[tex-live] TL installer doing things without permission :-(

[Siep Kroonenberg]

On Sat, Aug 09, 2008 at 01:33:55AM +0200, Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard wrote:
> Philip TAYLOR (Ret'd) scripsit (08.08.2008 18:47)
> > OK, that seems reasonable : this is a new installer,
> > and it can be considerably refined over the next
> > year.  But if asking questions is too much, at least
> > make some statements, such as :
> > 
> >     The TeX 2008 executables directory will be
> >     added to {your path | the system-wide
> >     search path} [whichever is correct]
> > 
> >     Two new shortcuts, "PS_View", and "TeXdoc_GUI", will
> >     be added to {your desktop | all users' desktops};
> >     you may safely delete these if you wish, as the
> >     programs will remain accessible from Start/Programs/TeX Live.
> > 
> I agree with this, unless it's too much work to add it to the GUI.
> 
> Manuel.

The welcome message is already quite long. The longer it gets, the
fewer people will read it. My suggestion: just a pointer to online
release notes.

-- 
Siep Kroonenberg