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naphtali

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Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 17

Re: Nepomuk: to use or not to use ...

It would be great if there was no real way for anyone "outside" my system to access the nepomuk database. I agree with everything you say rune0077, but the average user can sometimes just let things be, as is. It seems that when I install KDE SC 4.4.0, Nepomuk/Stringi was set to run, and run with the default of indexing everything on my hard drive. At least so it seems. So when you consider the history of Winblows users, like I was, who was not computer savvy enough to check settings in the OS, particularly those pertaining to networking, we had millions of their computers becoming zombies for all kind of malicious attack on other computer system. Zombies, because their systems were wide open for hostile takeover. I fear a lot of these same converts to Linux will simple let themselves stay naive and ignorant when it comes to things like making inform decision about the software installed and it's settings. Most would say they appreciate the fact that they will be able to find any file easily, and effectively through a search. So there you have the default setting. I guess I am saying that the average user and everyone as a matter of fact, needs to be informed when it comes to software that hooks up to the internet. Information should always be held sacred, because in the wrong hands, you are screwed.

Last edited by naphtali (2010-02-17 23:51:54)

rune0077

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Registered: 2009-04-11

Posts: 135

Re: Nepomuk: to use or not to use ...

It would be great if there was no real way for anyone "outside" my system to access the nepomuk database. I agree with everything you say rune0077, but the average user can sometimes just let things be, as is. It seems that when I install KDE SC 4.4.0, Nepomuk/Stringi was set to run, and run with the default of indexing everything on my hard drive. At least so it seems. So when you consider the history of Winblows users, like I was, who was not computer savvy enough to check settings in the OS, particularly those pertaining to networking, we had millions of their computers becoming zombies for all kind of malicious attack on other computer system. Zombies, because their systems were wide open for hostile takeover. I fear a lot of these same converts to Linux will simple let themselves stay naive and ignorant when it comes to things like making inform decision about the software installed and it's settings. Most would say they appreciate the fact that they will be able to find any file easily, and effectively through a search. So there you have the default setting. I guess I am saying that the average user and everyone as a matter of fact, needs to be informed when it comes to software that hooks up to the internet. Information should always be held sacred, because in the wrong hands, you are screwed.

Yeah, I' won't really disagree with that. Some more information would certainly be nice, but good documentation has never really been the strong point of opensource software.

By the way, nepomuk was only set to index my home directory (as opposed to my entire drive) by default. I'm still not entirely sure if it also inndexes hidden files or not since it's search results seems unreliable at best, completly random at worst. All security issues aside, I'd still say nepomuk feels far from functional on my end.

bernarcher

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From: Germany

Registered: 2009-02-17

Posts: 2,281

Re: Nepomuk: to use or not to use ...

I don't know whether the nepomuk data base is accessible outside of KDE. But tracker (in community) strives to use the same principles.

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naphtali

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Registered: 2010-02-13

Posts: 17

Re: Nepomuk: to use or not to use ...

Thanks for the info on tracker bernarcher. I'll do a little research on how nepomuk/stringi works, particularly where it concerns networking. If anything, to simple be informed about that piece of software so that I can make informed decisions. It may be open source, but does that make it totally trustworthy.