[openbeos] Re: Apache 2.0

Bruno G. Albuquerque wrote:

So, what you're saying is that the 2 guys running BeBits have to download every app ever posted and check if they work? I guess you won't get that. :)


heheh no not at all. What i am saying is that just like there is a bad link report button, it would be handy to have a 'broken application' button. Ie newer users are going to get rather frustrated when they download an app and it doesnt work (nor could it ever work).

As to the rest of the responses, it might help if i try clarifying things a wee bit:

Currently im taking on a small simplish project to refamiliarise myself with the BeApi's etc. So i was thinking that i would do something that gets rid of the unacceptable (for end users) practice of download/configure/make/make install - i chose apache as it is a very useful program, has had a major beos porting effort and there will be many non-CLI people using it. So basically i allow the snapshot zip to be dropped on my app, it autounzips, then offers a compile options interface for which modules can be compiled into apache and then the next interface is for configuring the httpd.conf file - the aim is to get the benefits of compile from source, with the simplicity of at least IIS, but i hope to make it simpler/friendlier than that. Thus i dont want a precompiled binary, as my app will be the one to create it.

If there is a list thats more appropriate for this kind of stuff - please point me to it.

Regards,
Nick



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