Robin Vobruba <mls.robin.vobr...@gmail.com> writes: > Being new to Guix, i went to the Download page: > https://www.gnu.org/software/guix/download/ > > immediately saw the 3 big options > read their title/names > was confused what the difference might be between "GuixSD" and "Guix > Binary" > could not find anything inside these 3 option's boxes that would help > me > read the text below them > read the text above them > finally understood that the first option is the OS, and the second is > only the packag-manager > > i think that the first option should have a title saying "Operating > System install medium" or the like, and the second "Package-Manager > for arbitrary Linux". > nobody is going to read a small, regular text formatted, two lines > long paragraph on a download page, but this is very crucial > information for everyone that gets there.
I would not say that the options are hidden, however I agree that there is room for improving the clarity of the different possible choices. For example, by having more distinctive graphics for the different options. OTOH, I don't think this is a priority giving the current state of Guix development. As Ludo said, Guix and GuixSD are relatively involving in regards of users' attention and patience, by requiring reading some documentation. Maybe a small improvement could be to emphasize the terms “GNU/Linux distribution” and/or “operating system” for GuixSD. What about replacing these? --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- As of version 0.9.0, the Guix System Distribution can be installed... --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- “As of version 0.9.0, the Guix System Distribution (GuixSD) is an incarnation of the GNU operating system which can be installed...” --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- USB installer of the Guix System Distribution. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- “USB installer of the GNU/Linux Guix System Distribution.” Ludo: is the terminology correct? are these changes acceptable? -- Mathieu Lirzin
