YOU CAN DO THAT??? ;-)
On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Ricardo J. Parada <rpar...@mac.com> wrote: > > If someone wants it somewhere else, then maybe they can just drag it from > ~/Applications to wherever they want to put it in. > > :-) > > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 12:37 PM, Christos Konidaris wrote: > > How about making it a preference in the installer, something like: > > a) for All Users (put it in /Applications), > b) for this User only (put it in ~/Applications) ? > > This way the user should be in control, so everybody is happy and kittens > will be spared. > > -ck > > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 6:18 PM, Mike Schrag wrote: > > Doesn't mean we need to be complicit in their terrible life decisions. And, > I would wager that developers would be tend to be more discerning with > respect to permissions. I think this is officially a religious argument at > this point. I nominate that Jeremy just does whatever makes him feel good > ........ with the knowledge that I'll kill a kitten if he puts it in > /Applications. > > Should we switch over to debating optimal code formatter preferences and > curly brace placement? > > ms > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:12 AM, David Avendasora wrote: > > How do 99% of all Mac users run? I'm guessing as admin users (there's a > little evil in all of us). > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 11:03 AM, Mike Schrag <msch...@pobox.com> wrote: > > That's because you either made it world-writable or you run as an admin > user, either of which is kind of evil. > > ms > > On Oct 7, 2010, at 10:53 AM, John Huss wrote: > > I have put eclipse into /Applications forever and I've never had a single > problem with permissions. I think that is a non-issue. > > John > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Kieran Kelleher < <kelleh...@gmail.com> > kelleh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> David, >> >> I disagree with you and Timo, and I agree with Mike and others. ;-) >> >> In summary 2 good reasons for installing in ~/Applications, considering >> that novice/intermediate users are the ones we are trying to make life easy >> for..... >> >> 1) Writeable Eclipse dir ... keep writeable in user dir. Prevent >> permission issues that 'stump' newbies into giving up too early. >> >> 2) Painless migrations to new machines >> >> -Kieran >> >> On Oct 7, 2010, at 7:54 AM, David Avendasora wrote: >> >> > I'm pretty against ~/Applications. Nothing installs there by default. >> Why would we make an installer that's targeted at getting new users up and >> running install in a place other than the normal /Applications? Sure >> ~/Applications is _better_ but it's not _normal_. >> > >> > If they're advanced enough to want it in ~/Applications then they can >> move it. >> > >> > Dave >> > >> > On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Jeremy Matthews wrote: >> > >> >> I had no idea what I was getting myself into....heh. >> >> >> >> This is for newbies...generally speaking, so we'll do >> ~/Applications...maybe offer a choice...dunno yet. >> >> >> >> -j >> >> >> >> On Oct 6, 2010, at 8:57 PM, Mike Schrag wrote: >> >> >> >>>> I was the same until recently when I switched to a new machine and >> forgot to copy over eclipse for the umteen'th time. So I moved it to my home >> directory instead. >> >>>> >> >>>> If eclipse kept it's plugins and other global config in my home >> directory I would have no reason to keep it there also. >> >>> welcome to one of the longest-standing debates in eclipse history >> >>> >> >>> ms >> >> >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ( <Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com> >> Webobjects-dev@lists.apple.com) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> <http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/johnthuss%40gmail.com> >> http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/johnthuss%40gmail.com >> >> This email sent to <johnth...@gmail.com>johnth...@gmail.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. 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