* Zero3 <zero3 at zerosplayground.dk> [2008-11-26 22:49:14]: > Ian Clarke skrev: > > On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Zero3 <zero3 at zerosplayground.dk> wrote: > > > >>> The aim was to reduce the number of questions we ask during the > >>> installation to a minimum: on the basis that advanced users can change > >>> the settings they need afterwards, including whether the node > >>> auto-starts or not. > >>> > >>> > >> Indeed, yet that is one of the questions you probably *ought* to ask. > >> > > > > I don't know - does mysql server ask this before it installs? I think > > so long as there is an option to disable, we should default to > > whatever is better for the network. The user has volunteered to run > > Freenet after all. Remember also that Napster probably wouldn't have > > worked if they hadn't defaulted to auto-running. Obviously Freenet != > > Napster, but the analogy is valid in this case. > > > > > > I get your point, but most servers with a default install don't sit in > the background eating 200 MB of ram and a share of your download/upload. > A default MySQL daemon is ~20 MB of ram and zero internet usage.
Mysql is a server but not a peer to peer application. > I don't > know about Napster, but IIRC it had a tray icon serving the purpose of > both informing the user of the fact that it was unning, and allowing the > user to easily kill it if needed. > Writing a tray icon has been on the todo for a while; there is some code for it in svn: it's called blueBunny. Finish it if you think it's important. > I do understand that whether the default should be on or off is a tough > decision, but shouldn't we at least warn the user about it, and provide > an easy way to disable it (if enabled by default)? > Huh. On windows we use services which is the standard way of interfacing with the OS... and on *nix we provide a start/stop script which is compatible with init's format. What exactly isn't "easy" here? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: Digital signature URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20081126/370206a2/attachment.pgp>
