2.9 Changelog

[Jaroslaw Staniek]

On 26 February 2015 at 10:15, Ben Cooksley <bcooksley at kde.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Jaroslaw Staniek <staniek at kde.org> wrote:
>> On 26 February 2015 at 08:31, Cyrille Berger <cberger at 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
>
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> regards, Jaroslaw Staniek
>>
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-- 
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