Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, g <geleem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: >> i still contend that all the *BS* bitching about no links is fault of >> those who would rather have something to bitch about than make a simple >> bookmark in their browser so they would know where to look for what they >> want and not have to use google. > > The questions about finding the torrents (and also install CD ISOs) were > from people wanting to download Fedora and not finding what they needed on > the Fedora site. i understand very well what all of complaining was about and from what i see, it is mostly from users who post to this list regularly. it was *not* from new users wanting to download an iso. > How do they get a bookmark? that depends on their browser. with firefox, you right click on a *hot link* and select 'bookmark this link'. which is what i did a few versions back when torrent page _was_ a hot link. > Why should they need to use Google? because they do not know how to make bookmarks. > If people are asking these questions here, it shows that there is a need > for more/better information on the Fedora site. it is not 'the Fedora site', it is a new page written too hastily and probably by a developer who's ass was worn out helping to get fedora 13 out. from looks of post and problems, they should have waited a little longer. but that is what fedora is all about. new development and a whole hell of a lot of testing, then releasing form more extensive testing. i did not *jump into fire* like a lot of posters did in logging onto http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora, but i did just now have a look at page and not in bottom right of page, "Other ways to get Fedora", which may be 'patch' that was mentioned in thread. it links to http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora-all, which looks very much like page that was available for fedora 12, except that now it is all related to fedora 13. all in all, i still content that if posters had http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ in their bookmarks, posters would have known where to get torrents, unless they where new users. in summation, author of new 'http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora' should have edited 'get-fedora' for fedora 12 and insured that 'http://fedoraproject.org/get-fedora-all' was edited for fedora 13. all of which could have been done with with a global 'replace all' edit of '12' to '13'. -- peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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