[Adium-devl] [macsb] Re: Disk Images

[Colin Barrett]

On Nov 12, 2006, at 2:18 AM, Joshua Lock wrote:

> On 12 Nov 2006, at 12:13, Uli Kusterer wrote:
>>> 2. Move the license file to an on-mount display, or put it in the
>>> Adium menu. I prefer the former, simply because people should be
>>> able to easily view the license before using the app under its  
>>> terms.
>>
>>   iTunes-style "show it on first startup" is out?
>
> In my opinion that gets really annoying due to the fact that you have
> to accept the license each time iTunes updates.
> If we go down this route my suggestion is that we only give users the
> license to accept on *first* launch; i.e. after a clean install.
>
> We would probably need to show the license again in the even that it
> changes (i.e. update to GPL v3) but other than that we don't want to
> be pestering people with it each time the app updates. Right?

And all that could be easily solved by keeping things the way they are  
-- especially with our shiny new DMG background. Really, I don't see  
*any* advantage to using an IED. Can anyone name one? I'll list the  
disadvantages:

- We have to show a license on startup -- our first run is already  
pretty cluttered
- Users will often just leave applications that come out of IEDs on  
the desktop
- Poor support for 3rd party browsers, unlike Adium itself, which  
supports 3rd party browsers quite well
- No sweet DMG background

I can't think of a single advantage other than "Apple recommends it."

-Colin