On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 5:45 PM, William <wjck...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, I think it's safe to say that so far having the initial selection > warning followed by an impossible to misunderstand dialogue box that > requires a check box confirmation is a solid plan. While I still think that > the idea of have a youtube video is a good one: how, where, and when to > implement it is highly problematic. If it is going to be presented along > with or before the download link, it's presentation should be somewhat > passive. We don't want to scare people off - otherwise they might have > second thoughts and instead go use Fedora to accidentally wipe out Windows. > Rather than including it before the download, I think a better option would > be to automatically forward them to the video once the download has > started. To keep everything simple, the page should located at > install.ubuntugnome.org - or similar. Here is my reason for keeping the > URL super simple: going back to the dialogue box, that itself should refer > people to the video that they may have dismissed at download time. If your > going to refer people to a URL that they have to remember, then it must be > super simple, i.e. install.ubuntugnome.org - now the real problem: this > page would have to present a selection of language options. Due to the > nature of Linux, this is not insurmountable, but I don't know how practical > it would be as an effort. Otherwise the page could simply explain things in > greater detail then the installer for every language the video has yet to > be translated into...? This is getting too complicated. Perhaps the video > is a good idea in principle but a bad idea based on logistics alone. >
Hello William, Once this issue has been raised by my good friend Nio, I have immediately updated Ubuntu GNOME Website and Ubuntu GNOME Download Wiki Page: http://ubuntugnome.org/download/ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME#Downloading_Ubuntu_GNOME_13.10 Now, if someone decided NOT to read the first note which is "please backup..." then I am afraid if he/she will come and complain that Ubuntu GNOME (or any flavour) has wiped my Data and it is Linux's Fault, I can simply send him/her that link with the screenshot of the installer where it says: "Warning (in red), ..." The video (HOWTO Install) is JUST an extra step to go the extra miles (that I always love to do). So, from my side, I think I can assure you that Ubuntu GNOME has advised its users to backup their data before even downloading the ISO :D -- Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." Best Regards, amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> Areas of Involvement <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement> My Projects <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects>
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