I also feel the path to follow too large, al least for .torrent downloads. Additionally I suggest to not make links for "_blank" target.
El 17/11/15 a les 01:53, Patrik Bubák ha escrit: > I agree with what has been said. We've discussed this a long time ago > with the marketing team and the new website will definitely be more > straighforward. > > Learn about how to protect yourself on the internet > <https://prism-break.org/en/> > Why it is important to encrypt your communications > <https://freedom.press/encryption-works> > An easy how-to guide to PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) > <https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/> > > Nothing ruins creativity like too many voices weighing in. We call it > the /Ice Cream Principle/. Tell 10 people to go get ice cream with one > condition: they all have to agree on one flavour. That flavour is going > to be chocolate or vanilla every time. Groups of people don't agree on > what's cool or interesting, they agree on what's easy to agree on. > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Website request: include an easy-to-get-to link to > downloads > Local Time: November 16 2015 11:00 pm > UTC Time: November 16 2015 10:00 pm > From: lbsol...@yahoo.com > To: steve.lori...@gmail.com,amjja...@gnome.org > CC: ubuntu-gnome@lists.ubuntu.com > > > On 11/16/2015 03:17 PM, Steve Lorimer wrote: >> Hi Ali. >> >> The way I explained how to download Ubuntu Gnome wasn't an attempt >> to help people find the download link. It was a step-by-step run >> down of the process I had to go through in order to find the link >> as a newcomer to the distro and the website. >> >> In doing do, I was attempting to illustrate just how difficult and >> convoluted the hoops are one has to go through in order to >> download it. >> >> IMHO I don't think making the download link difficult to find will >> make people any more or less likely to read the release notes. If >> people are too lazy to read the release notes then they're not >> going to read them, regardless of how hard it is to find the >> download link. >> >> The pages you linked to >> (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME/LTS and >> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME/Non-LTS>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME/Non-LTS) >> both prominently implore people to read the release notes. >> >> Would it not be reasonable to have a Download page with nothing >> other than the above 2 links on them? >> >> > > Seems reasonable to me. > > Lance > > >> >> >> >> >> >> On 16 November 2015 at 01:31, Ali/amjjawad <amjja...@gnome.org >> <mailto:amjja...@gnome.org>> wrote: >> >> Hello Steve and everyone else, >> >> >> My apology for the delay but I don't login here when it's the >> weekends. I take 2 days off from everything hoping to recharge >> and think clearly to solve my problems during the week and >> working at home, etc etc. So Sat and Sun are my off days :) >> >> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 1:43 AM, Steve Lorimer >> <steve.lori...@gmail.com <mailto:steve.lori...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> IMHO, I think it is frustratingly difficult to download >> Ubuntu Gnome. >> >> >> Appreciate your feedback :) >> >> >> >> Here is how you currently download: >> >> Google Ubuntu Gnome >> >> This leads to >> <https://ubuntugnome.org/>https://ubuntugnome.org/ >> >> >> Read the page until you see: *The latest stable release is >> Ubuntu GNOME 15.10.* >> >> >> This leads to a blog >> post: >> <https://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-15-10-is-released/>https://ubuntugnome.org/ubuntu-gnome-15-10-is-released/ >> >> >> Read until you see: *Get Ubuntu GNOME 15.10. *Click >> on *Download Ubuntu GNOME 15.10* >> >> This takes you to: >> >> <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME>https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME >> >> >> Read until you find *Please use the torrent link to >> download. *Click on that link. >> >> This takes you >> to >> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BitTorrent>https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BitTorrent >> >> >> Read until you find *Ubuntu bittorrent files can be found >> at >> <http://releases.ubuntu.com/>http://releases.ubuntu.com/. *Click >> on that link. >> >> This takes you >> to <http://releases.ubuntu.com/>http://releases.ubuntu.com/ >> >> >> Find and click on the appropriate link: *Ubuntu GNOME*. >> Click on that link. >> >> This takes you >> to >> <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/ >> >> >> Click *15.10* >> >> This takes you >> to >> <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10/>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10/ >> >> >> Click *release* >> >> This takes you >> to >> <http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10/release/>http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10/release/ >> >> >> Find the appropriate file: >> *ubuntu-gnome-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent* >> >> >> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-gnome/releases/15.10/release/ubuntu-gnome-15.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent >> >> >> Would it not be reasonable to have a link to the torrent >> directly on the homepage? >> >> Something like: >> >> *Download latest version 15.10 via BitTorrent* >> >> For reasons why bittorrent is best, and other ways to >> download if required, *click here*. >> >> >> HTH >> Steve >> >> >> >> IMHO, the way you explained and described it is really hard >> for anyone. Allow me to make life much easier for you and the >> rest :) >> >> Let's start from zero: >> >> 1. Open your browser. >> 2. Type: ubuntugnome.org <http://ubuntugnome.org> and then >> press Enter. >> 3. Go to "Download" tab on the top of the page directly if >> you're willing to download any version without reading >> anything else and find the last link that says "Download >> Ubuntu GNOME" and by the way, the page is short so no need >> to scroll down a lot to reach there anyway *- OR -* simply >> go directly to: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME and I'd >> suggest here to bookmark that very important page. >> 4. On the https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME >> page, you will find a tree-view links on the right side of >> the page. Click on the version you wish to download and get. >> 5. Once you choose which version you need, you will go to the >> desired page. There are 2 pages, one for the Non-LTS and >> the other for LTS releases: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME/LTS and >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME/Non-LTS >> and that's all. >> >> So, which scenario is easier now? ;) >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list >> Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com >> <mailto:Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome >> >> >> Of course, there is a reason and a very valid one why I >> haven't made it a one-click download. Because people are too >> lazy to read the release notes and then, they rain our mailing >> list with tons of emails complaining ;) >> >> If you want me to make it one-button download links then >> please, do find some extra hands to help us here! >> >> Otherwise, it is usually one 3-5 people are active and the >> rest are? no idea ... >> >> Hope that helps? >> >> >> -- >> >> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> >> Best Regards, >> Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> >> >> *<http://kibo.computer>http://kibo.computer* - >> <http://torios.net>http://torios.net - Ubuntu GNOME >> <http://ubuntugnome.org/> >> >> >> > > > -- Ubuntu-GNOME mailing list Ubuntu-GNOME@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gnome
