Package: www.debian.org Severity: important As pointed out in
https://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/201603301121.25333.lisi.re...@gmail.com , we may be giving links to download ISO images but we're not giving *any* useful information about the checksums and signatures for those images in pages like https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ As we're trying to educate users to verify their downloads more, we really need to do better here. For many (most?) people that page is already a wall of text, so just adding more stuff there won't help. >From other discussions with users in debian-user and elsewhere, I think we actually have *too many* pages describing how to download ISOs etc., and it's becoming a pain to keep up with them all and keep them all updated in sync. It's very easy for people to find outdated/misleading/confusing pages that put them off. So, I'd like to suggest a new, much simplified strategy: * *Remove* the direct link on the front page to the multi-arch netinst I'd argue that we *don't* need a direct link on the front page, and it's a dis-service to users who may download it and then not know what to do to verify etc. * Replace that link with a link to a simple "Download" page which gives *simple* instructions and links. This would be similar to what we have at https://www.debian.org/distrib/ , but we also need to re-org that page and make it prettier and clearer, add some graphics etc.: Download Debian =============== Debian is [ ... ] GRAPHIC 1 GRAPHIC 2 (picture of installer) (picture of desktop) * Download installer * Download live image ================== =================== + (link to m-a netinst?) + link to favoured 64-bit image + link to 64-bit netinst + link to favoured 32-bit image + link to 32-bit netinst + more... (link to page with + more... (link to page with more architecture options, more architecture options, download options, etc.) download options, etc.) (CENTERED, in a box?) GRAPHIC 3 (picture of checksums / padlock etc.) * Verify your download ==================== (simple rationale and instructions, link to page with more details) GRAPHIC 4 GRAPHIC 5 (picture of USB stick) (picture of CD/DVD media) * How to write to USB * How to write to optical media =================== ============================= (simple instructions, (simple instructions, link to pages with more link to pages with more details) details) * Re-organise all the other pages to act as the subsidiary pages mentioned here, removing the redundancy that's biting us and hurting users. Thoughts? -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "... the premise [is] that privacy is about hiding a wrong. It's not. Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect." -- Bruce Schneier
