[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> Really? ?I don't see much functionality that fits that description. >> Sure, the advanced mode config and stats pages get rather long. ?But >> surely implementing those is no harder than implementing the simple >> mode ones. > > There is a lot

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
you've made, and at no point have I said that my mind is made up on anything. You are the one bringing the discussion to a close but you want to make it my fault. Sorry, but I'm wise to such passive aggressive rhetorical tactics :-) Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20100211/a9dc8041/attachment.html>

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> >> Really?  I don't see much functionality that fits that description. >> >> Sure, the advanced mode config and stats pages get r

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> I've said everything I have to say on the specifics: I think FProxy is >> in need of an overhaul, I think input from someone who actually knows >> how to design UIs would be wonderful, a

[freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data

2010-02-11 Thread bo-le
Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 18:21:44 schrieb Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler: > hello freenetters, > > i intend to write an external tool to request and insert raw keys, very > much like the KeyExplorer does inside the node. > > I've overlooked the FCPv2 documentation, but found no clue. > so

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
to form an opinion on it. Most user interfaces are at a very late stage of the design process before you can actually interact with them. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20100211/0203c750/attachment.html>

[freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread xor
ust values), corrupted databases, etc. > > Just start over clean. > > Fair enough, I guess its like removing a bandaid, best to do it soon and > fast. > Yes. I'm working on it. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.

[freenet-dev] Feedback wanted: Browser picking policy on Windows

2010-02-11 Thread Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3)
Hey all I'm looking for feedback regarding browser picking policy on Windows. At the moment, we do: Maintain a list of registry paths and common program locations of various browsers. These are prioritized according to whether they support incognito mode and how their security is rated in gene

[freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data (feature request)

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler wrote: > On Thursday 11 February 2010 21:30:06 bo-le wrote: >> Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 18:21:44 schrieb Martin 'The Bishop' >> >> Scheffler: >> > hello freenetters, >> > >> > i intend to write an external tool to request and in

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> > Starting work and asking for input was?precisely?what I did in the email >> > that started this entire thread. >> >> My impression from later messages in the thread was that when peopl

[freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread xor
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Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 9:48 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > >> Really? I don't see much functionality that fits that description. > >> Sure, the advanced mode config and stats pages get rather long. But > >> surely implementing those is no harder

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
ave ideas and opinions voice > them. Don't worry, when I have something I think is productive to > add, I'll do so. Well, did you like the original PDF I posted? Do you think its the right direction? Is there anything in it you would have done differently? I'm just getting mixed messages. Some people say "oh, a mock-up is insufficient for us to form an opinion". Others are criticizing me for being dictatorial and moving too fast. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20100211/6c0ac6db/attachment.html>

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> Really?  I don't see much functionality that fits that description. >> Sure, the advanced mode config and stats pages get rather long.  But >> surely implementing those is no harder than implementing the simple >> mode ones. > > There is a lot

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
> I don't know how to be more clear: I don't know. Just as I probably > wouldn't be able to tell you whether I liked a painting from a > description of it, I don't know how to tell you whether I like a UI > without actually clicking on it. I don't see anything obviously > objectionable. I think

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
rious about wanting to hear your wife's words directly. It > would be helpful to be able to distinguish your ideas and opinions > from hers. I don't think she has any interest in discussing anything other than feedback on the proposed redesign. Certainly she has absolutely no i

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> I've said everything I have to say on the specifics: I think FProxy is >> in need of an overhaul, I think input from someone who actually knows >> how to design UIs would be wonderful, a

[freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data

2010-02-11 Thread Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler
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Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: > I've said everything I have to say on the specifics: I think FProxy is > in need of an overhaul, I think input from someone who actually knows > how to design UIs would be wonderful, and I see nothing obviously > objectionable in the mockup.

