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  2. JBIDE-15335

Consider removing update site zips from jboss.org/tools

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      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 (7.1x 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 (11.7x 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.

            manderse@redhat.com Max Andersen
            nickboldt Nick Boldt
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