-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 |> I think that installer should at least ask if a dedicated user should be |> created, and an option to use an existing account. I have... what... 4 |> freenet users now on my system (yeah, I've been lazy to properly |> uninstall freenet a couple of times). |> | | The installer allows more than one install to be performed on the same | computer... and belive it or not it's a feature.
Yes, I understand that. However, mandatory creating a new user on each install is also not a very good idea. | Of course we could reuse the existing user and credentials but I don't | think it's the way to go : most users reinstall because they are having a | problem; not because they want more than one node... reusing things | from a "broken" install doesn't sound like a good idea to me. I agree here. But giving an option to use existing account (perhaps verifying its permissions, etc) is still a good idea. Also, asking to remove existing accounts could be a good idea. | Yes we could ask whether a user should be created or not... but is that | pertinent ? I mean does the average user even know what the | asset/caveats of creating a new user are ? Of course we could explain | him the sound idea behind the whole thing... but then you loose in terms | of usability if your installer requires the user to actually understand | things and make a choice. Again, I agree. Most users would gladly run Freenet under their own Administrator account, given the possibility :-(. However, perhaps having a set of "advanced" options, which could be set before Freenet is actually installed, is a good idea? Regards, Victor Denisov. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFH3662S81Mh9/iCDgRAp+NAKCzkOPJB7lEkcUYg8JOjxrug1tvrgCeNuKe NxfliPtfjIp6BWCR8KrJiiM= =isuM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
