A consideration...I for one have a need to be able to select my mirror. My office's firewall blocks certain domains and websites, especially those recognized as "hosting" or "file-sharing" sites. It does not, however, block .edu sites, so when I download an Apache product I select a university mirror.
Other users may have similar constraints. If OOo's download process is going to tie into Apache mirroring, please don't completely eliminate the capacity to select the mirror. Don
