On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek <stan...@kde.org> wrote: > On 26 February 2015 at 08:31, Cyrille Berger <cber...@cberger.net> wrote: >> On 2015-02-25 15:13, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote: >>> >>> Thanks. I have one question @Cyrille. >>> Why are the previous binaries removed (not just 2.8.0 but also 2.8.6?). >> >> When moving to the next major release, I always only keep the last minor >> release of the previous one. The reason is to keep the mirrors small. > > OK
I wouldn't worry about using mirror disk space. Sysadmin moves stuff into the Attic as needed. I do hope you've been moving to the Attic and not rm -rf'ing them... > >>> Now users/packagers have no access to previous versions e.g. and links >>> on previous announcements are now broken. This looks rather >>> unprofessional. >> >> >> What we should probably do is to edit the download link then. And replace it >> with links to the tag. > > Sure, while we're in a computer era, any idea how to make it automatic? Please don't use links to the tag tarballs produced by quickgit.kde.org - that will create undue burden. > > We're putting links like > http://download.kde.org/stable/calligra-2.8.7/calligra-2.8.7.tar.xz > I thought it's a direct link. > How is mirror selected for that? Based on a number of geographical criteria. IP Netblock, ASN, GeoIP co-ordinates, etc. > > >>> Apps such as KDevelop don't seem to do that. >> >> >> -- >> Cyrille Berger Skott Cheers, Ben >> _______________________________________________ >> calligra-devel mailing list >> calligra-devel@kde.org >> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/calligra-devel > > > > -- > regards, Jaroslaw Staniek > > KDE: > : A world-wide network of software engineers, artists, writers, translators > : and facilitators committed to Free Software development - http://kde.org > Calligra Suite: > : A graphic art and office suite - http://calligra.org > Kexi: > : A visual database apps builder - http://calligra.org/kexi > Qt Certified Specialist: > : http://www.linkedin.com/in/jstaniek _______________________________________________ calligra-devel mailing list calligra-devel@kde.org https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/calligra-devel
