> Plus Bandwidth concern. I use my own Dedicated and VPS servers to host. > They are already busy , and Bigger file-size = more bandwidth , 10MB * > Download already 10 GB . If this become popular , bandwidth cost will be > great.. >
Errata: 10MB * 1000 Downloads already 10GB. My bandwidth limit is 80 GB amonth. On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:55 AM, Phyo Arkar <phyo.arkarl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Syst admin like make system hardening... >> >> That could be an answer... >> > > Yes i am more into "Sys Admin" than web-developer , you've read my mind > Richard > Vézina > > > Ok my concern is not really about the File size but the Code Base size > (lines of code , number of features). > > Here is what i have: > > 1 . Its best to keep as light ( codebase wise ) as possible . > 2 . When you know features in this module is not going to be use , you > should be able to remove it. > 3 . Smaller codebase == Easier to debug > 4 . Easier to Debug == Easier to Modify == More incentives for > Contributions > 5 . Sys admins hates Bloat-ness (even tho we are FAT :P ) > 6 . Security , easier to control when unwanted modules can be removed. > > > I also still care about file-size too : > > 14 MB is small for "you" Dosen't mean thats small for other part of of > the world. Here connection speed is Averaged to 64 kbit/s to 256kbit/s and > random (Frequent) disconnects , people believes 1 MB is already big. zipped > web2py is already 6.9MB. > > Plus Bandwidth concern. I use my own Dedicated and VPS servers to host. > They are already busy , and Bigger file-size = more bandwidth , 10MB * > Download already 10 GB . If this become popular , bandwidth cost will be > great.. > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 9:04 PM, cjrh <caleb.hatti...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wednesday, 3 August 2011 16:22:46 UTC+2, mcm wrote: >>> >>> I agree, that size is small even on "embedded" systems by now... >>> Anyway trying to keep it small is always a good thing IMHO. >> >> >> I think the word "small" is the wrong word to use here. It doesn't really >> mean anything. It is a relative word that only has meaning in comparison to >> something else. If there are files within web2py that are not used, then >> they should be removed regardless of the effect on size. I think the OP was >> saying or suggesting that it should be possible to remove files that are not >> needed on a per-installation basis. But my follow-up question to that would >> be why? Sheer size doesn't seem to be a compelling-enough reason by itself. >> >>> >
