[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-15335) Consider removing update site zips from jboss.org/tools

[John Muller (JIRA)]

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John Muller commented on JBIDE-15335:
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Here's one vote against:  at work we use Genuitec Secure Delivery Center to synchronize all Eclipse workspace properties, plugins, etc.  With a corporate proxy server and explicit bans against allowing developers to pick and choose any old update site, the zip file is the only way we can add Eclipse plugins.  Besides, what does it cost to keep the P2 repo's zip file? 400MBs of disk space?
                
> Consider removing update site zips from jboss.org/tools
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: JBIDE-15335
>                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-15335
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: updatesite
>    Affects Versions: 4.0.1.Final, 4.1.0.Final
>            Reporter: Nick Boldt
>            Assignee: Max Rydahl Andersen
>
> Based on anecdotal evidence, it would appear that JBT 4.x is downloaded MANY MORE TIMES from Eclipse Marketplace than from jboss.org/tools:
> As of 2013-08-12 12:48pm:
> * Download stats from http://jboss.org/tools/download/stable/4_1 : 378 + 140 = *518 installs* (could be more if the zip's passed around w/in an org?)
> * Install stats for JBT 4.1.0 from Eclipse Marketplace for 2013/08: *3,678 installs* ({color:red}*7.1x*{color} as many)
> * Download stats from http://jboss.org/tools/download/stable/4_0 : 2441 + 899 = *3,340 installs* (could be more if the zip's passed around w/in an org?)
> * Install stats for JBT 4.0.1 from Eclipse Marketplace for 2013/04 - 2013/08: 11280 + 10421 + 9552 + 6246 + 1635 = *39,134 installs* ({color:red}*11.7x*{color} as many)
> So, is it time to stop providing a zip of the JBT update site? Seems like very few users want JBT delivered via zip.
> Note too that the stats collected above include a partial month (August 2013) during which many people are on vacation. To get a real sense of the download rates we ought to check these numbers again in September and October. 

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