Metalink News : 11 Apr 2009

[Ant Bryan]

MirrorBrain!
Updated: aria2, DTA, KGet, Retriever, Metalink Checker,
Metalink Editor
Internet Draft: Metalink Download Description Format
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MirrorBrain!

Lots of things going on with MirrorBrain, including 2.8 being
released.

2.8 Release: New Scanning Features, Change Notifications:
http://mirrorbrain.org/news_items/2.8_release

SourceForge.net uses parts of MirrorBrain
http://mirrorbrain.org/news_items/sourceforge_uses_part_of_mirrorbrain

USENIX Magazine research recognizes openSUSE infrastructure security:
http://mirrorbrain.org/news_items/USENIX_research_on_openSUSE_security
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Updated: aria2, DTA, KGet, Retriever, Metalink Checker,
Metalink Editor

A good amount of Metalink related software has been updated:

aria2 1.3.0
DownThemAll! 1.1.2
KGet, part of KDE 4.2.2. KGet Metalink improvements are on the list
for possible Google Summer of Code projects at
http://techbase.kde.org/index.php?title=Projects/Summer_of_Code/2009/Ideas#KGet
Retriever 1.6
Metalink Checker 4.3
Metalink Editor 1.2

http://aria2.sourceforge.net/
http://www.downthemall.net/
http://www.kde.org/
http://www.halogenware.com/software/retriever.html
https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=148879&package_id=252259
http://www.metamirrors.nl/node/59
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Internet Draft: Metalink Download Description Format

An Internet Draft describing the Metalink format has been submitted to
the IETF.
We're looking for review and public comments.

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-bryan-metalink
with interim revisions at
http://metalinks.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/metalinks/internetdraft/
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