On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Dale Erwin <dale.er...@casaerwin.org> wrote:
> It really annoys me how sourceforge puts all those other download links > on the open office download page Those are most of the time not links, but advert banners. Big difference. Web users should learn to know the difference between a regular text link, a web page button and a bitmap (image) with text written on it. Just hovering the mouse cursor over an banner image will usually tell you (by looking at the browser's status bar) where that takes you if you click. In fact if you read the TEXT on the Sourceforge page it tells you that the download is starting automatically in 5 seconds. "Your download will start shortly...." followed by "Your download will start in 5 seconds". Which counts down to zero when it finally starts. I have installed an adverts blocker in my browser so I don't even see whatever 3rd party advert banner the site might want to show me. See this screenshot for what I mean: http://s28.postimg.org/5v08sx5yl/adverts.png (on the screenshot I was downloading another program, not AOO, but the point is made) FC PS: Every time I see someone saying "you should ditch Sourceforge" I'm forced to repeat the same: Sourceforge.net has one feature that IMHO all other alternatrives lack, namely LOCAL MIRRORS. I'm down in Argentina and the nearest SF.net mirror is in Brazil, so my download is initiated from the Brazilian mirror. SF.net has local mirrors all around the world Link for a list of mirrors: http://sourceforge.net/p/forge/documentation/Mirrors/ ...which means users get faster downloads and ISPs do not overload international pipes.
