Matthew Toseland skrev: >>>> 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? >>> >> I'm quite sure the average Windows user doesn't know how to disable a >> system service (after he manages to figure out that Freenet has >> installed itself as a system service...) . The average geekiness among >> Windows users is much lower than among Linux users, mind you. Obviously, >> I cannot provide any raw numbers as you probably would prefer, so I >> guess we won't be getting any further on this matter either. >> > > What do you suggest then? We already have too many config options even on the > simple page ... and having a big red button and a sign that says "DO NOT PUSH > THIS BUTTON" is getting really lame... >
Best compromise (IMHO) between extreme user friendliness and network support would be to always enable the autorun, but include a small note in the installer about it (after installation, Freenet will automatically run in the background of your computer as a system service and use some of your system resources in order to be a part of the Freenet network, bla bla bla - and a link to the website faq about how to disable the system service if the user wants to). That way, we kindly inform the user about the fact that we install a hidden service eating resources. When we get the tray icon, we can probably remove such notice. Or we can just not care, of course... :) - Zero3
