On Wed, 2010-05-26 at 19:54 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 2010 14:57:55 -0700 > Suvayu Ali wrote: > > > I understand your concern and see the merit in keeping the default > > get-fedora page simple, but I fail to see how that implies no page > > linking to either of these pages. (or maybe I didn't look long enough) > > I like the default page too, but the default page has a link on > it with the text "View full list of options for getting Fedora ...", > that page http://fedoraproject.org/en/get-fedora-options isn't > remotely close to a full list of options for getting fedora. See, those aren't options for 'getting' Fedora, they are Fedora options... see below... > > No possible train of logic involving mythical average users can > justify leaving download options off of a page claiming to be > all the download options. The wording is a little confusing - we offer way too many options. When you read 'download options', you think, 'methods of downloading.' The way 'download options' was originally intended, however, was to mean, 'different variations of Fedora' - options like Desktop, Architecture, etc. Options for FEDORA, not how you were DOWNLOADING it. Fair enough, part of the patch I put together for the site rewords the text to say, "View more Fedora options" rather than "View full list of options for getting Fedora." You can see the patch and a screenshot here: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/websites/2010-May/008043.html > And while this thread is talking about the response of average > users to the download page, what about the average users who > want to try fedora for the first time and are disgusted to > discover that fedora apparently doesn't have any mirrors or > torrent support. I don't think those users are really in the majority to be quite honest: http://mairin.wordpress.com/2009/08/27/getting-fedora-survey-results/ Less than 1/3 for sure... > After all the page claims to be "full list of > options". Why would I go do searches for things not mentioned > on the page that already claims to be everything? I agree the wording is confusing, I hope the change mentioned above helps address the issue. ~m -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
