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[Nasser Dassi <nasserd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Although deliberate customizations are nice-to-haves, CoApp (to my
understanding) is not your average application installation.  It wishes to
be viewed as an open-source oriented add-on to Windows environments --
somewhere between a regular software application and the base Windows files.
 Heck, it will probably evolve to become another set of check-boxes in the
Windows Features of the Add/Remove Programs control panel.

That being said, if your base Windows installation drive barely supports
Windows then you probably have bigger issues to worry about.

I would encourage viewing CoApp as the go-to for dependency libraries for
open-source software on Windows (similar to the dependency nature of the
.NET Framework or DirectX) and NOT as just another binary installation
experience.  Let's keep in mind that, as of right now, its nature is not a
series of dialog boxes for a casual user to use... rather, it will be the
repository OTHER installers would rely upon to make sure specific versions
of libraries are, in fact, installed alongside the core application files.

- nasser

On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Andreas Schwanke <
andreas.schwanke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In Windows applications it's a gernell ability to choose the root directory
> for your application. I think it should be possible for CoApp users to set
> this base directory in order to be most flexible. But for the general user,
> the standard directories for Windows should be uses as the default
> behaviour.
>
> Best regards,
> Andreas
>
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> =projectalpha.de@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Timothy Procter
> Gesendet: Freitag, 16. April 2010 04:47
> An: coapp-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Betreff: [Coapp-developers] Strictness of the Directory Structure
>
> I'm fairly new to this mailing list, so maybe this has already been
> discussed, but I'm a bit concerned that we're being too strict with the
> directory locations.
>
> There absolutely needs to be a well thought out standard for where
> everything goes. This should be the default behaviour for any use of the
> tool. Otherwise, we quickly evolve into chaos with every developer or user
> choosing a different alternative that becomes very difficult to manage.
>
> The caution is that there are always edge cases were you need something a
> little different. There should be some way to allow non-default behaviour.
> Otherwise we're quickly limiting the use of the tool for certain
> applications.
>
> For example, I may need to install more than one of the same application on
> a system in different locations. Or, I may want to have a third-party
> application bundled with one I'm distributing, and deliberately keep it
> segregated from anything else that might happen on the environment. This is
> a common practice for highly sensitive production servers.
>
> Internally, using 'lib','bin','doc', etc works for most implementations.
> But sometimes an application warrants something else. The developer should
> be able to modify the defaults if needed.
>
> I like what I've seen so far for suggestions regarding a standard, but if
> there's no flexibility, we'll be turning people away.
>
> Appreciate any feedback,
> Tim Procter
>
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