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Re: Big Downloads



>>>>> "george" == george portell <75567.716@compuserve.com> writes:

    george> So when you put out an update there MUCH use of the
    george> modem. I'm suprised that you still haven't downsized your
    george> download files. I believe most of your users could get by
    george> on just a .zip file of the exsystem.hfv ,executor.exe and
    george> any other updated files.  Putting these files where they
    george> belong and running the program isn't a big deal.

Yes, our upgrade policy does need some work.  I've written some
software which could allow us to create relatively small upgrade
programs from 1.99n to 1.99o (etc.), but it would take some work to
get it right.  It might, for example, require you to install a fresh
1.99n and then update that.

    george> Your HFV directory is an excellent idea.Can users
    george> contribute?If so how?A simple disclaimer in your log on,
    george> for those who don't know what "copyright" means, would be
    george> in order.

The problem is that various shareware and freeware utilities have
license restrictions that preclude us from making them available.  We
need to check the redistribution restrictions of each program
ourselves before we can make it available.

-Mat


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