Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 4.2.1 is already available to improve the experience of early adopters

This is the site I'm downloading from:
http://www.libreoffice.org/download/
No issues there for me.


On 02/22/2014 09:14 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> Something happened from the command line - maybe this will help?
>
> $ wget 
> http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.2.1_Linux_x86-64_deb_helppack_en-US.tar.gz
> .
> --2014-02-22 17:57:47--
> http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.2.1_Linux_x86-64_deb_helppack_en-US.tar.gz
> Resolving download.documentfoundation.org
> (download.documentfoundation.org)... 5.9.148.85, 2a01:4f8:190:3144::2
> Connecting to download.documentfoundation.org
> (download.documentfoundation.org)|5.9.148.85|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response... Read error (Connection timed
> out) in headers.
> Retrying.
>
> --2014-02-22 18:12:48--  (try: 2)
> http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.2.1_Linux_x86-64_deb_helppack_en-US.tar.gz
> Connecting to download.documentfoundation.org
> (download.documentfoundation.org)|5.9.148.85|:80... connected.
> HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
>
> After five minutes it timed out and is trying again.
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 6:07 PM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've tried Chrome, Seamonkey and Firefox.  In Chrome, after about two
> > minutes of waiting for the download to start, I get a web page saying
> > that the site is unavailable.
> >
> > In Seamonkey and Firefox, it says "Waiting for
> > download.documentfoundation.org..." and nothing ever comes through.
> >
> > I always do the help download first - it's smaller and gives me a
> > faster success - when it works.  Again, this is for the English Deb
> > x86_64 version.
> >
> > I tried this:
> >
> > $  wget 
> > http://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.2.1_Linux_x86-64_deb_helppack_en-US.tar.gz
> > .
> > Resolving download.documentfoundation.org
> > (download.documentfoundation.org)... 5.9.148.85, 2a01:4f8:190:3144::2
> > Connecting to download.documentfoundation.org
> > (download.documentfoundation.org)|5.9.148.85|:80... connected.
> > HTTP request sent, awaiting response...
> >
> > And that's as far as it gets.
> >
> > I can ping the site, but no download luck.
> >
> > This has always worked before from Chrome directly through the link.
> >
> > (I accidentally clicked early and also could not get the rpm version -
> > same problem.)
> >
> > I also tried to download the current 4.2.0 version - same problem.
> >
> > Also tried this:
> >
> > $ scp 
> > download.documentfoundation.org:/libreoffice/stable/4.2.1/deb/x86_64/LibreOffice_4.2.1_Linux_x86-64_deb_helppack_en-US.tar.gz
> > .
> > The authenticity of host 'download.documentfoundation.org
> > (5.9.148.85)' can't be established.
> > ECDSA key fingerprint is b7:a8:2f:7c:2c:97:09:45:32:5c:86:c6:29:35:cc:d8.
> > Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
> > Warning: Permanently added
> > 'download.documentfoundation.org,5.9.148.85' (ECDSA) to the list of
> > known hosts.
> > Permission denied (publickey).
> >
> > At least I get something back here, but no download....
> >
> > Last ditch:  I tried clicking on the main download link, and I get the
> > donation page just fine, but still no download.
> >
> > Any suggestion not tried above would be most welcome....
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Don Myers <donmyers@myersfarm.com> wrote:
> > > That is the version I just checked which was working fine for me.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 02/22/2014 02:46 AM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> > > > I should clarify - this is the Deb x86_64 download that is not working.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:46 PM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Still inaccessible.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:20 AM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I'll have to get back to you on that when I get home tonight.  Our
> > > > > > company firewall is having access problems through the download links:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Error: Gateway Timeout
> > > > > > Time: Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:16:47 PST
> > > > > > Your Source IP: 128.222.234.115
> > > > > > External Host: mirrors.syringanetworks.net
> > > > > > Appliance: 10.13.130.30 (inprtscl02p.xxxx.xxx.com)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have redacted our company identifiers.  It could also be a problem
> > > > > > with the mirror's security - we're kind of tight on that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This used to work - I routinely download the updates at work, but
> > > > > > yesterday this happened here and last night I could not connect from
> > > > > > home, either.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > MR
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > Hi :)
> > > > > > > Sorry!  I missed all that.  It seems to be working now.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > My web-browser tries to block such downloads but i just click on the
> > > > > > > "Allow" button in the grey 'tool'-bar that appears at such times and
> > > > > > > then the pop-up appears asking if i want to save or open it.  So, it's
> > > > > > > working now afaik.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm not certain but hasn't the downloads&donations page been
> > > > > > > re-organised?  It seems really clear now that donations are optional.
> > > > > > > All the download bit is in the top section of the page and then a
> > > > > > > clear line dividing the page into 2.  The lower part deals with
> > > > > > > optional donations.  I'm sure it wasn't as clear as this before but
> > > > > > > maybe it was?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards from
> > > > > > > Tom :)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 21 February 2014 08:19, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > Still no download.  I get a connection, but nothing seems to be
> > > > > > > > available.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is the download page working?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 10:34 PM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > The site may be overloaded at the moment - I can't get the help
> > > > > > > > > download.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > <sigh>
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 5:48 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > Hi :)
> > > > > > > > > > Hopefully everyone here gets these announcements but since we have
> > > > > > > > > > been unusually "stressy" about it over the last couple of days i
> > > > > > > > > > thought i would forward the official announcement so we all know
> > > > > > > > > > where
> > > > > > > > > > we stand.
> > > > > > > > > > Regards from
> > > > > > > > > > Tom :)
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On 20 February 2014 12:01, Italo Vignoli
> > > > > > > > > > <italo@documentfoundation.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > Berlin, February 20, 2014 - The Document Foundation announces
> > > > > > > > > > > LibreOffice 4.2.1, three weeks after the availability of
> > > > > > > > > > > LibreOffice
> > > > > > > > > > > 4.2. The first minor release - based on a shorter cycle than
> > > > > > > > > > > expected -
> > > > > > > > > > > solves over 100 problems, introduced by the larger than usual code
> > > > > > > > > > > refactoring of the LibreOffice 4.2 family. Changelog is available
> > > > > > > > > > > here:
> > > > > > > > > > > https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/4.2.1/RC1.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > "LibreOffice 4.2 was extremely ambitious, in terms of code
> > > > > > > > > > > refactoring.
> > > > > > > > > > > Because of this, we planned an extensive quality assurance cycle,
> > > > > > > > > > > based
> > > > > > > > > > > on automated tests followed by QA sprints in December and January,
> > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > we were not able to catch all the issues", says Thorsten Behrens,
> > > > > > > > > > > Chairman of The Document Foundation. "Based on early adopters
> > > > > > > > > > > feedback,
> > > > > > > > > > > developers and QA experts have jumped in immediately, and have
> > > > > > > > > > > solved
> > > > > > > > > > > the most urgent problems in less than three weeks, showing the
> > > > > > > > > > > importance of our large community."
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > LibreOffice 4.2.1 and LibreOffice 4.1.5 will be on stage at CeBIT
> > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > Hannover from March 10 to March 14 (Hall 6, Booth H14). In
> > > > > > > > > > > addition,
> > > > > > > > > > > Florian Effenberger and Italo Vignoli will speak about LibreOffice
> > > > > > > > > > > at
> > > > > > > > > > > the Open Source Conference.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Download LibreOffice
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > LibreOffice 4.2.1 is immediately available for download from the
> > > > > > > > > > > following link: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/.
> > > > > > > > > > >
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