Thanks!
I'm forwarding this also to the [email protected] list,
which is discussing the topic as well.
best
Louis
On 2006-03-17, at 03:49 , anthony l. bryan wrote:
Hey guys,
My file distribution project (Metalink) is getting close to done.
I wanted to invite any of you on Windows to try it out if you have
time, or
to take a look at the video of it in action.
It has been implemented with OOo in mind. I think it would simplify
the
current download process. Instead of manually selecting Language,
OS, &
download site, all this info is contained in a file that a download
manager
processes, automatically selects the correct OS/language combo, and
has
access to all the mirror locations for segmented downloads. This is
all with
a single click, no dropdowns. (There would have to be 2 links, one
for JRE &
one for w/o). This might not make sense, but please watch the
video, it
explains things better than I can.
http://rapidshare.de/files/14479837/metalink_demo_800.avi.html
I'm not claiming to have made segmented/accelerated/multi-threaded
downloading, I just think this makes it easier than manually
finding and
adding mirror locations for end users. This is easier, faster, and
more
reliable than one segment downloading. It also has automatic MD5/SHA-1
checksum verification & P2P integration. This is only in GetRight
(Windows)
right now, but could be added to download managers on other OSes
easily.
If you have any questions, please let me know or check out the
project's
site at http://www.metalinker.org/ . There's a link to GetRight on
there.
Once installed, you can either click a .metalink file (your browser
should
give you a choice to "Open With," select the getright.exe in C:
\program
files\getright) or associate .metalink files w/ GR in Windows. (In
the final
version, this will be better integrated). The .metalink files are
just XML
files you can view w/ a text editor.
ant
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