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Revision as of 23:35, 27 April 2011
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* We already lock down almost everything in the installation directory so there should be very few files that can be added that would affect the application. I may be mistaken but I believe the only problem area is the plugins directory at this time. | * We already lock down almost everything in the installation directory so there should be very few files that can be added that would affect the application. I may be mistaken but I believe the only problem area is the plugins directory at this time. | ||
* I have had conversations with people that have stated that deleting the installation directory fixes problems but they haven't taken the time to identify the file(s) that caused the problem. If there are things we should be locking down that we aren't then we should definitely identify them and lock them down | * I have had conversations with people that have stated that deleting the installation directory fixes problems but they haven't taken the time to identify the file(s) that caused the problem. If there are things we should be locking down that we aren't then we should definitely identify them and lock them down. | ||
* Locking down the installation directory prevents the user from experiencing problems whereas what is outlined in this feature is a method to solve problems AFTER the user is already experiencing problems. Out of those two options, making it so the user doesn't experience problems should be a MUCH higher priority as I see it. | * Locking down the installation directory prevents the user from experiencing problems whereas what is outlined in this feature is a method to solve problems AFTER the user is already experiencing problems. Out of those two options, making it so the user doesn't experience problems should be a MUCH higher priority as I see it. | ||
* The current feature outline leverages the Windows installer which will only work on Windows whereas by locking down the installation directory further than it already is will provide benefit to all platforms. | * The current feature outline leverages the Windows installer which will only work on Windows whereas by locking down the installation directory further than it already is will provide benefit to all platforms. | ||
* In the future we will have both a Windows NSIS installer and a Windows MSI installer so implementing this in the installer will require two separate implementations. | * In the future we will have both a Windows NSIS installer and a Windows MSI installer so implementing this in the installer will require two separate implementations. | ||