User: jpmcc Date: 2010-02-16 21:09:02+0000 Modified: marketing/www/marketing_bouncer_faq.html
Log: From Bouncer to MirrorBrain File Changes: Directory: /marketing/www/ ========================== File [changed]: marketing_bouncer_faq.html Url: http://marketing.openoffice.org/source/browse/marketing/www/marketing_bouncer_faq.html?r1=1.1&r2=1.2 Delta lines: +11 -14 --------------------- --- marketing_bouncer_faq.html 2008-11-02 21:33:27+0000 1.1 +++ marketing_bouncer_faq.html 2010-02-16 21:08:59+0000 1.2 @@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> - <title>FAQ - Recording downloads via the Bouncer</title> + <title>FAQ - Recording downloads via MirrorBrain</title> <meta name="keywords" content="Marketing, OpenOffice, OpenOffice.org" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="marketing.css" /> </head> <body> <div id="MyContent"> - <h1>FAQ - Recording downloads via the Bouncer</h1> + <h1>FAQ - Recording downloads via MirrorBrain</h1> <h2>Why do we measure downloads?</h2> @@ -23,18 +23,15 @@ "http://marketing.openoffice.org/press_releases.html";>press releases</a>, as well as trend information over time.</p> - <h2>What is the Bouncer?</h2> + <h2>What is MirrorBrain?</h2> <p>When people request a download from the <a href= "http://downloads.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org download page</a>, they - are directed to the Bouncer. The Bouncer redirects them to their nearest + are directed to MirrorBrain. MirrorBrain redirects them to their nearest mirror site for the download they require, and records the request in a - log file. Our <a href="http://bouncerproject.osuosl.org/";>Bouncer - service</a> is provided by <a href="http://osuosl.org/";>The Oregon State - University Open Source Lab</a>, and is used by other leading open-source - projects such as the Mozilla Foundation.</p> + log file.</p> - <h2>Does the Bouncer provide the full story?</h2> + <h2>Does MirrorBrain provide the full story?</h2> <p><strong>No!</strong> - it only records downloads started a single point, the <a href="http://downloads.openoffice.org/";>OpenOffice.org @@ -51,11 +48,11 @@ distributions (see next question)</li> </ul> - <p>Note also that the Bouncer logs when it successfully redirects someone + <p>Note also that MirrorBrain logs when it successfully redirects someone to a download site - if the user chooses not to download, or cancels the - download, then the Bouncer will not be aware.</p> + download, then MirrorBrain will not be aware.</p> - <h2>Why do the Bouncer figures look low for GNU/Linux?</h2> + <h2>Why do MirrorBrain figures look low for GNU/Linux?</h2> <p>The OpenOffice.org Community provides OpenOffice.org software in the two most common GNU/Linux package formats (rpm and deb). However, the @@ -67,12 +64,12 @@ "http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/27/shuttleworth_ubuntu_commitment/";> estimated</a> they had around eight million users.</p> - <h2>Are Bouncer downloads the same as the number of users ?</h2> + <h2>Are MirrorBrain downloads the same as the number of users ?</h2> <p>No. Nothing like it.</p> <ul> - <li>The Bouncer records only a percentage of total downloads (see + <li>MirrorBrain records only a percentage of total downloads (see above)</li> <li>Downloads are only one distribution method - people buy CD-ROMs, or --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
