Re: [Libreoffice] Check for updates uses keep-alive / impacts the server (opengrok, tinderbox..)

Thorsten Behrens <thb -AT- documentfoundation.org>
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:59:23 +0100

Stefan Knorr (Astron) wrote:

sorry for coming late to the discussion... anyway, I don't think it
makes much sense to let users decide at what interval to check for
updates.

I agree, at least to the point that it's one more of those options
where the cost does outweigh the benefit. Let's keep it in the xml
config, though.

For some interesting ideas about spreading update checks equally over
time, also see here:
http://adblockplus.org/blog/downloading-a-file-regularly-how-hard-can-it-be

Could I interest you in having a go at that? ;)

Cheers,

-- Thorsten

Attachment: pgp7r2HmXBHpi.pgp
Description: PGP signature

Context

Re: [Libreoffice] Check for updates uses keep-alive / impacts the server (opengrok, tinderbox..) (continued)

Privacy Policy | Impressum (Legal Info) | Copyright information: Unless otherwise specified, all text and images on this website are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. This does not include the source code of LibreOffice, which is licensed under the Mozilla Public License (MPLv2). "LibreOffice" and "The Document Foundation" are registered trademarks of their corresponding registered owners or are in actual use as trademarks in one or more countries. Their respective logos and icons are also subject to international copyright laws. Use thereof is explained in our trademark policy.