Re: [freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data (feature request)

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler wrote: > On Thursday 11 February 2010 21:30:06 bo-le wrote: >> Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 18:21:44 schrieb Martin 'The Bishop' >> >> Scheffler: >> > hello freenetters, >> > >> > i intend to write an external tool to request and in

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> > Starting work and asking for input was precisely what I did in the email >> > that started this entire thread. >> >> My impression from later messages in the thread was that when peopl

[freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3)
Ian Clarke skrev: > Normally stuff only gets done with > Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it. Sitting around waiting > for permission rarely gets anything done. I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should figure out how to improve this bad habbit? I think we would get a lot more positive supp

[freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/11/2010 04:25 PM, Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3) wrote: > I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should figure out how to improve this > bad habbit? I think we would get a lot more positive support, feedback > and code back from the community if we could create a more... pleasant > atmosphere..

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Evan Daniel wrote: > > Starting work and asking for input was precisely what I did in the email > > that started this entire thread. > > My impression from later messages in the thread was that when people > had comments, you tended to overrule them or dismiss th

Re: [freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data (feature request)

2010-02-11 Thread Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler
On Thursday 11 February 2010 21:30:06 bo-le wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 18:21:44 schrieb Martin 'The Bishop' > > Scheffler: > > hello freenetters, > > > > i intend to write an external tool to request and insert raw keys, very > > much like the KeyExplorer does inside the node. > > >

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> > I'm sorry if it appears that way, but this has been discussed >> > on-and-off for quite a long time. ?Normally stuff only gets

[freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
a bandaid, best to do it soon and fast. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20100211/4ffefeae/attachment.html>

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> > I'm sorry if it appears that way, but this has been discussed >> > on-and-off for quite a long time.  Normally stuff only gets

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/11/2010 01:06 PM, Ximin Luo wrote: > On 02/10/2010 08:46 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >>> And before you say I'm a developer, I don't know anything about UI, IMHO >>> that is the wrong attitude. Most UI is created by developers, and we need to >>> improve our skills at it. >> >> We've had almost a d

[freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3) wrote: > Ian Clarke skrev: >> >> Normally stuff only gets done with >> Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it. ?Sitting around waiting >> for permission rarely gets anything done. > > I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/10/2010 08:46 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> And before you say I'm a developer, I don't know anything about UI, IMHO >> that is the wrong attitude. Most UI is created by developers, and we need to >> improve our skills at it. > > > We've had almost a decade to test our UI skills with Freenet, th

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> I think having professional UI design help on Freenet would be >> wonderful. ?It's obviously something most of us are bad at. >> >> I

Re: [freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data

2010-02-11 Thread bo-le
Am Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010 18:21:44 schrieb Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler: > hello freenetters, > > i intend to write an external tool to request and insert raw keys, very > much like the KeyExplorer does inside the node. > > I've overlooked the FCPv2 documentation, but found no clue. > so

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
uggested that she join in, but she isn't a huge fan of the rough-and-tumble of Freenet's mailing lists. Hopefully she will. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubb

[freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
ot completely in agreement" ;-) Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: ian at sensearray.com Ph: +1 512 422 3588 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20100211/97f4bcf3/attachment.html>

Re: [freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread xor
On Thursday 11 February 2010 20:41:23 Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:22 PM, xor wrote: > > On Wednesday 10 February 2010 17:46:31 Ian Clarke wrote: > > > What is the benefit of doing a purge? I hope you're not doing it just > > > because you said you would, rather than for some conc

Re: [freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 1:22 PM, xor wrote: > On Wednesday 10 February 2010 17:46:31 Ian Clarke wrote: > > What is the benefit of doing a purge? I hope you're not doing it just > > because you said you would, rather than for some concrete technical > reason. > > > To get rid of all the mess in th

[freenet-dev] Feedback wanted: Browser picking policy on Windows

2010-02-11 Thread Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3)
Hey all I'm looking for feedback regarding browser picking policy on Windows. At the moment, we do: Maintain a list of registry paths and common program locations of various browsers. These are prioritized according to whether they support incognito mode and how their security is rated in gen

Re: [freenet-dev] Freetalk status update (interesting!)

