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[ JDK VERSION : 1.6.0_02 ] First I don't understand, why you provide those mutiple packs on the download page, as you never can satify all differing wishes, and because all modules can be plugged in later by the Update Center (hopefully also the Runtimes). What you think about this: ====================== 1.) Provide these Packs on NetBeans download page: - JavaSE - Ruby - C++ - All Inclusive 2.) Add a _selectable_ list of all possible modules below. If the user has selected some additional modules, they should be downloaded as seperate files to the same destination folder at the same time after hitting the "Download" button. 3.) And then at the end of the basic install procedure or at first start (before import settings question), the user should be prompted by a dialog to selectable post-install the additional modules.
How exactly do you propose all files be downloaded at the same time to the users directory from the web browser? Should they be prompted to save every single file? Web applications have limitations on files etc and can not save directly to disk. I think the best approach is the one used. The other approach could be to bring packs back and let users download them, but then why do we want the packs? You can make your own installers for different type IDEs such as Ruby only support, so I'm curious what the exact use case would be (the steps you will use with these packs...single or multiple computers...will you just end up installing the same packs you download to all your computers?). Anyways, I think a good argument for the use cases and a good versus argument is needed to make any kind of a decision here as to why one way would be better than the other. If the auto-update center let users download NBMs, all selected, to a folder you could make your own groups of files needed for certain pack type deployments. Is this the issue with packs? You need to deploy to multiple computers in different ways?
Adding Jano Rojcek (our xDesign expert) to CC: list in order to possibly get his opinion on this enhancement.
> Should they be prompted to save every single file? I'm not a specialist in web-design, so if there is no other way, then let the user be prompted for every single file. For example if someone chooses JavaSE+JavaEE+UML+Tomcat he has to "OK" four times. The reason, I propose this is, that it should be difficult to tie customized packs on demand by your server. (See comment from Jiri Kovalski at the NetCat mailing list) A 2nd advantage is, that the user, who tests dailies, can easily switch between different combinations or use new daily of the Base IDE in combination with his recent modules without to have newly to download them all.
Assigned to new owner.