From: Vassilis P. <pa...@ya...> - 2005-09-10 13:02:26
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--- Nigel Horne <nj...@ba...> wrote: > > > jason corcoran wrote: > > > > On Thu, Sep 08, 2005 at 09:41:14AM +0100, Nigel Horne wrote: > > > > > > > >>Before the design stage, I would suggest that you decide on > your > > > "usp", > > > >>which is business jargon for "unique selling point". Once > that's > > > decided > > > >>upon, move to the design phase. > > > >> > > > >>-Nigel > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From Pandis last mail, our usp should be - ease of use and > security > > > > > > > We'll need to fluff this out though :) > > > > > > By ease of use, do you mean ease of configuration/installation? > > > By security, do you mean that you are going to ensure an > > > unknowledgable > > > sys-admin? > > > > > > > Jason. > > > > > > -Nigel > > > > > > > Well, we can't do that. Easy of use, easy of > > configuration/installation. Configuration can be simple, but not > > simplistic. > > You need to be sure of your target audience. It looks as though you > expect some level of knowledge, but not to guru status. Is that > right? > Well, administration cannot happen without some knowledge. Of course we could take matters to extremes and even provide a fancy wizard to handle the configuration. Or, we could do both. A wizard for the totally beginners and a more-advanced-but-still-easy-to-use tool (think of KPPP's wizard for a new connection and the manual way of setting up one). > > In other words, we can have a scalable and configurable > > server, but configuration shouldn't neccessarily happen by editing > > files. We could have a very cute graphical interface for that, to > make > > things much easier for administrators. > > Or you could consider writing a webmin plugin. Indeed. Have you any experience with webmin ? ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com |