[c-nsp] Download manager hell and latest Windows VPN Client?

[Peter Hicks]

Justin Shore wrote:

> I've been in situations where I had to download an IOS image with the el 
> cheapo browser in my data phone that does not have Java support, save it 
> to the MicroSD card and then use a card reader to transfer that to my 
> laptop so I could fix a critical network issue.  Java isn't a universal 
> way of leveling the playing field.  It's the bastion of lazy programmers 
> and buzzword-loving PHBs.

I prepared a set of links on an internal Wiki page to IOS images for a 
new datacentre I am planning.  The idea was that one of my team can 
download the images when they are ready.  Guess what doesn't work at all 
now?  That's right - I have to go back and redo the work, and the team 
member needs to go hunt down the right IOS.

Javascript is one thing, but full-blown Java is wholly unnecessary.  I 
notice Dell.com have a 'download manager' now - but why?  What is wrong 
with a simple HTTP download without all this extra faff?


Peter