On 01/29/2009 01:49 PM, David B Teague wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 01/29/2009 01:23 PM, Alberto Muller wrote: >> >>> Sorry, but this new version is still not available in French. When will >>> it be ? >>> Thank you >>> >> >> They don't appear to be released to bouncer yet, but there are 27 Jan >> versions on the mirrors if you look in ...openoffice/localized/fr/3.0.1/ >> > NoOp, > What is "bouncer"? A server of some kind? Why is it called that? > David > >
Well... my definition is because it bounces you all over the place when you do a download of OOo :-) But in reality that's it's actual name and it's a load balancer that selects a least loaded server for your OOo download. Unfortunately it still needs some 'locale tuning', so even though I'm in California, it might select a server in Chile, or Portugal, etc., for my download. Sometimes that's not a problem, but other times it is, as while the server may not be loaded, the internet links getting to/from that server might be. As a result the actual download speed might be less than desirable. With that said, it's always a good idea in the spirit of OOo to try your downloads from Bouncer first (the standard download pages). If you notice that you're connected to Timbuktu and the download is crawling along at or below modem speeds when you are on DSL, then terminate the download and start again in a few moments. You should be able to see where the download is coming from & the speed. If all else fails, then select a mirror near you and download from there directly. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
