OpenACS 4.x has a file storage module, so an obvious question -is: "Why do we need a seperate download module?" The download -module is targeted at a different usage pattern and interface. The -intent of the download module is to provide an online repository -for the public (or pseudo-public) distribution of infrequently -modified files. The ACS 3.4 download module, used at +is: "Why do we need a seperate download module?" The +download module is targeted at a different usage pattern and +interface. The intent of the download module is to provide an +online repository for the public (or pseudo-public) distribution of +infrequently modified files. The ACS 3.4 download module, used at http://www.arsdigita.com/download for distribution of software provided by ArsDigita, and the acs-repository, used at http://www.arsdigita.com/acs-repository for distribution of ACS @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
Jane Admin who installed and configured the download package chose to not allow users to download versions pending approval. -That forces her to download Joe's package from the admin pages and -install it. She notices that it isn't malicious in any way and -doesn't harm her OpenACS installation so she approves it to go live -on her package repository. Joe is informed via email that his -package was approved (because Jane set this configuration +That forces her to download Joe's package from the admin pages +and install it. She notices that it isn't malicious in any way +and doesn't harm her OpenACS installation so she approves it to +go live on her package repository. Joe is informed via email that +his package was approved (because Jane set this configuration parameter).
Don Downloader is scanning through the most recently uploaded -APMs on a package repository and finds Joe's KM package. He notices -that many other users have downloaded the package and have made -comments praising the package as well as Joe.com. Since Ben -is a follower by heart, he decides to download the package as well -and install it on his system. (Ben's crafty friend Alyssa later -informs Ben that he could have just had the APM install directly -from the repository url).
-Benny Beancounter loves to learn about who's downloading files -from his site and what reasons they give for downloads. On a +APMs on a package repository and finds Joe's KM package. He +notices that many other users have downloaded the package and have +made comments praising the package as well as Joe.com. +Since Ben is a follower by heart, he decides to download the +package as well and install it on his system. (Ben's crafty +friend Alyssa later informs Ben that he could have just had the APM +install directly from the repository url).
+Benny Beancounter loves to learn about who's downloading +files from his site and what reasons they give for downloads. On a frequent basis, Benny visits the download packages admin pages and views a report of how many downloads occured for each file. He then drills down on a particular file and views a list of the users who @@ -175,9 +175,9 @@
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