Re: [open-cobol-list] Comments requested - Getting Started forWindows users (dox

[Bill Klein]

A) I'll think about a "better" title.  (I also realized that I forgot to
include "DRAFT" in the document, which I intended to do).

B) As Rich indicated, this document is pretty clear that it is NOT for those
familiar/comfortable with Linux (or who are installing in/for Linux/Unix).
However, I do include the entire "README" information, which is what they
should follow (I think).

Thanks for the preliminary comments.  Please let me know (privately or via
the list) of any/all other comments. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Culleton [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 7:34 AM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [open-cobol-list] Comments requested - Getting 
> Started forWindows users (dox
> 
> On Saturday 14 February 2009 12:15:57 am Bill Klein wrote:
> > After my trials and tribulations (as a non-Unix/Linux
> > type person) trying to get OpenCOBOL installed and
> > working under Cygwin under Windows, I have created a
> > document:
> >
> > Getting Started with OpenCOBOL for <Windows> Dummies
> >     (like me)
> > and placed it on the web, I am soliciting comments
> > (correction - technical or editorial and/or suggestions
> > or whatever).
> >
> > Once (if) it gets stabilized, hopefully, it will be
> > useful in this website.
> >
> > To view the current (first) draft:
> >
> > In PDF, go to
> > http://home.comcast.net/~wmklein/DOX/OC_GettingStarted_Wi
> >ndows.PDF
> >
> > In HTML, go to
> > http://home.comcast.net/~wmklein/DOX/OC_GettingStarted_Wi
> >ndows.HTM
> >
> > The HTML was created from MS Word, so I know that this
> > sometimes causes problems for non-IE users. Let me know
> > if you can't access either of these (and I can send them
> > to you off-line).
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any/all input,
> > Bill Klein
> > wmklein <at> ix.netcom.com
> >
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> Two brief preliminary comments:
> A short section could be added describing the compile and 
> installation on Linux. For Slackware it is duck soup; for 
> Debian/Ubuntu/Kubuntu the build package containing GCC etc. 
> has to be downloaded first.
> 
> "For Dummies" is a registered trademark. Suggest "For 
> Newbies" instead. Titles can't be copyrighted but the "For 
> Dummies" phrase is registered. 
> 
> I just printed it out and may have more comments later.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> John Culleton
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