On 03/01/2013 03:34 PM, Assaf Gordon wrote: > Pádraig Brady wrote, On 02/28/2013 08:12 AM: >> On 02/28/2013 08:40 AM, Ondrej Vasik wrote: >>> On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:26 +0100, Bernhard Voelker wrote: >>>>> On February 28, 2013 at 4:23 AM Pádraig Brady <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I've adjusted the above to only reference online resources, >>>>> and ensure the links are at the end of each line. >>>>> The result is now at http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/ >>>> >>>> I like it. >>> > > Looks great. > > Since you're updating the website to make it more approachable, may I suggest > two more changes? > > 1. In the "Downloads" section, put a direct link to the official GIT > repository ( http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git ) ? > The current text says: > Coreutils source releases can be found at XXXX > Test source releases can be found at XXXX > The latest source code, along with a revision history, can be found in the > Savannah repository > > It's true that it mentions the Savannah repository, but it's not immediately > clear what's going on. > And to actually see the Git page, one has to click on the "Savannah > repository" link (and the Savannah page is a bit of an overloaded mess), then > go to the "Source Code" drop-down menu, and click on "Browse Source Code" - > not exactly intuitive.
I was debating that, but wanted to keep savannah in the loop somehow. Given that the interface is a bit awkward, I've now linked directly. > > If we could add a simple line below that says: > View git source code repository: > http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/coreutils.git > It would be much more convenient. > > > 2. In the "Downloads" section, mention which is the latest version, and > provide a direct link to it. > This requires a bit of work every time a new release is made, but it's very > helpful for someone who just wants to download the latest version without > exploring the GNU FTP website. Not needed I think. One can click on the "last modified" column to sort. If we were to do that, I suppose one could update a latest.tar.xz symlink at each release and link to that. cheers, Pádraig.
