AG2 getting started page

[Thomas Uram]

Going back to the original point, I see a couple problems.  Most 
notably, as Bob pointed out, the user "getting started" link points at 
the same url as the developer "getting started" page.  There's another 
reference to "getting started" that points at Jennifer's AG2beta text 
document; that needs to be fixed.  It's no big deal to fix these; Ivan 
pointed out that the permissions are open, so one of us can do it when 
we have a minute. 

I think manuals fulfill our obligation to the community, for the most 
part.  We have user manuals.  We're planning a developer manual.  
Anything beyond that can be satisfied by mailing lists, maybe ag-users 
for users, and ag-tech for developers.  Dividing the two is less 
important to me.  I think one list is okay, and it's good to have one 
big community where people can get answers and discuss.

Tom



Robert Olson wrote:

> 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
>