Hi Marcus and Joost, Is it possible to add Good-Day site to bouncer? I'm always trying to provide MacOSX packages for every milestones as far as possible.
Best, From: Marcus Lange <marcus.la...@sun.com> Subject: [qa-dev] New download location for Developer Builds, Release Candidates and Beta versions Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:34:44 +0100 > Hi all, > > we have build a new location for downloading unstable builds like > Developer Builds, Release Candidates and Beta versions: > > http://download.openoffice.org/next > > 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. > > 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. > > Now when you think how to download Dev Builds, then the current > situation is really uncomfortable and needs to be improved. > > So, I've started to think about this and have also written a proposal > and some comments in the website-dev mailing list > (http://website.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=dev&msgNo=10396) > and releases > (http://www.openoffice.org/servlets/ReadMsg?list=releases&msgNo=13111). > Ivan M. was that good with coloring the links and created appropriate > arrows, so that the website is similar to the main download site and > Kay > Schenk is still helping with Javascript work. Frank Mau has helped to > get the one-click-download technology behind it to work. > > What are the advantages for all of us: > > * You need to know only one location for getting unstable releases (Dev > Builds, RCs, Beta). > * The Look & Feel is the same like the main download site, so you don't > need to search for your link to download. > * Only one location needs to be updated to make the newest builds > * available. > * Only a few data needs to be changed instead of 1-3 websites > * completely. > * No longer any dependencies regarding version numbers in links and > * URLs. > > 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. > > Thank you very much in advance for your support. > > Best regards > > Marcus > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@qa.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@qa.openoffice.org > > > >
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