[Sugar-devel] [PATCH Browse] Cancel a download if space is very tight SL #394

[James Cameron]

Some users pay for data by volume.  I don't think that cancelling a
download is the right approach.  It should be paused, giving the user
a chance to clean up.

Also, I agree with Martin that additional use of Content-Length
headers can be made, to warn the user against trying a download larger
than available space.

I disagree with Bernie in #394 comment 5 ... because the
Content-Length of all concurrent downloads can be used in a
calculation.

On the other hand, all this change to a simple algorithm (downloading
content) can risk several failure modes.

-- 
James Cameron
http://quozl.linux.org.au/