[tahoe-dev] barriers to using tahoe

[Jody Harris]

Why can I create folders/directories through the sftp interface, but not
write files?

jody
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Jody Harris <imhavoc at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Chris Palmer <chris at noncombatant.org>wrote:
>
>> Jody Harris writes:
>>
>> >   - "Those who understand what Tahoe is" (understanders),
>> >   - And "Those who don't care" (users).
>>
>> I reject this dichotomy for practical reasons.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month#Conceptual_Integrity
>>
>> I suspect that bugs, unusability, insecurity, and unreliability go down as
>> the gaps between the abstractions of UI, architecture, and implementation
>> narrow. This usually results in the reduction of many (but not all) kinds
>> of
>> complexity up and down the abstraction stack.
>>
>> I also reject the dichotomy for ideological raisins. I refuse to accept
>> that
>> "users" are "stupid".
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Inmates-Are-Running-Asylum/dp/0672316498
>>
>
> I reject your rejection on grounds of good design practice.
>
> Not "stupid." Invalid. Expression "does not care" does not equate to
> "stupid."
>
> Tools can be used on different levels.
>
> Analogy: Linux command line.
>
> It's there on every system, but the average user has no reason to ever see
> it.
>
> It's not that the average user is stupid or incapable. It's just that they
> are not going to invest the time to learn and master it. If they decide to,
> it's readily available to them -- there are no artificial barriers.
>
> Analogy: web browser: view page source.
>
> Analogy: computers
>   Users don't have to understand how they work to make good use of them.
>
> Analogy: Macintosh computers
>
>
> Not every functionality needs to be exposed through every interface. Most
> users are content that a task is completed per their expectations. Any
> further information essentially "breaks" the system for them. Too much
> information leads to mental buffer overflows.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
>
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