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Eclipse 3.1 Released

Posted by Zonk on from the new-flavour-of-coffee dept.

Jeff Myers writes "Eclipse version 3.1 was just released and is available for download. There are quite a few new and noteworthy features added in this release - including full support for Java 5.0 and improved support for developing rich client applications based on the Eclipse platform." Update: 06/28 21:03 GMT by Z : Denis emailed to request we use mirrors, as they're already getting hammered pretty hard.

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  1. Is it just me, or couldn't posts about Dev things by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Insightful

    maybe include:

    1. a short description of what it is [a better browser, a sliced bread device, a program for counting sheep]; and

    2. a link to a resource page on what it is [like the basic description in detail for geeks] ...

    Seriously, I haven't the faintest idea what Eclipse is - is it a device to crash the moon into the earth to make a [evil laugh] MILLION DOLLARS!!! - or is it the latest hamster-management software program for hamster farming?

    ok, i'll be quiet ... but seriously, you only post a short two line post on something and no details and the frickin web site is /. already so who the heck knows what it is ...

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  2. Bit Torrent by amembleton · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Are there any .torrent links for this new version of Eclipse?

  3. Re:mirror list by natet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd like to recommend a couple of things to the Eclipse project folks...

    1. Don't announce the latest and greatest version of your project until all your mirrors are up to date and have said version. It's just annoying to start clicking on links, only to get a 404 error.

    2. Please list the mirror sites somewhere prominantly on your site, and don't make us go through some dynamic scripting just to go to a mirror site to get the software. When I did finally get to a list of mirror sites, the links were completely useless because I had to go through your massively overburdened servers to access them. I started copying the link url and copying out the real url to the mirror site (of course, none of the mirrors I tried actually had the drop, so that was pointless).

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  4. Recipe for /.ing by dtfinch · · Score: 4, Insightful

    1) Release 100mb download, with stated goal of reaching a million downloads.
    2) Post link on slashdot _before_ the download has been mirrored.
    3) Watch in horror as tens of thousands of users try to download from the main server because it's not on the mirrors because the mirrors can't reach the main server.