on freshmeat. All those annoucements have a DIRECT
> link to the proper file.
>

Good work

> So, how people belonging to the core sourcemage team STILL download
> "latest" ??? Aren't you all suscribed to sm-admin (we have been told that
> it's for developpers recently)?

I don't mind websites having a "latest" link to the most recent release, but 
for a spell author to use "latest" when it is just a link is silly. It isn't 
"black or white"/ "good or bad" , at some stage common sense (or lack of it) 
is important too.

> Btw, did someone notice the new download area where you can see whole
> filename? ... or am I just wasting my time? :-(
>
> Waiting for comments,
> Benoit PAPILLAULT, ISO Guru

I saw it, I appreciate your efforts.
Hamish
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