I agree with Dave on this one.
Timo
Am 07.10.2010 um 13:54 schrieb David Avendasora:
> I'm pretty against ~/Applications. Nothing installs there by
> default. Why would we make an installer that's targeted at getting
> new users up and running install in a place other than the normal /
> Applications? Sure ~/Applications is _better_ but it's not _normal_.
>
> If they're advanced enough to want it in ~/Applications then they
> can move it.
>
> Dave
>
> On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Jeremy Matthews wrote:
>
>> I had no idea what I was getting myself into....heh.
>>
>> This is for newbies...generally speaking, so we'll do ~/
>> Applications...maybe offer a choice...dunno yet.
>>
>> -j
>>
>> On Oct 6, 2010, at 8:57 PM, Mike Schrag wrote:
>>
>>>> I was the same until recently when I switched to a new machine
>>>> and forgot to copy over eclipse for the umteen'th time. So I
>>>> moved it to my home directory instead.
>>>>
>>>> If eclipse kept it's plugins and other global config in my home
>>>> directory I would have no reason to keep it there also.
>>> welcome to one of the longest-standing debates in eclipse history
>>>
>>> ms
>>
>
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