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Re: Concerning "What happened to byron.u.w

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From: Lawrence R. Dodd
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 12:04
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>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Sanders <cwmrob@rivm.nl> writes:

  Robert> dodd@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu (Lawrence R. Dodd) writes:
> I still think it's the world's most difficult piece of software to install
> correctly.

  Robert> Really?
  Robert> When I decided to install (La)TeX on our Sun's I was (mentally) prepared for
  Robert> the worst, but it turned out to be fairly is to install.
  Robert> Actually the ftp-transfer took more time than the installing of the
  Robert> package itself. 
  Robert> The only thing that confused me was that there were 2 files with
  Robert> instructions, that didn't totally agree with each other (Although I think
  Robert> both of them were correct).
  Robert> What took a lot more time was the installing of all the extra packages
  Robert> and fonts that can be found on other ftp sites.

I guess I don't consider TeX installed until I can go from file, to display,
to paper. That is, web2c is fairly easy but isn't the end.  I think a roadmap
description should be put in the FAQ about describing what is needed and where
to get it.

Larry
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From: dodd@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu (Lawrence R. Dodd)
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Subject: Re: Concerning "What happened to byron.u.w
Date: 11 Dec 92 12:04:40
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