> -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus (OOo) [mailto:marcus.m...@wtnet.de] > Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2011 9:40 AM > To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: How to handle the downloads? > > Am 08/02/2011 11:03 PM, schrieb Gavin McDonald: > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Marcus (OOo) [mailto:marcus.m...@wtnet.de] > >> Sent: Wednesday, 3 August 2011 12:55 AM > >> To: ooo-dev@incubator.apache.org > >> Subject: Re: How to handle the downloads? > >> > >> Thanks for you note. Then we should implement adownload method > >> withthe fllowing order: > >> > >> 1. User clicks on the One-Click-Download URL and get the software > >> (like today on "download.openoffice.org"). > >> > >> 2. If not, he can use alternative download links (like today on > >> "download.openoffice.org/pther.html"). > >> > >> 3. If a special mirror has to be used, the list of all available > >> mirrors > > will help > >> (like today on "http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/#mirrors";). > >> > >> Latest with step 3 all users should be able to download something. > > > > Yep, all possible here at the ASF right now. > > > > See www.apache.org/mirrors for our equiv of step 3. > > I've already understood that you don't want the OOo mirrors but that we > should use the Apache ones. ;-)
Hi Marcus, don't count me as 100% on that yet, I want to know more about the OOo mirrors too. I just didn't want to be maintaining 150+ projects on one mirror system and 1 project on another mirror system. maintaining one mirror system is easier, so If that is possible and our mirroring system can cope, and we can maybe coax a few more mirrors our way all the better. Some of our existing mirrors may decide that bandwidth is too much and leave, so we need replacements. If it makes sense to try and merge these somehow, I want to pursue that avenue. We may need both for some time, we can not put non ASF releases on our mirroring system anyway so what we are trying to resolve is from our first ASF release onwards. Gav... > > Marcus > > > > >> Am 08/02/2011 04:38 PM, schrieb Donald Whytock: > >>> A consideration...I for one have a need to be able to select my > >>> mirror. My office's firewall blocks certain domains and websites, > >>> especially those recognized as "hosting" or "file-sharing" sites. > >>> It does not, however, block .edu sites, so when I download an Apache > >>> product I select a university mirror. > >>> > >>> Other users may have similar constraints. If OOo's download process > >>> is going to tie into Apache mirroring, please don't completely > >>> eliminate the capacity to select the mirror. > >>> > >>> Don
