Subject: (no subject)
From: scott (sirushfe@unity.ncsu.edu)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2001 - 22:33:49 CDT
I have been trying to download the source code for AbiWord and have downloaded several gzipped tar files containing the AbiWord source onto my Windows machine so that I can try to help out programming Abi for WIN32. The problem is when I try to unzip the file using my unzip program, zip works, it complains that the Zip file structure is invalid. Is this a failure of my current unzip program and if so could someone advise me as to a program I can download to unzip it. If an unzip won't open the file could someone tell of a program that could open it. Thankyou in advanced.
I would like to also make a suggestion to get more bug reports for OS like windows. What I think should be done is put on the main menu bar or under help a selection like "Is there a problem?" which if selected would pop up a dialog box that explains that the AbiWord developers can only correct problems with AbiWord if they know about them and encourages them to email any way they find that abiword isn't working properly. Maybe even set up an email address for just such bug reports; I would volenteer to help wade through the emails seperating the actual bug reports from those that are user misunder standings, responding to all the emails apropriately, and filing bugs in bugzilla for the actual bugs reported. I think this would help increase the bugs found because many people even if they think to tell someone about a bug with AbiWord, don't know where to report their problem and if they do may just be too lazy to go to AbiWord.com, log into bugzilla(and sign up for bug!
zilla if
they have never reported a bug before), and the finally fill out a description of the bug. While they may not be willing to go through this process I think many more would be willing to email their problems to an email address, especially if they recieved an email back about the problem, and if the problem is a bug, a second email saying that the problem has been fixed and maybe include a patch or what version of abiword to download to fix the problem.
Sorry if this email is a little wordy and please feel free to email me about and thing regarding this email.
Let Freedom Rule,
Scott Rushfeldt
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