Comments on: The Difficulty of Simplicity http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/ The official AllPeers blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:53:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: neo http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19873 neo Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:14:40 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19873 I absolutely agree with ZenBug. I don't use Firefox because it's a simple and small program. I didn't like IE (which is, in my opinion, also a simple program), because it had too much security holes and I don't fully trust Microsoft ;) The reason I switched from Opera to FF was that I had full control over it by installing plugins! That's also the reason why i loved Miranda IM. So for me and most of the people I know is full control over a program among other things the most important. Maybe there are a lot of people using FF because of it's simplicity, but I don't believe that they are so many. Why not optimize the standard settings of the program, so "normal" users don't have to change something, but give the "geeks" the option to do so? I absolutely agree with ZenBug. I don’t use Firefox because it’s a simple and small program. I didn’t like IE (which is, in my opinion, also a simple program), because it had too much security holes and I don’t fully trust Microsoft ;) The reason I switched from Opera to FF was that I had full control over it by installing plugins! That’s also the reason why i loved Miranda IM. So for me and most of the people I know is full control over a program among other things the most important. Maybe there are a lot of people using FF because of it’s simplicity, but I don’t believe that they are so many. Why not optimize the standard settings of the program, so “normal” users don’t have to change something, but give the “geeks” the option to do so?

]]> By: Justin http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19654 Justin Sat, 09 Sep 2006 05:24:18 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19654 I think its just not the kind of application that I want to install and use, because of: 1. It UI is terrible, theres no user notification and no feedback on what I am doing 2. Its hogging firefox, when I close firefox i really need it to close because either I am not using it or I am restarting it to install an extension. All peers doesn't allow me to do so. why? for some weird reason I have to right click and shutdown allpeers !! 3. Using Allpeers makes my system slow if I am doing 5 file transfers. 4. Its better if you make it a desktop application. I will most likely use it with a better UI. I think its just not the kind of application that I want to install and use, because of:
1. It UI is terrible, theres no user notification and no feedback on what I am doing
2. Its hogging firefox, when I close firefox i really need it to close because either I am not using it or I am restarting it to install an extension. All peers doesn’t allow me to do so. why? for some weird reason I have to right click and shutdown allpeers !!
3. Using Allpeers makes my system slow if I am doing 5 file transfers.
4. Its better if you make it a desktop application. I will most likely use it with a better UI.

]]> By: Malician http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19645 Malician Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:43:39 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19645 I'd have to see that Zenbug is right. Firefox is successful because everyone who absolutely *needs* something can get it. Heed the words of Linus Torvalds, who said something to the principle that, many of the features in KDE are needed by very few people, but almost everyone needs at least one of them. I’d have to see that Zenbug is right. Firefox is successful because everyone who absolutely *needs* something can get it.

Heed the words of Linus Torvalds, who said something to the principle that, many of the features in KDE are needed by very few people, but almost everyone needs at least one of them.

]]> By: Alan Kleymeyer http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19619 Alan Kleymeyer Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:00:33 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19619 I whole heartedly agree. Hold the line! It's always a harder choice, what to leave out, than what to add. It's good for the development community to continue to encourage simplicity and defer "advanced" features. I whole heartedly agree. Hold the line! It’s always a harder choice, what to leave out, than what to add. It’s good for the development community to continue to encourage simplicity and defer “advanced” features.

]]> By: J http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19578 J Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:50:33 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19578 i'll 'third' that. or thrice that. whichever it is. i’ll ‘third’ that. or thrice that. whichever it is.

]]> By: ZenBug http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19555 ZenBug Thu, 07 Sep 2006 14:03:59 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19555 Please...AllPeers has a long way to go before it can start comparing itself to Firefox. The beauty of Firefox lies in its expandability. The extensions community allows any user to configure his/her browser in whatever way is desired, so that while the browser at its core avoids bloatedness, as a user, I can make it as bloated as I want. Allow me to install an AllPeers extension that would let me cancel downloads, see what a user has taken from me, or see 'items shared with [user]' and 'items shared by [user]' in the same window, then you can start self-aggrandizing. And the roadmap is a good call. Please…AllPeers has a long way to go before it can start comparing itself to Firefox.

The beauty of Firefox lies in its expandability. The extensions community allows any user to configure his/her browser in whatever way is desired, so that while the browser at its core avoids bloatedness, as a user, I can make it as bloated as I want.

Allow me to install an AllPeers extension that would let me cancel downloads, see what a user has taken from me, or see ‘items shared with [user]’ and ‘items shared by [user]’ in the same window, then you can start self-aggrandizing.

And the roadmap is a good call.

]]> By: Lulu http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19552 Lulu Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:53:30 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19552 Might be, but how about publishing a roadmap, so we have something concrete to look forward to? Great job on AllPeers! Might be, but how about publishing a roadmap, so we have something concrete to look forward to?

Great job on AllPeers!

]]> By: Mauro http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19549 Mauro Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:21:16 +0000 http://www.allpeers.com/blog/2006/09/07/the-difficulty-of-simplicity/#comment-19549 Happy to hear that from... a geek ;-) Happy to hear that from… a geek ;-)

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