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Great server, guys, but I have one
request. Could you please put together a small User's Guide that lists all
the configuration files that OrionServer responds to and explains in plain
English what they are for. Include references to other Java documentation
if necessary. I have spent dozens of hours now investigating trivial
details that could have been briefly explained in the User's Guide. I see
by the mailing list entries that many other people are having a similar
experience. For example, the RMI service is not running by default (!); a
new OrionServer user must examine every file in the orion/config directory and
happen to notice that a line containing the keyword RMI is contained in those
elusive xml comments. One would not naturally go looking for the way to
activate RMI in an EJB server! (They kind of go together, right?)
The current OrionServer documentation probably mentions this item, but there is
no hierarchy of documentation through which to find it, because the top piece is
missing (the User's Guide). I do not want to look at a document to find
out what it's for. I want to look for particular pieces of information in
a process manner, by starting at the top of the documentation tree and
descending to the point where each item is explained. If anyone on the
Orion team finds this concept confusing, or questions its importance, please
send me email. I will gladly elaborate in such droning tones as which
presently grace your most appreciated attention to this matter.
I notice that the User's Guide has
been requested previously, and that the Orion team responded to the
negative. I must insist that this server is not adequately documented
until the User's Guide is completed. Please do not make a compromise by changing
the default settings to be more intuitive. Please write a User's Guide and
make it available in the download. Thanks in advance, I'm sure many will
appreciate it.
Byron
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