platform-update-home/doc/working/update-policy.html

Parent Directory Parent Directory | Revision Log Revision Log | View Patch Patch

revision 1.5, Wed Jun 25 01:33:04 2003 UTC revision 1.6, Tue Sep 2 19:00:52 2003 UTC
# Line 48  Line 48 
48    very large zip files that require modern restartable downloading managers    very large zip files that require modern restartable downloading managers
49    (those that can pick up where they left off in case of the connection    (those that can pick up where they left off in case of the connection
50    problems).</li>    problems).</li>
51    <li>Eclipse Update would provide a wizard that can browse remote update sites    <li>Eclipse Update would provide a tool to mirror remote update sites
52    and allow administrators to select updates and fixes to download. The behavior    entirely or allow administrators to select updates and fixes to download.
   would be very similar to the current update search wizard up to the install  
   point. At that juncture, Update would simply copy archives into the designated  
   local site and update site.xml instead of commencing the installation phase.  
53    This mirroring capability would be fully automated and would greatly simplify administrator's task    This mirroring capability would be fully automated and would greatly simplify administrator's task
54    but it relies on Update network connection support (improved downloading    but it relies on Update network connection support (improved downloading
55    reliability and performance is addressed in a different Update 3.0 plan item).</li>    reliability and performance is addressed in a different Update 3.0 plan item).</li>
# Line 157  Line 154 
154  <h2>4. Schedule</h2>  <h2>4. Schedule</h2>
155  <p>Early implementation of the update policy (with redirection) is already in  <p>Early implementation of the update policy (with redirection) is already in
156  the regular integration builds (since M1) but expect the actual update policy  the regular integration builds (since M1) but expect the actual update policy
157  DTD to be in flux at least until M2. Wizard for creating partial local  DTD to be in flux at least until M2. The tool for creating partial local
158  shadows of the remote update sites will appear after M2 (actual milestone not  shadows of the remote update sites will appear in M3.</p>
 known yet).</p>  
Legend:
Removed from v.1.5  
changed lines
  Added in v.1.6