Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Sidnei da Silva
Hi Christian(s)! I know most people dislike Program Files. I do too! But it's the closest we have to a 'standard' place for installing applications. As bad as it is, I too don't like Documents and Settings\username, but that's the closest we have from $HOME. As noted, you have the choice at

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Chris Withers
Sidnei da Silva wrote: Hi Christian(s)! I know most people dislike Program Files. I do too! But it's the closest we have to a 'standard' place for installing applications. It's not the 'standard'. To name a few examples, all of Python, Lotus Notes and, perhaps most tellingly, IIS and

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Sidnei da Silva
On 11/10/06, Chris Withers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sidnei da Silva wrote: Hi Christian(s)! I know most people dislike Program Files. I do too! But it's the closest we have to a 'standard' place for installing applications. It's not the 'standard'. To name a few examples, all of Python,

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Chris Withers
Sidnei da Silva wrote: Just as a note, those are pretty 'Advanced' applications. OTOH, Zope is too. So I buy your argument. Yay :-) What's your proposal for default Installation and Instance directories? I borrowed Guido's time machine an answered this already in another message ;-) -

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Wichert Akkerman
Previously Chris Withers wrote: Sidnei da Silva wrote: Hi Christian(s)! I know most people dislike Program Files. I do too! But it's the closest we have to a 'standard' place for installing applications. It's not the 'standard'. To name a few examples, all of Python, Lotus Notes and,

Re: [Zope-dev] Re: Installer for Windows (quick question)

2006-11-10 Thread Chris Withers
Wichert Akkerman wrote: For their data, not for their binaries libraries. Actually no, all of their data, binaries and libraries live in their own top level directories... Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Zope Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk