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| <p><i>Last updated 2003-06-06</i></p> |
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| These faq have been compiled over the span of OpenOffice's lifetime. |
| Most of the information is now out of date. |
| See <a href="https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/FAQ">the OpenOffice FAQ page</a> on our official wiki |
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| <li> <a href="#1">Mirrors Overview - Read Me First</a> |
| <li><a href="#3">How do I get listed on your Mirrors Page?</a> |
| <li> <a href="#4">Do you support rsync? </a> |
| <li> <a href="#5">How should I stay in sync with your files?</a> |
| <li> <a href="#6">What files should be mirrored and how big are they?</a> |
| <li> <a href="#7">What about website content? Would you like that mirrored?</a> |
| <li> <a href="#8">I still need help!</a> |
| <li><a href="#8">Statistics</a> |
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| <li value="1"><b>Mirrors Overview</b> <a name="1"></a> |
| <p> OpenOffice.org needs mirrors distributed throughout the globe. But we |
| also need--really need--US mirrors. Mirror sites can only mirror the binaries, |
| source, and member-contributions. OpenOffice.org does not have the capability |
| to allow mirroring of the website itself. </li> |
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| <li value="2"><b>How safe are the files?</b> <a name="2"></a> |
| <p> Use common sense. To be listed on our mirrors page, mirror sites need |
| only to adhere to some very basic standards. The data are not guaranteed |
| and we recommend that after you have downloaded your binary/source, you |
| verify the files and run md5sum on your files. Please use caution; any file |
| you downlod from the Internet may have bugs and worse.</p> |
| <p> A <a href="http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10096-108-68953.html?tag=st.dl.10096.upd.10096-108-68953">freeware |
| md5sum program for Windows</a> is available. It's untested by us. If this |
| doesn't work well or you know of a better one, please <a href="mailto:dev@openoffice.apache.org">email |
| webmasters</a> and let us know (please remember to refer to this page). |
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| <li value="3"><b>How do I get listed on your Mirrors page?</b> <a name="3"></a> |
| <p>We have several requirements for getting your site on the Mirrors page |
| (and from there on the download pages). |
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| <li><b>Please check the <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/">Mirrors |
| Project Homepage</a> for the latest requirements.</b> |
| <li><b>Include this disclaimer</b> - </li> |
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| <p>These binaries (installable software) are in development. They may not be fully |
| stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.</p> |
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| <li><b>Join the Mirrors Project</b> - To be listed on the site, you must |
| join our <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/">Mirrors Project</a>. |
| You must also subscribe to the mirrors discuss and announce mailing list. |
| These lists are featured on the Mirrors Project homepage. The mirrors@distribution.openoffice.org list (for discussions) |
| is heavily trafficked; the announce is not and is for announcements |
| pertaining to OpenOffice.org distribution. </li> |
| <li>Once you have joined the project and subscribed to the lists, please |
| notify the discuss list what your mirror will be carrying. Categories and options |
| are listed on the homepage.</li> |
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| <li value="4"><b>Do you support rsync? <a name="4"></a></b> |
| <p>Yes. |
| Please send in the <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/index.html#settingup">needed information</a> about your mirror |
| mirror site to the Mirrors Project mailing list, <a href="mailto:mirrors@distribution.openoffice.org">mirrors@distribution.openoffice.org</a>.</p> |
| <p>Once you have done that, please point to a <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/master.html">suitable host</a>:<br> |
| <font face="Courier New, Courier, mono">rsync rsync://tier-1-server/path/</font> |
| and start mirroring. If you have more problems, "man rsync" first. |
| If your questions are not resolved, please post them to the mirrors discuss |
| list. |
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| <li value="5"><b>What files should be mirrored and how big are they?</b> <a name="6"></a> |
| <p>We list the directories and sizes of each directory (approximate) on the |
| Mirrors Project <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/">homepage</a>. |
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| <li value="6"><b>What about website content? Would you like that mirrored?</b> |
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| <p>Thanks, but no. We change our content quite regularly, and would like to |
| avoid any content coordination problems. </p> |
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| <li value="7"><b>I still need help!</b> <a name="7"></a> |
| <p> If you'd like further help or ideas on how to mirror OpenOffice.org, we |
| suggest you look at our <a href="http://distribution.openoffice.org/mirrors/">mirrors |
| project</a>, and contact the project's discuss list.</p> |
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| <li value="8"><b>Statistics<a name="8"></a></b> |
| <p>All mirrors listed on the site are required to post statistics. OpenOffice.org |
| uses download statistics to support the project. There are free applications |
| that allow you to collect this data. We recommend <a href="http://www.analog.cx/">Analog</a>. |
| It's also Open Source. Statistics will be represented on our <a href="http://stats.openoffice.org/">Statistics Project.</a></p> |
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