Re: PyNGL binaries being moved...

Luckily, I don't have to download either library.
An expert does that :-)

However, the fewer clicks the better!!!

D

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Mary Haley wrote:

>
> I gather there could be two issues here, with regard to the level of
> difficulty with downloading PyNGL from the ESG website.
>
> The first issue is the whole "requesting an account" process. I don't
> think this process can be made much easier, because we have to do the
> two-email process in order to verify that the email address is
> correct, and that somebody else isn't registering you without your
> permission. Fortunately, this process only has to be done once.
>
> The second issue is that you have to click a few pages to find the
> PyNGL binaries. Perhaps we could make the PyNGL (and NCL) binaries a
> single click away from the main ESG page. Would this make a
> difference?
>
> --Mary
>
>
>
> On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Fred Clare wrote:
>
>> It is a concern to me that the mere act of
>> trying to gather statistics could significantly
>> bias the statistics so gathered. Mary has provided accurate instructions
>> on the PyNGL
>> download page as to what to do, but that process
>> could scare off some people. We need a way to
>> collect statistics on those people who gave
>> up on the download procedure. :-)
>>
>> Fred Clare
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------
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>> Visualization & Enabling Technologies Section
>> NCAR Scientific Computing Division
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