On 26 February 2015 at 10:15, Ben Cooksley <bcooks...@kde.org> wrote: > 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...
Cool. WiIl the original directory stay so URLs work as before, e.g. internally using symlinks? I guess not only calligra.org links there but some external sites. @Cyrille so.. can we switch to this policy for now? >> >>>> 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. yeah > >> >> 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. Good, in the old times user were confronted with mirror selection IIRC. >> >> >>>> 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 -- 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
