downloads-examples
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Appcast examples
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Examples
Mozilla Firefox
- Extension (single instance) e.g. NoScript
- Extension version history (multiple instances of one app) e.g. NoScript history
iusethis
- Download page, e.g. http://osx.iusethis.com/app/peek-a-boo
- No version history or release notes
- Does not list older downloads
- Appcast, e.g. http://osx.iusethis.com/appcast/igtd
- Every download page has a related appcast RSS feed (with autodiscovery)
VersionTracker
- Download page, e.g. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/3410
- Does not have a direct download link, but a link to a separate page that starts the download
- Has a version history section
- Does not list older downloads
- Has a system requirements section
MySQL Downloads
- Download page, e.g. http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html
- Very big page with downloads with different applications, architectures, OSes, etc
- Does not list older downloads
- No version history or release notes
MacUpdate
- Download page, e.g. http://macupdate.com/info.php/id/10225/yum
- Has a version history section
- Does not list older downloads
- Has a direct download link
- Has a system requirements section