Re: Fwd: Update-Accelerator 3.0

["Jörn-Ingo Weigert" <jiweigert@gmail.com>]

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Hmm,

hmm, so there could be some naming ideas:

- file store (which describe it exactly)
- update cache (not really, cause it is not limited on updates)
- cache accelerator (not really, cause it doesn't really speed up on
first time, as Michael mentioned)
- file speedster

Any other ideas?

Ingo

2013/3/5 Michael Tremer <michael.tremer(a)ipfire.org>:
> Hello,
>
> On Tue, 2013-03-05 at 13:50 +0100, Jörn-Ingo Weigert wrote:
>> @Devel: You are also welcome to share some ideas for upcoming version
>> of update-accelerator
>
> Here is an idea from me: I would like to rename "Update Accelerator",
> because:
>  * It is hard to spell and a lot of people mispronounce it.
>  * It is a very long word. That's not only inconvenient to type but also
>    bloats navigation bars and so on.
>  * It really does not make clear what the software does, because it does
>    not accelerate the download of an update (at least not in the first
>    place), so it would be better to use the word "cache" here.
>  * If we enhance the functionality it won't be limited to "updates",
>    so that won't fit anymore either.
>  * We don't want to confuse it with the piece of software that is an
>    add-on for IPCop.
>
> I could even find more reasons, but I couldn't find a name which is
> better so far.
>
>> Hello Fajar,
>>
>> I would like to say hello and get in contact with you.
>>
>> Michael from IPFire.org told me that you may have some requirements or
>> ideas for an improved update accelerator, cause we plan to extend the
>> current version (at this point it look like a complete rewrite o_O)
>>
>> So how is your current situation?
>> It would be great if you can give some details of your current system,
>> your users, for what you use the update accelerator, the kind of files
>> you currently store and the space it currently used.
>>
>> What could be improved or changed in an upcoming version?
>> What is disturbing you at moment?
>>
>> To share the ideas & requirements I've added a Wiki-Page on
>> wiki.ipfire.org, where Ideas & current problems could be shared URL:
>> http://wiki.ipfire.org/en/development/update-accelerator
>
> Please move this to the "new" development area over here:
>
> http://wiki.ipfire.org/devel/proxy/update-accelerator
>
> The pages in /en/development are pretty outdated or wrong. We also
> wanted to move the development stuff away from the part of the wiki that
> is translated, because development documentation is not worth the
> translation because of the limited amount of people who are reading it.
>
> -Michael
>
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