Hi Tim:
What I meant to say is:
I'm ok with the changes you made to the OFBiz download page. Thanks.
Regards,
Ruth
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Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Tim:
I don't get your point. What is wrong with
http://build.ofbiz.org/branches.php?
FYI - I don't care so much about the feedback. I just want new users
and casual "downloaders" to have a reasonable shot at a successful
download and a first-time OFBiz experience.
Regards,
Ruth
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Tim Ruppert wrote:
Still a bad idea. Have you even seen the branches / releases page
which does exactly what you're asking?
http://build.ofbiz.org/branches.php - take a peek because then we can
stop all of this around pushing people to the 9.04 release. As I've
said seemingly a million times, until the things that you said are
true (IE - that you will get faster, more reliable feedback from the
community on the 9.04 release), then we need to stop pushing this
point. It's simply not the case.
Cheers,
Ruppert
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On Dec 10, 2009, at 1:50 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
Hi Ryan:
We could say that. Please say that! And please, have that button
point to a 9.04 build.
Currently, that button does not point to a download of OFBiz 9.04.
Instead you get the latest trunk build. [Hence all my original
confusion and misunderstanding about what was going on.] So, yes,
please make that button point to a OFBiz 9.04 build and add that
text to the button. That would be a wonderful compromise.
Regards,
Ruth
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Ryan Foster wrote:
I see no reason to add "New Users" to the download button, as they
are not the only people who download OFBiz. Take a look at another
Open Source project that has 10 million downloads as an example,
WordPress. I love the fact that they display a big download button
right in the middle of their homepage, and also highlight their
download button in their navigation (http://wordpress.org). We
could simply change the button to say "Download OFBiz 9.04", in a
similar fashion. This states exactly what the action is for new
users, and tells existing users in 2 seconds what release the
project is on.
Ryan Foster
HotWax Media
801.671.0769
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
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
