X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/fb6323cdd73ca302953e705c1fa756faa5d0ba91..8e2f217b2f7824a624e6f173fdf79231dba7baf4:/mypapers/enterprise-software/enterprise-software.html diff --git a/mypapers/enterprise-software/enterprise-software.html b/mypapers/enterprise-software/enterprise-software.html index 6c99322a9b..6aa8d46ff7 100644 --- a/mypapers/enterprise-software/enterprise-software.html +++ b/mypapers/enterprise-software/enterprise-software.html @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ + + Writing enterprise ready software @@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ long time ago, and the program is still used in production. --> full, one do not want to kick out 30000 users to take down the database and resize the file system.

-

Disktrouble

+

Disk trouble

RAID is only only useful until the last redundancy disk is lost. @@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ painful and prone to errors.

Trying to get some network server to work when it require to use some given port range, which is already taken by some other service -and blocked in the router -- or try to get the coorporate network +and blocked in the router -- or try to get the corporate network gatekeeper to open up the firewall

Version trouble

@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ PHP usable with all of these?

Usability trouble

-

When starting a program from the meny, where does it go if nothing +

When starting a program from the menu, where does it go if nothing appear on the screen?

Do users always read their ~/.xsession-error file? @@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ appear on the screen? the operations needing root access. (build / configuration as well)

  • make sure the software can be installed anywhere (location - independent), avoid hardcoding paths into the binaries. + independent), avoid hard coding paths into the binaries.
  • make the source available to make it possible to fix problems on site, and to use it on different platforms (os/hw) in the future @@ -145,7 +147,7 @@ appear on the screen? extra library in place
  • use well known libraries instead of making your own implementation. - reduses the security risk. + reduces the security risk.
  • make sure libraries, and programming languages are backwards compatible. @@ -184,11 +186,13 @@ appear on the screen?
  • reuse configuration when possible. ktouch have its own x layout setting. better to fetch the current one from X like xkeycaps. -
  • providing hooks to the local admins +
  • providing hooks to the local administrators
  • reduce flexibility. trying to support people over the phone when the gui is different for every person is a pain. +
  • do not try to cleverly find the final resting place of the installation. +

    Solving the upgrade problem using multilevel @@ -198,7 +202,9 @@ appear on the screen?
  • local configuration should be kept during upgrades
  • -
  • easiest to do if the local configration is separate from the +
  • do not change configuration file format
  • + +
  • easiest to do if the local configuration is separate from the package default
  • several actors what to have a say in the service @@ -217,8 +223,6 @@ appear on the screen? - -

    Thank you very much

    Questions?