Konrad Hofbauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Jürgen Spitzmüller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> I don't think so. This is an open source project. We, as the LyX project, 
>> release the source code. 
>
> Understood. Still, the source code release as is is of little use for most
> _users_ (at least on Windows & Mac). 

Translation: ``windows and mac users do not care about your open
source thing. Just give them their free binary download'' ;)

> Should the binaries really just be an "addition" ??? Are they actually?
> For example http://www.lyx.org/Download suggests that they are released from
> you, "the LyX project", and not from some dubious third party.

I think that showing that source is first is a good point. Some
projects do not even provide binaries...

> All I want to say is: things could be a bit more user-friendly if the
> announcement to users (not to devel) is delayed by a few days.

However we are not organized enough to make this happen smoothly. The
only result would be that all binaries (but the late one) would be
delivered later.

JMarc

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