hi ted
maven uses the standard apache fallback script (closer.cgi). this is very, very to easy to use (just pass the release path through to the script) but suffers from some drawbacks (the sums and signatures are not readily available and no attempt is made to educate users about the importance of checking sums when downloading).
ant uses a custom page which is then fed through the standard apache mirroring script which adds the mirrors to it. this is a little more difficult and requires infrastructure karma (craig, i think, should have sufficient).
i prefer the ant-style download site but i know some other folks in jakartaland prefer the closer.cgi style page. maybe a vote or a pool for which style would be the best way forward...?
(in any case) if you let me know which style you'd prefer, i'd be glad to provide some instructions about how to go about setting the download up.
- robert
On 29 Jul 2004, at 23:26, Ted Husted wrote:
I don't think we're picky at this point. Either what Ant does or what Maven does would be fine, robert.
-Ted.
On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 22:35:15 +0100, robert burrell donkin wrote:On 28 Jul 2004, at 11:02, Ted Husted wrote:
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One thing I'd like to do first is to link our "Acquiring" page to the Apache mirroring system, so that the distribution hooks up to the preferred place. I haven't looked into how that is done yet. If anyone else has a clue, please feel free to jump in.
hi ted
i know a little about this. what kind of thing had you in mind?
would you want the Acquiring page to handle finding an appropriate mirror and giving an url to it? or would you be happy with a link to a generic page?
- robert
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