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Make Rocbkbox Utility available as .exe not as .zip
ZincAlloy:
--- Quote from: tomers on September 10, 2008, 01:52:07 AM ---
There is no reason to have the utility be downloaded as an archive file.
Having to extract a compressed archive with just a single file is just another burden for the user, and can be considered as an annoyance.
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If the user considers .zip files as a burdon he or she will consider Rockbox as being too complicated, anyway.
LambdaCalculus:
--- Quote from: gevaerts on September 10, 2008, 05:25:15 AM ---That's only true if you don't have to answer seventeen questions before you can run it
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Besides, there may also be users who prefer to keep RButil on their DAPs as a matter of convenience, especially with the Windows version.
tomers:
> Besides, there may also be users who prefer to keep RButil on their DAPs as a matter of convenience
As I suggested, the installer would copy it to your DAP if you chose to.
> If the user considers .zip files as a burdon he or she will consider Rockbox as being too complicated, anyway.
The question is do we want to have as many users as possible? Do we want to be an alternative to all OFs Rockbox have been ported to?
If the answer is positive, we should do a simple 'browse to -> click download -> install' process for this crowd. I can guess that far more than 80% of DAP owner are Windows users, and would consider Rockbox if that process was available for them. They expect (and deserve) a 'no-brainer', 100% automatic way to have Rockbox for their DAP.
Llorean:
So, you posit that "unzip" is too difficult for them to manage, but using the Rockbox software itself isn't?
LambdaCalculus:
--- Quote from: tomers on September 10, 2008, 07:17:51 AM ---They expect (and deserve) a 'no-brainer', 100% automatic way to have Rockbox for their DAP.
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And that is exactly what Rockbox Utility is already.
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