Aaron Mulder wrote:
I hate to say it, but from a usability perspective, I think we need to
have a default. Otherwise, when installing Geronimo, the first thing
the user has to do is make a decision that most users really have no
basis for making. Granted a Wiki link would help, but I think we need
to provide a "0-decision" install path where you can essentially just
click through and something good will happen.
At the end of the day, I wish we could avoid the politics, and I
definitely don't think we need to present this as an official
"Geronimo preference". Any documentation referenced can start out by
saying "either one will work fine and we fully support both" (and the
TAR/ZIP download page should say the same). Still, I would really
prefer to have a pre-selected default on the install screen when it
comes up.
Thanks,
Aaron
I agree with Aaron with regard to usability. Users don't want to have
to make any decisions on the first install (especially when they first
pick it up for evaluation). My mom doesn't install anything on her
computer unless she can click, click, click and get it working. I know
our users are more sophisticated than her ... but we want to make it as
easy as possibly to get something working quickly. We want to make this
easy enough for my mom to install (even though she never will). :-)
Joe
On 12/8/05, John Sisson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
+1 - I don't think we should make the decision for the user.
It would be even better if the installer in a "Choose Your Web
Container" page, provided a URL or link to a page on the Wiki that
provided information that would help them make an informed decision.
See related ideas in http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GERONIMO-1314
John
Jeff Genender wrote:
This is obviously a hot topic and I hope that as a Geronimo PMC and
user community we are not forced to have to show preference of one
over the other. There is obviously some personal preferences on both
sides and we are a great open source project because we do not have to
get behind one *or* the other. We can get behind them both.
May I ask why the installer/wizard cannot have a page called "Choose
Your Web Container" and have an option for Jetty and Tomcat, but
neither selected? Does there need to be a default? Can we just let
the end user choose?
IMHO, I don't think we should provide a preference for one over the
other. I really like both. I think we should give the user the
choice without hinting a preference.
Thoughts and comments?
Jeff
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