I have no objection to having an option and I would take a patch in this direction but: 1) I prefer to have rocket as default (else we will never know if there is some obscure problem with it) and, 2) they should both use ssl and not openssl so I do not have to redo the re- packaging.
Right now we have one problem that needs to be fixed first. web2py.exe -h does not work for 1.76.5.3.b On Mar 22, 9:28 am, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Mar 22, 2010, at 5:55 AM, Timothy Farrell wrote: > > > web2py could support both but the benefits get lost quickly. web2py is > > designed to be simple, asking the user to pick which bundled web server > > they would like to use is too much in my opinion. > > No need to ask; there'd be a silent default. > > I'm thinking mainly of an overlapped transition. > > > > > Short or Tall? > > Caf or Decaf? > > Sugar? > > Milk? (steamed?) > > Cinnamon? > > For here or To-go? > > > How would you like your web2py today? > > > On 3/20/2010 12:39 PM, Jonathan Lundell wrote: > >> On Mar 20, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Timothy Farrell wrote: > > >>> Vasile Ermicioi, put in a vote for Rocket to be included in web2py > >>> because I'm in the web2py community and there is still plenty of room for > >>> Rocket to be optimized (which I noted). > > >> I like the idea of built-in servers as plugins (not formally, but the > >> general idea of supporting more than one in a simply configured way). The > >> downside is that we won't have as focused testing of any one server, but > >> it's compensated for by how much easier it would be to include a new > >> server in the release without running the risk of breaking existing > >> installations. > > >> As I've said, I don't think that ultimate performance need be a high > >> priority for the built-in server; rather, ease of use and rock-solid > >> stability are the priorities. And I think I like relying on the SSL > >> package. > > >> My inclination: enable easy server switching. Keep CherryPy the default > >> for at least one more release, but make Rocket and sneaky easy to ask for > >> from at startup. That'll give those of us who are interested easy access > >> to Rocket in a low-risk way. And then at some point, possibly very soon, > >> switch the default to Rocket, retaining an easy option for the others as a > >> fallback. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "web2py-users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
