How about something like dual-boot systems. If you don't pick a container fast enough, one will be chosen for you! We will be giving the user the choice, but also making a decision which will be installed by default.
Cheers! Anita --- Jeff Genender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Joe Bohn wrote: > > > I agree with Aaron with regard to usability. > Users don't want to have > > to make any decisions on the first install > (especially when they first > > pick it up for evaluation). My mom doesn't > install anything on her > > computer unless she can click, click, click and > get it working. I know > > our users are more sophisticated than her ... but > we want to make it as > > easy as possibly to get something working quickly. > We want to make this > > easy enough for my mom to install (even though she > never will). :-) > > So you think your average Geronimo user will have no > idea what a web > container is? > > > > > > Joe > > > > > >> On 12/8/05, John Sisson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> > >>> +1 - I don't think we should make the decision > for the user. > >>> > >>> It would be even better if the installer in a > "Choose Your Web > >>> Container" page, provided a URL or link to a > page on the Wiki that > >>> provided information that would help them make > an informed decision. > >>> > >>> See related ideas in > http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1314 > >>> > >>> John > >>> > >>> Jeff Genender wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> This is obviously a hot topic and I hope that > as a Geronimo PMC and > >>>> user community we are not forced to have to > show preference of one > >>>> over the other. There is obviously some > personal preferences on both > >>>> sides and we are a great open source project > because we do not have to > >>>> get behind one *or* the other. We can get > behind them both. > >>>> > >>>> May I ask why the installer/wizard cannot have > a page called "Choose > >>>> Your Web Container" and have an option for > Jetty and Tomcat, but > >>>> neither selected? Does there need to be a > default? Can we just let > >>>> the end user choose? > >>>> > >>>> IMHO, I don't think we should provide a > preference for one over the > >>>> other. I really like both. I think we should > give the user the > >>>> choice without hinting a preference. > >>>> > >>>> Thoughts and comments? > >>>> > >>>> Jeff > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
