I think we'll just have to go with whatever is simplest, since no one seems to have much time to volunteer to the process. Apparently, that would be the Maven approach.
I appreciate your help in this, robert. -Ted. On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:19:32 +0100, robert burrell donkin wrote: >�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: >>> >>>�<snip> >>> >>>>�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 >>> >>> >>>�---------------------------------------------------------------- >>>�---- �- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev- >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] For �additional commands, e-mail: >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >>�------------------------------------------------------------------ >>�--- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >>�additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >�-------------------------------------------------------------------- >�- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For >�additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
