.metalink support for .iso

Registered by Shirish Agarwal

  Officially support .metalink format also for downloading .iso packages. Give links of the same on the most often .iso packages like ubuntu, kubuntu, xubuntu & edubuntu etc.

Couple of other proposals for the same :-

a) https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/metalink-iso-downloads
b) https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/metalink

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
None
Priority:
Low
Drafter:
Shirish Agarwal
Direction:
Needs approval
Assignee:
None
Definition:
New
Series goal:
None
Implementation:
Unknown
Milestone target:
None

Whiteboard

Progress has been made on this, see https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/metalink-iso-downloads and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-cdimage/+bug/140458/

Official .metalinks are at http://releases.ubuntu.com/8.04/ and other places. These are used by Wubi, but not seen from the main download page.

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