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On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 15:02, Mark Evans wrote:
To the point where it is hard to come up with examples where this is not the case. Especially with natural languages.
Hi All, To me as a relative newbie to Linux, the issue comes down to incomplete documentation (on the part of the UT2003 installer not Linux). Since the underlying OS accepts spaces in filenames (I won't enter the debate on whether that is a good thing or not) then it is natural for the user to expect an installer specifically designed for that OS to follow the same rules. IMHO, any exceptions ought to have been highlighted by the installer's creator. Also specific instructions, such as "you have to be root user to install this game" should have been noted. Assuming knowledge of the end-user is always a bad idea, and back when I did A-Level 15 years ago (yes I am that old guys!) we were always taught to assume NO knowledge when writing documentation. Gamers for a very large proportion of the Windows fraternity. As it happens I am not a hardcore gamer, I just have this one and wanted to see how it compared to an earlier Windows install of the same game. By and large (with apologies to any gamers reading this) the game fraternity tend to be those who want to slap in a CD, follow a couple of prompts on screen, and then start blasting away. They don't want to get bogged down (as they will see it) in a complex install procedure. That being the case, if Linux wants to attract huge numbers of converts to the fold, three things need to happen: 1. More Windows games need their Linux alternatives. 2. Linux needs to be able to handle disk swapping much better that at present. That unmounting/mounting business, while easy enough to me once I knew about it, would dissuade a less experienced PC user back to Windows right away. 3. Any idiosyncrasies, such as "no spaces in foldernames" need to be specifically stated. Kind regards, Julian -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.