AG2 getting started page

[Michael E. Papka]

Bob,

I don't see this as bad, for two reasons. One, this is not uncommon, Kitware
encourages folks downloading VTK to subscribe to vtk list, there may be
issue with names of lists but that's a different story. Two, we receive
absolutely no funds to support the AG, so by getting folks on a public list
with questions others can help answer them, I've seen Shawn and Jennifer
answering questions which is good.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov] On Behalf
Of Robert Olson
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 7:04 AM
To: ag-dev at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: AG2 getting started page


I was just reading this, the Users->Getting Started page, which is the same 
as the developers' getting started page.

http://www-unix.mcs.anl.gov/fl/research/accessgrid/software/index.html

>Getting Started
>
>Outlined here are the instructions for getting started developing 
>software
>related to the Access Grid. If you experience any difficulty with this 
>process please send email to the AG-Tech mailing list so that we can 
>address the problems.
>
>Get on the AG Tech mailing list.
>Get the pre-requisite software installed.

I think there are a couple problems here.  We shouldn't be encouraging 
people subscribe to ag-tech just to use the software (ag-users would be 
more appropriate if anything), and it sounds like we're making ag-tech the 
pathway to technical support, not a local MCS/AG developers' address. (I'd 
been wondering why people kept writing to ag-tech with startup problems..)

--bob