2010-02-11 Thread xor
On Wednesday 10 February 2010 17:46:31 Ian Clarke wrote: > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 2:13 AM, xor wrote: > > Because we will have a message-purge of Freetalk when leaving the beta > > phase (this was always said in a big red box on the Freetalk web > > interface so please do not complain) we should

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > > I'm sorry if it appears that way, but this has been discussed > > on-and-off for quite a long time. Normally stuff only gets done with > > Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it.

Re: [freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3) wrote: > Ian Clarke skrev: >> >> Normally stuff only gets done with >> Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it.  Sitting around waiting >> for permission rarely gets anything done. > > I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should

Re: [freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Ximin Luo wrote: > On 02/11/2010 04:25 PM, Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3) wrote: > > I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should figure out how to improve this > > bad habbit? I think we would get a lot more positive support, feedback > > and code back from the c

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > I think having professional UI design help on Freenet would be > wonderful. ?It's obviously something most of us are bad at. > > Is she going to be available to support the code in the longe

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> I think having professional UI design help on Freenet would be >> wonderful.  It's obviously something most of us are bad at. >> >> I

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Ximin Luo wrote: >> from a project co-ordination point of view, you're going to need to bring in >> someone specially (GSoC?) to do a UI overhaul. > > My wife, who is a UI designer, has volunteered (she is "pupo

[freenet-dev] FCPv2 and raw data

2010-02-11 Thread Martin 'The Bishop' Scheffler
hello freenetters, i intend to write an external tool to request and insert raw keys, very much like the KeyExplorer does inside the node. I've overlooked the FCPv2 documentation, but found no clue. so, how do i get access to the raw data - without redirects, manifests et al? good byte signat

Re: [freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/11/2010 04:25 PM, Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3) wrote: > I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should figure out how to improve this > bad habbit? I think we would get a lot more positive support, feedback > and code back from the community if we could create a more... pleasant > atmosphere..

[freenet-dev] Encouraging contributions and community development

2010-02-11 Thread Christian Funder Sommerlund (Zero3)
Ian Clarke skrev: Normally stuff only gets done with Freenet when someone goes ahead and does it. Sitting around waiting for permission rarely gets anything done. I couldn't agree more. Maybe we should figure out how to improve this bad habbit? I think we would get a lot more positive support

[freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Ximin Luo wrote: > from a project co-ordination point of view, you're going to need to bring in > someone specially (GSoC?) to do a UI overhaul. My wife, who is a UI designer, has volunteered (she is "pupok" on FreeNode). > it's not going to work well if > you ex

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Evan Daniel wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > I think having professional UI design help on Freenet would be > wonderful.  It's obviously something most of us are bad at. > > Is she going to be available to support the code in the longe

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Evan Daniel
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 8:52 AM, Ian Clarke wrote: > On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Ximin Luo wrote: >> from a project co-ordination point of view, you're going to need to bring in >> someone specially (GSoC?) to do a UI overhaul. > > My wife, who is a UI designer, has volunteered (she is "pupo

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ian Clarke
On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Ximin Luo wrote: > from a project co-ordination point of view, you're going to need to bring in > someone specially (GSoC?) to do a UI overhaul. My wife, who is a UI designer, has volunteered (she is "pupok" on FreeNode). > it's not going to work well if > you ex

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/11/2010 01:06 PM, Ximin Luo wrote: > On 02/10/2010 08:46 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >>> And before you say I'm a developer, I don't know anything about UI, IMHO >>> that is the wrong attitude. Most UI is created by developers, and we need to >>> improve our skills at it. >> >> We've had almost a d

Re: [freenet-dev] Adaptation not apocalypse was Re: Some (very) preliminary mock-ups of new UI

2010-02-11 Thread Ximin Luo
On 02/10/2010 08:46 PM, Ian Clarke wrote: >> And before you say I'm a developer, I don't know anything about UI, IMHO >> that is the wrong attitude. Most UI is created by developers, and we need to >> improve our skills at it. > > > We've had almost a decade to test our UI skills with Freenet, th