Hey, Alex, Tom,
Thanks for the replies!
Alex, I think you've got the right answer. As it happens, ibiblio was the default download method
chosen when I clicked, "Download," from the main download page, likely having to do with it being
*maybe* 10 km from where I'm sitting (Durham, N.C., USA). Clarkson, in the same time zone but up in
Potsdam, N.Y., USA, is orders of magnitude (literally) farther away.
Maybe ibiblio just has more traffic and, thus, is slower? Not sure, nor am I sure if there's any
way to change the algorithm for the default download location that gets fed to the Download link.
Figured I'd let folks know, and then decisions can be made on whether to address it. I just imagine
that more-naïve users might get discouraged from using LibreOffice if they don't know to look for
other mirrors under the, "Info," link that's part of the Download button.
Thanks again, and have a great week!
Yrs,
Thomas
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On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:20 AM, Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurgood@gmail.com> wrote:
Le 26/03/12 05:12, Thomas Wicker a écrit :
Hi Thomas,
Not sure what's up with the ibiblio.org mirror, but I'd hold off
recommending it as a download site until ibiblio fixes whatever the issue
is.
Having used this server in the past as the mirror for several Linux
distribs, it is not always one of the best performers I've ever
encountered. Personally, I would just switch to another mirror.
Alex
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