--- BasiliskII/README 2001/07/15 02:15:48 1.23 +++ BasiliskII/README 2002/01/15 14:58:31 1.24 @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Basilisk II A 68k Macintosh emulator - Copyright (C) 1997-2001 Christian Bauer et al. + Copyright (C) 1997-2002 Christian Bauer et al. License @@ -787,20 +787,39 @@ versions of Basilisk II and MacOS being the exact steps to reproduce the bug, etc.): http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=2123&atid=102123 +I also strongly suggest reading this before posting a bug report: + http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html + Author ------ -You can contact me at . Don't send bug -reports, send fixes. Ports to other platforms are also very welcome. -Please contact me before you intend to make major changes to the source. -You might be working on something that I have already done, or I may have -different ideas about the Right Way to do it. - -Questions about ROM files will not be answered. There is also no point in -sending me questions etc. that are specific to the Windows port of -Basilisk II. I don't have Windows and can't say anything about that. -Ask Lauri Pesonen instead. +You can contact me at , but please don't do +so unless absolutely necessary. I'm maintaining Basilisk II in my spare +time and am not able to provide technical support for everyone. If you have +questions, consider posting them to one of the support forums mentioned +below. + +You are encouraged to contact me personally when + - you have bug fixes or small enhancements for the code + - you want to port Basilisk II to another platform + - you want to discuss technical issues + - you intend to make major changes to the source; you might be working on + something that I have already done, or I may have different ideas about + the Right Way to do it + +There is no point in sending me questions about + - ROM files and how/where to get them + - versions of Basilisk II that run on operating systems other than Unix, + BeOS and AmigaOS. If you are using any other operating system, there's + no point in asking me how to to X or why Y doesn't work because I won't + know either. Instead, you should look in the "Acknowledgements" section + of this manual to find the person responsible. For example, if your + question is specific to the Windows operating system, ask Lauri Pesonen. + I don't have Windows and can't answer your questions and I'm too lazy to + forward mail to Lauri myself. In any case, it would probably be better + to post your questions to a public forum as it will get a much wider + audience there. Support @@ -821,6 +840,12 @@ There is also a mailing list for Basilis And another mailing list for Basilisk II developers: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/basilisk-devel +Some general advice about asking technical support questions can be found at + http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html + +Keeping this in mind will greatly increase your chances of getting a useful +answer. + History -------