#25161: Don't encourage new users to installing the development version in the
quick install
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Reporter: alasdairnicol | Owner: nobody
Type: Uncategorized | Status: new
Component: Documentation | Version: master
Severity: Normal | Keywords:
Triage Stage: Unreviewed | Has patch: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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I'm creating this ticket because I've several new users with problems with
1.9 in the last couple of weeks: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=common-
passwords.txt.gz
Looking at the [https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.8/intro/install/
Django quick install guide], it in includes the development version as an
option.
> Install a version of Django provided by your operating system
distribution. This is the quickest option for those who have operating
systems that distribute Django.
This looks OK to me.
> Install an official release. This is the best approach for users who
want a stable version number and aren’t concerned about running a slightly
older version of Django.
This is also OK. I think we could remove the "and aren’t concerned about
running a slightly older version of Django". IMO it's better to describe
1.8.X as the latest release, not as being 'slightly older' than the
development version'
> Install the latest development version. This is best for users who want
the latest-and-greatest features and aren’t afraid of running brand-new
code.
I think we could either warn more strongly that stuff might break so it's
not recommended, or we could remove that bullet entirely, and change the
opening sentence to "You’ve got two easy recommended options to install
Django".
I'm happy to write up a patch if the ticket is accepted.
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Ticket URL: <https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/25161>
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