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Subject: Re: (PL) Discussion Request
Poster: SusanBughersebugher@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:29:18 -0400
Related Postings: 1 2 3 4
Ron May wrote:


> The program
> descriptions were at least supposed to include the version being
> nominated.
> Susan made it clear repeatedly that that was what she expected.

Having once been burned one tries to avoid the fire. . .

Way back in '03. . . as I struggled along *trying* to create the PL pages. . . I discovered that some of the PL selections were "ideas" rather than specific programs. The people who had nominated those PL selections were not available => clarification of their intent was not possible and some "selections" had to be thrown out.

and. . .

Way back in '04. . . in my first year as "point person". . . there were nominations of $ware (without a LFW version), followed by: "Well, it was free the last time I looked."

The "file name, version info" requirement is there to prevent a repeat of such problems. . .

FWIW I think a *lot* of people vote for apps based on the version they are USING - which may not bear much resemblance to the version that's actually nominated.

Susan -- Posted to alt.comp.freeware Search alt.comp.freeware (or read it online): http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=+group:alt.comp.freeware Pricelessware & ACF: http://www.pricelesswarehome.org Pricelessware: http://www.pricelessware.org (not

 

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