Sure, I'm fine with both. As you say, both answers approach the subject with a different audiences in mind. I'd much rather be too verbose and provide a link to help inform the reader than be flippant, or condescending.
How about combining them? I don't think we are going to run short of the virtual paper :) The wiki is meant to be edited, please feel free to make changes; know that someone else might take the liberty to change it again :) Once again, that link is: http://nant.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FAQ BTW. The answer was taken almost verbatim from the ant faq. "Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, without Make's wrinkles and with the full portability of pure Java code." ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff McManus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:33 PM Subject: [Nant-users] faq > So, this might not be the highest priority thing for the FAQ, but it's > always been my sense that "first impressions count" with software as > well as people. In that regard, I've always found that this: > > "NAnt is a free .NET build tool. In theory it is kind of like > make without make's wrinkles. In practice it's a lot like Ant." > > is a little flip and not terribly informative, particularly to someone > who has never used a build tool (i.e., the majority of all Microsoft > tools developers). How about leading off with something like this: > > "NAnt is a free .NET build tool. A build tool helps automate > the process of building complex software projects. NAnt is similar in > concept to build tools like make and Ant." > > Is my version too condescending? I was going for something that says > what a build tool actually is, rather than defining it in terms of other > tools that developers may or may not know about. > > Jeffrey > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. > The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. > Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. > www.slickedit.com/sourceforge > _______________________________________________ > Nant-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SlickEdit Inc. Develop an edge. The most comprehensive and flexible code editor you can use. Code faster. C/C++, C#, Java, HTML, XML, many more. FREE 30-Day Trial. www.slickedit.com/sourceforge _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
