On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 6:34 AM, Pavel Sanda <sa...@lyx.org> wrote:

> Joel Kulesza wrote:
> > Given my recent faulty assumption on how the download site and associated
> > mirrors work, what are your thoughts on the wording change:
> >
> > You can download LyX 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/
> (based
> > in Paris) or a closer mirror listed at: http://www.lyx.org/Download#
> toc11.
>
> I'd say wording should be smt like:
>
> You can download LyX 2.3.0rc2 from ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/devel/ or
> you can use one of the mirrors listed on our web in case the link doesn't
> work or is too slow.
>

I would include the link to the mirror listing. Otherwise, I can imagine
frustration of having a slow/failed download causing me to then go hunt for
a better alternative on the website (for a new user, who may not be totally
familiar with it).

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