On Mon, 08 Oct 2001, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Mon, Oct 08, 2001 at 05:30:05PM -0500, thelema wrote: > > > Again, this is not the type of thing that should go in the freenet conf > > > file. You keep pointing out that there are alternatives to putting it > > > in FCP, however you have failed to explain why any of those alternatives > > > are preferable. > > > > > I don't want to put anything in the config file. I want the install > > program to, right before it starts the node for the first time, to > > present the user with a dialog asking where to save the node's > > reference, and recommending that they give it to other people for when > > they install. > > And why is this approach better than having an "Export reference" option > in a taskbar icon or in something like FreeWeb? > Because it: 1) encourages and actively gets people sending their reference to others, or at least thinking about it, instead of just ignoring an option in a menu they might not see ever 2) doesn't require shutting down the node to accomplish and 3) only has to be done once per install, and you definitely want to replace it when you re-install, so forcing the user to do it each install will make sure they're not giving out bad references.
> > And I say it shouldn't be because I don't think that client programs are > > going to need the local node's reference; they're already connected to > > it and accessing freenet just fine. It's useful as a file so that you > > can attach that file to an e-mail for sending to people or for things > > like that in terms of giving the ref to people. > > The client itself may not need it, but the user using the client will, > and again - the client will be most user's primary interface to Freenet. > Exposing this functionality via FCP is *clearly* the most elegant and > flexible approach, and does not rule out the use-case you desire. > > Ian. I guess I just don't see the elegance of using it in FCP. Can you give an example of when it'd be really useful to have it as FCP? Thelema -- E-mail: thelema314 at bigfoot.com If you love something, set it free. GPG 1536g/B9C5D1F7 fpr:075A A3F7 F70B 1397 345D A67E 70AA 820B A806 F95D -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 232 bytes Desc: not available URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20011008/378ff411/attachment.pgp>
