Hello Marcus, *,
Am Wednesday 11 March 2009 09:47:33 schrieb Marcus Lange:
> Thomas Hackert wrote:
> > Am Tuesday 10 March 2009 20:36:51 schrieb Marcus Lange:
> >> Thomas Hackert wrote:
> >>> Am Tuesday 10 March 2009 16:43:32 schrieb Marcus Lange:
> >>>> Thomas Hackert wrote:
> >>>>> Am Wednesday 25 February 2009 16:07:08 schrieb Marcus Lange:
> >>>>>> Thomas Hackert wrote:
> >>>>>>> Am Wednesday 25 February 2009 12:51:07 schrieb Marcus
Lange:
> >>>>>>>> Thomas Hackert wrote:
[site interprets the browser information wrong]
> >>>> you are using a deb-based OS but want to download rpm files.
> >>>> How should the one-
> >>>
> >>> where have I written, that I want to download RPMs? If I
> >>> click on
> >>
> >> in the paragraph about: "Interestingly ...". At least I've
> >> understood it this way.
> >
> > maybe I should have written "Interestingly I got ..." or the
> > like ... ;) But as I have stopped the download immediately, I
> > thought it was the right wording and case here ... ;) As I am
> > not a native speaker of English, it is sometimes difficult to
> > communicate with others in an language, which is not your
> > native language.
>
> If necessary we could clarify the last things via mail in our
> native language. ;-)
maybe ... ;) As we are seemingly the only ones interested in the new
site ... ;)
> >>>> click-download technic recognize this? Because of
> >>>> the data that the browser is delivering to the JS script, it
> >>>> will be decided to offer deb files.
> >>>
> >>> Alas I do not have the possibility to tell the bouncer, that
> >>> I am not using an RPM based distro but an Debian system ...
> >>> :(
> >>
> >> We will try to modify the JS file to recognize if the user is
> >> using a Debian-based system or not, to be able to offer deb
> >> packages or rpm. But I cannot promise that this could work.
> >
> > This would be a nice feature. I hope it is possible to
> > implement this feature.
>
> Me too, would be a good support for all fans of Debian, Ubuntu
> and other distros.
+1
<snip>
> >>>> Of course you can (maybe) tweak the user agent data that the
> >>>> browser is sending to reach your goal. But then probably you
> >>>> will have problems on other websites.
> >>>
> >>> For that reason I am not using any masquerading and/or
> >>> something like TOR, proxies or the like ... :(
> >>
> >> AFAICS this is related.
> >
> > Why?
>
> Uh sorry, forgotten the most important word. :-(
"G"
> Of course it is not related.
And I thought I have missed something ... ;)
> >>>> I'm sorry but I think there is no solution for your case.
> >>>> ;-)
> >>>
> >>> Sorry to hear ... :( Thanks for your answer anyway :) Just
> >>> out of interest: Would there be a discussion about the name
> >>> or is it now written "in stone"? Like Joost I would prever
> >>> something different, but seem to have missed a discussion or
> >>> there was none?
> >>
> >> No, there is no discussion. However, now it's too late as it's
> >> already online, known for everybody and linked on several
> >> places.
> >
> > To everybody ;?
>
> OK, not everybody on the earth. ;-) But I think many, many who
> are reading the q...@ooo and relea...@ooo lists and our GullFOSS
> blog.
OK. Thanks for clarifying my questions. Have fun
Thomas.
--
For knighthood is not in the feats of war,
As for to fight in quarrel right or wrong,
But in a cause which truth cannot defer:
He ought himself for to make sure and strong,
Just to keep mixt with mercy among:
And no quarrel a knight ought to take
But for a truth, or for the common's sake.
-- Stephen Hawes
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