Re: Getting more space on Sonata.

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From: Erik C. Sowa
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:29

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>>>>> "Alex" == Alex Raftis <alex@cosmos.acs.calpoly.edu> writes:

Alex> There's perhaps one problem with this idea. Many of us post packages to sonata  
Alex> in order to make installing them easier for new users.

One person's opinion: I hate packages for freeware/shareware. I end up
looking inside the .pkg directory and unpacking the .tar.Z directly with
Opener.app. I like to see what's inside before I install. The idea of a
new user simply double-clicking to install a .pkg obtained from the net
is a little scary to me. I do some risky things along those lines, but
at least I'm aware of the potential consequences.

And those receipts always go to /NextLibrary/... Baaaad! They should go
to ?localLibrary or ~/Library, depending on where the installation takes
place.

p.s. Alex - GW is great!
--
erik sowa (sowa@amdew.llnl.gov)

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