Hi Tim et al:
First, I'm not sure I know what the difference is between the column
labeled "Nightly Trunk Builds" and the one labeled "Archived Trunk
Builds". Why both?
OK, but not to get hung up on that...here's my first go-round at
suggested changes:
For starters, how about something like the following:
1) Change the big download button on the right of the page to point to
the latest nightly 9.04 release build. (Not the trunk build). Also,
change the text on that button from "DOWNLOAD OFBIZ" to: "New Users
DOWNLOAD OFBIZ Here!".
2) Change the "OFBiz Nightly Trunk Releases" heading to:
"OFBiz Nightly Release Builds"
3) Swap the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column with the "Nightly Release 9.04
Builds" column so that "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" may be easily seen
by new users.
4) Under the "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" column, put something like
the following:
[Recommended for new users. The most stable code base. All current
stable features. The best option for getting community help.]
Also, only list 5 or so links. Add a link to list other, older builds
after the 5 most recent.
5) Under the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column, put something like the
following:
[Recommended for project committers and those who want the latest and
greatest code. May not be as stable as the 9.04 nightly release builds.]
Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older
builds after the 5 most recent.]
6) Under the "Nightly Release 4.0 Builds" column, put something like
the following:
[Recommended for (legacy) compatibility with earlier releases of OFBiz.
Not recommended for new development where compatibility with the 9.04
release is desired.
Note: support for Release 4.0 builds may be difficult to find and hence
this release is not recommended for new users.]
Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older
builds after the 5 most recent.
I'd like to see how those changes look. That might be enough to minimize
any confusion.
TIA
Ruth
