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This Wiki article was originally exactly what Steve Loft said in the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=39 support forum] when he first started experimenting with Cumulus MX and access was restricted to those willing to experiment with his tests. | This Wiki article was originally exactly what Steve Loft said in the [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=39 support forum] when he first started experimenting with Cumulus MX and access was restricted to those willing to experiment with his tests. | ||
At that stage, Cumulus 1 was still recommended for most users, and | At that stage, Cumulus 1 was still recommended for most users, because MX was experimental and it had limited functionality. Now that further development is adding lots more functionality into MX, this is the Cumulus flavour that most users will select to install and run. However, whether you have used Cumulus 1 in the past, or are new to Cumulus, there are no instructions built into the MX package, so it is hoped that the update of this article will help people to understand MX sufficiently to use it both more easily and to maximum capability. | ||
== Restrictions on who can use MX == | == Restrictions on who can use MX == | ||
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If MX is your first encounter with Cumulus, you will be at a disadvantage regarding documentation of many of the features, while those who have previously been familiar with Cumulus 1 will find most aspects of MX easier to pick up. Before you read this article any further, read [[About Cumulus|the article that introduces Cumulus]] first, then you will be linked back to this page. | If MX is your first encounter with Cumulus, you will be at a disadvantage regarding documentation of many of the features, while those who have previously been familiar with Cumulus 1 will find most aspects of MX easier to pick up. Before you read this article any further, read [[About Cumulus|the article that introduces Cumulus]] first, then you will be linked back to this page. | ||
=== Update === | === Update === | ||
If this page, and those other Wiki pages it links to (e.g. a new Cumulus FAQ), do not answer all your questions then see [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=40 the support forum for current Cumulus MX] as that will let you see what other people have asked about, | The update made to this page draws on what has been said spread over lots of posts on the support forum and attempts to make it more accessible by repeating it on this page. In writing this update, I have drawn on my own experience of moving from Cumulus 1 to MX, but saved you the pain of where I went wrong, just telling you what is correct. | ||
If this page, and those other Wiki pages it links to (e.g. a new Cumulus FAQ), do not answer all your questions then see [https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewforum.php?f=40 the support forum for current Cumulus MX] as that will let you see what other people have asked about, any posts I have not yet incorporated into this page, and there you the opportunity to post your own query. | |||
== Comparing Cumulus 1 and MX == | == Comparing Cumulus 1 and MX == | ||