On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Michael Schumacher <schumaml@xxxxxx> wrote: > See > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list/2015-May/msg00034.html > (the mail thread gets constructive beyond the first post). > > In this thread, there is work on proposal for the downloads pages that > makes both the torrent link and the direct link (to e.g. the Windows > .exe file) more obvious. The reason for emphasizing the torrent file > over the direct link was to spread knowledge of BitTorrent and put less > load on our server, but having both as equals should work just as fine. > > There has been another proposal on our #gimp IRC channel to make the > platform selection available again, I'm currently checking the status of > that. > > Yeah... most non-technical people haven't heart of torrents (except for maybe the ones downloading illegal software, movies, and music). The largest link for Windows on that page is a misleading .torrent link (as a normal person would expect to download the software to install it rather than download a file that requires them to install other software to install it). In fact, the direct download link for Windows is a tiny "this link" at the end of the description paragraph underneath the GIANT torrent link. There are plenty of trusted binary hosting services for open source projects. One not need look far for alternate hosting if the worry is GIMP infrastructure overload. Personally I feel the "Download" button on the front page should actually download the software (detecting your browser language and platform). Then perhaps make the link on the right called "Downloads" or "More Downloads" where users can find the comprehensive list of items to download to their heart's content. Regardless of the way in which the downloads are presented. I do think the downloads page is pretty busy. My friends need someone like me to help them sort it out when they're getting their copy of GIMP. I feel that flow is in need of improvement. SAM -- I prefer to encrypt my email GPG FINGERPRINT 4096 KEY 8D8B F0E2 42D8 A068 572E BF3C E8F7 3234 7257 E65F https://keybase.io/samrocketman Learn how to encrypt your email with the Email Self Defense guide: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org/en/ _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list List address: gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list
