Am 10/27/2011 02:03 AM, schrieb Ross Gardler:
Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity.
On Oct 27, 2011 12:37 AM, "Marcus (OOo)"<marcus.m...@wtnet.de> wrote:
Am 10/26/2011 11:57 PM, schrieb Peter Pöml:
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Setting up MirrorBrain would be one way, but it would require
replication additional configuration (for instance, download statistics)
that we have built on the current download server
(download.services.openoffice.org).
Another way would be to simply have a virtual machine, where we move the
current server to. That would cause the least effort, I guess.
+1 this should be really our goal for now ...
...
Starting from scratch would mean to lose a lot of the previos work --
and I really mean lots, which I dare to judge because I spent a lot of
time with download.services.openoffice.org.
On the other hand, having MirrorBrain at the core of the ASF's mirror
system could be interesting for other projects, too. I know closer.cgi
but I'm sure that MirrorBrain could serve the ASF well. (Well possible
as an addition, rather than a replacement, for a soft transition.)
That might outweigh the pain of creating OOo's download service from
scratch in a different environment.
... and this the long term goal.
The ASF can really benefit from this way of downloading software.
Currently you have to choose a mirror, then change to the directory
structure where the respective binary is located and finally download it.
This is not correct. I have no idea if the ASF can benefit from MirrorBrain
or not, but if your justification for such a statement is based on the above
erroneous analysis of the current mirror system then I have my concerns. I
OK, thats what I've done to come to my point:
- browse to "http://www.apache.org/";
- click on "Download" top right
- choose a mirror
- change to the dir structure to your file
- now download
Is there an easier way to get software?
don't want to discuss it now since you indicate this is a long term goal
(search this lists archives if you want to read more on the ASF mirror
system before bringing this to the infra team).
Of course, first we need to clean our own home before our village is
next. ;-)
Marcus
