[Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] Simplify the download pages

[Micha Silver]

Kumaran Narayanaswamy wrote:
> My two cents...
>
> QGIS download page can follow the GRASS approach where the page detects the
> Operating system from where the request is coming and accordingly displays
> Windows only Page or Mac Only Page.
>
> In each download page we can have link to download the current version and
> in the bottom a link to page which states Download nightlybuilds and LTS
> version and another link to other OS's pages.
>
>   
Are there any stats regarding how many downloads there are of the LTS 
version vs. the current version? I'm just guessing, but I also think 
that putting the LTS version along with nightly "testing" builds  on a 
separate page would be a good way to simplify the page.
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Micha

> Kumaran
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Carson Farmer
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 9:26 PM
> To: Otto Dassau
> Cc: Werner Macho; qgis-user; qgis-developer; tech at wildintellect.com
> Subject: [Qgis-user] Re: [Qgis-developer] Simplify the download pages
>
> +1
>
> Just some thoughts,
>
> I think the best way to do things is to make it really easy for *new*
> people to find the version they need immediately, and those who are
> already using qgis, can click a link or two to get more specific or
> more unstable versions. The table is extremely difficult to navigate
> (I've just recently be told this by several of my colleagues), and
> links to new pages would likely be easier to use. In my opinion,
> current version should be right on the download page with links to
> windows, linux, and mac right there. Then the LTS version should be a
> separate page, with windows, linux, and mac. It would be relatively
> easy to also have a 'quick' link which simply downloads the 'Current
> Version' for whichever operating system the user is using to access
> the page...
>
>
> Carson
>
> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Otto Dassau <otto.dassau at gmx.de> wrote:
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> maybe Werner can have a look and try to improve the website. Do you have
>>     
> any
>   
>> suggestions, what we should concentrate on to make it easier to
>> understand, because we already tried to some time ago (probably not very
>> successful :() ?
>>
>> Regards,
>>  Otto
>>
>> Am Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:07:37 +0200
>> schrieb Paolo Cavallini <cavallini at faunalia.it>:
>>
>>     
>>> On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:09:38 -0700, Alex Mandel
>>> <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Based on some feedback I've gotten from some users the download pages
>>>> are still too complicated and have too many choices. It's not clear to
>>>> anyone but advanced and involved users what the right thing to get is.
>>>>         
>>> +1 for me.
>>> Thanks Alex for pointing this out.
>>> All the best.
>>>       
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