Hello Marcus, *, Am Tuesday 24 February 2009 10:34:44 schrieb Marcus Lange: > we have build a new location for downloading unstable builds like > Developer Builds, Release Candidates and Beta versions: > > http://download.openoffice.org/next
great, thanks :) > Because I'm dealing with uploading OOo builds together with Joost > Andrae, I've seen that we have to change much data in several > files to make an upload public and downloadable. So I had the > idea to simplify this much more. This is always recommend, I think ... ;) > When looking at the main download site > (http://download.openoffice.org) it is quite simple to get the > newest stable release. The platform and language will be taken > from your browser and together with the version data a respective > link will be offered for a one-click-download. Out of interest: What happens if someone is using a proxy (or something like the Tor-network) or has configured his/her browser to lie about its name/version? > Now when you think how to download Dev Builds, then the current > situation is really uncomfortable and needs to be improved. > <snip> > What are the advantages for all of us: > > * You need to know only one location for getting unstable > releases (Dev Builds, RCs, Beta). Would it be possible to provide CWSes there as well? I think this would be a nice feature ... ;) <snip> > Today we would like to point you to the website for testing. All > is working but do not see it as finalized, so more changes are > still possible. We would like to know your feedback. Do you like > the easier way to get the newest Dev Builds? Do you have any > suggestions what could be made better? Do not hesitate to tell us > on the mailing lists. Answer to question 1: Yes, I like it. To 2: a. A possibility to get CWSes there as well. b. Maybe a possibility to provide someone a direct link to his/her language version of the build. But I am not sure, if this is possible to integrate it as well ... :( > Thank you very much in advance for your support. Thank you (and the others) for this promising looking new site :) Have fun Thomas. -- Plots are like girdles. Hidden, they hold your interest; revealed, they're of no interest except to fetishists. Like girdles, they attempt to contain an uncontainable experience. -- R. S. Knapp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
