| > Does this option sound useful? It would be fairly simple to add. | | I think it does.
I agree. And i trust Andrew in that it would be fully configurable as things used to be. That leads me to another question. wwwoffle gets more an more sophisticated config options. Basically this is not bad, but it also means it gets more difficult to (learn to) maintain it. I know this kind of saoftware is for professional or geek users anyway. But still there is the question of usability.... Possible improvement ? I don't know. Or perhaps look at digital cameras. They offer predefined profiles for different situations (like 'sunny morning' or 'neon light room'). Or predefined firewall profiles. Well there are lots of examples. You can choose that setting, and start from there with any further customization. Then it would also be desireable to save and restore multiple custom profiles. You know this kind of stuff. Also, in the long run, it seems that with modular configurations, updates are much easier to maintain. Like apache or exim do....I'd consider to move into that direction, with such a complex thing. And that all leads me to more basic questions. What are wwwoffles most important usages, under todays conditions ? That is, fast spreading broadband access, with increasing share of flatrate billing, in some global areas, while probably much less progress in others. Where are the wwwoffle users ? What are they doing ? Maybe we would find out by a poll shipped with the packages ? Maybe point it to a forum-page or a kind of wiki ? And there should be some degree of freedom, for creative ideas. For example, try to imagine what wwwoffle might turn out to become in, say, 10 or even 20 years ? Could you imagine, for example, somebody picking up the code, and turning it into something rather different ? Maybe to solve a quite different (new) need. And would that idea possibly be something you'd like to realize yourself ? I'm not professional, and no network geek, please have mercy if my suggestions are humble or plain crap. Plus, my language learned in the net uses to be buggy. so this is just my 2 ct =] I just believe it's a good idea to collect information about the usage of a software and users' ideas where it could be going to. Greets, Micha
