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- This is a plug against those annoying READ.ME and README.???
- files. Some of us download and unarchive several program
- packages at the same time. The README files usually end up being
- overwritten by later unarchiving or copying. Keeping track of
- which packages contained the READMEs is nearly impossible when
- you are processing several of them. Some programmers use a
- README as the soul source of information for their program. This
- can be very frustrating for the user who loses this file.
-
- My suggestions are:
-
- 1. NEVER package software with a README.??? or READ.ME
- file in it.
-
- 2. Make sure the document file name associates with the
- program it belongs to (usually with the same file name
- as the program). If you need to have more than one
- document file abbreviate the file names and number them
- in the order they are to be read (e.g., FILENAME.EXE,
- FILENAM1.DOC, FILENAM2.DOC).
-
- 3. Use an extension like .DOC, .TXT, .INF, .HLP, or
- anything else that would signal the file as a readable
- one.
-
- 4. If you are a software distributer, rename README files
- to something appropriate (unless the author has
- prohibited this).
-
- 5. Include this file in archived software before uploading
- it.
-
- JAM