[Zope-dev] Zope on Windows: enhancements proposed

Andy andy@agmweb.ca
Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:20:22 -0700


I guess its because Zope installs into the same directory as the service
name. So I always pick a name starting with Zope, so my installation is say
ZopeTest and my service is Zope (ZopeTest) :)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Hungate" <adrian@haqa.co.uk>
To: "'Andy'" <andy@agmweb.ca>; <richard@bizarsoftware.com.au>;
<zope-dev@zope.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: [Zope-dev] Zope on Windows: enhancements proposed


> I have to disagree about the Zope (%s), I have been known to run 2 or 3
Zope
> services, for different instances, and I always know that I can find them
> all huddled together at the bottom of the Service Manager - Very useful.
>
> Adrian...
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy [mailto:andy@agmweb.ca]
> Sent: 25 September 2001 05:23
> To: richard@bizarsoftware.com.au; zope-dev@zope.org
> Subject: Re: [Zope-dev] Zope on Windows: enhancements proposed
>
>
> > We'd like to propose that the service distributed with Zope move over to
> > using our code.
>
> Great, Im really looking forward to an improved Windows installation. But
> lets get it out there play with it before anything major happens like
> shipping Zope with it :)
>
> > As a separate issue - we're curious about the naming of the Zope
> installation
> > - why is it called WebSite (and the Zope service "Zope (WebSite)")? The
> name
> > clashes with another product that's fairly well-known in the windows
> > community originally from O'Reilly:
> http://www.oreilly.com/software/index.html
> > ... and since Zope is a fairly distinctive name ...
>
> It is annoying but Zope wins there because OReilly isnt making WebSite
> anymore. Its just a name, I find the Zope (%s) bit more annoying than
> anything :)
>
> > ps. happy to put this up as a project if required.
>
> Thats probably a good idea. What about other issues such as install and
> removing service easily later, STDERR logging not going to /dev/null, lack
> of start menu icons and other windows issues...
>
> Cheers
> --
>   Andy McKay
>
>
>
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