On 3 August 2011 15:53, Ross Gardler <rgard...@opendirective.com> wrote: > On 3 August 2011 15:47, Marcus (OOo) <marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote: >> I've created a little diagram how I think the download has to work: >> >> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/docs/download_process.png >> >> As it seems we cannot go on like we did with OOo the JS magic has to change >> a bit, how to recognize the language, OS and country to assemble the nearest >> mirror server + file name to get the download URL. > > I'm still struggling to understand why the existing ASF process for > selecting the nearest mirror is not appropriate for this. > > If you use the existing infrastructure then all your "JS Magic" is not > necessary (although I confess to not knowing exactly how the ASF > mirror system works, for me it just works).
Oh, wait, the penny might have dropped. Is the "JS Magic" doing more than finding a mirror? e.g. it is deciding which language pack to download etc. If that's the case then ignore my mail. Ross
