Matthew Toseland wrote: >>>Quick poll: >>>What's the reason you use FUQID instead of fproxy? >>>Is it: >>>a) Because it has a better UI >>>b) Because it keeps retrying forever >>>c) Because it doesn't stop when you restart the node >>>d) Because everyone says it's cool >>>e) Some other reason? >> >>I use Fuqid for reasons a to c, and e. >> >> FWIW, the first time I tried Freenet, and I saw the user interface >>for downloading files via the browser I thought: "Wow! This _*totally*_ >>sucks, and I never want to use it. Ever. Now lets see if there's >>something, _anything_, to use as a replacement.". > Would it be possible to give some idea of the basis of this sentiment?
Big IMHO-warning: Sure. I didn't like the "Web app. boom" during -95, and I don't like it now. HTTP/WWW wasn't made for certain kinds of applications, and I don't agree with writing hacks to make other kinds of applications work, such as a timed redirection to a page to fake "live updates" (I have even seen a web clock which did this, and it's terribly annoying). If the browser should be handling downloading, then it should be done properly, via XUL et.al., but this also is bad, imho, for other reasons. I have two Firefox profiles, one for Freenet and one for "normal" browsing. If I would like to browse freenet, begin a download, and then browse the web, I'd have to switch profiles - thus not being able to do them at the same time. Also, there are bugs in Firefox which causes it to not free memory properly when you close tabs. So if I were to begin a download, browse freesites using tabs, realize that my browsing has eaten all available ram (this happens frequently, and I use memory only cache for Freenet) and that the system is swapping like mad, I close the tabs.. Then the system would still be in a horrible state while it's downloading. I would have to shut down the browser and restart it again. Then it just feels flakey. (Granted, it's a problem in Firefox). Finally, I don't like the idea of a download tool depending on a browser because it feels like a can-opener which depending on a car. (And in this case, with a horrible interface that connects them). -- Kind Regards, Jan Danielsson Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 187 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20050831/f8235bf2/attachment.pgp>
