Naming a 'read me' file people will actually read?

General discussion for players of Oolite.

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Would you open the file and read it?

Yeah, I'd be sure to read it first.
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69%
Nah, you're being too subtle.
4
31%
 
Total votes: 13

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Gimi
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Re: Naming a 'read me' file people will actually read?

Post by Gimi »

When it comes to OXP's I have learned the hard way, so I always read the "read me" the first time I install an OXP. I might be a bit more relaxed for updates though, but in general I keep track. I did try to make an overview of issues, versions and dependencies for all my installed OXP's once. I quickly gave up.

Edit: Also, more than once, reading the instructions/"read me" has resulted in the OXP not being installed for various reasons.
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