On 25/02/15 21:14, Brian Chalega da Silva wrote: > On 25-02-2015 17:31, Marc Weustink wrote: >> >> On February 25, 2015 8:51:11 PM CET, Travis Ayres >> <tray...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> I like the getlazarus version better so far than the official >>> one (assuming it isn't an elaborate trick...). Free software is >>> all about choice - I'm glad to have another option. >>> >>> I'm kinda surprised other people seem not to like it. More >>> exposure for fpc/lazarus is good isn't it? >> That is not the problem. More exposure is ok. The problem with at >> least the download section is that it is absolutely not clear that >> you are downloading a alpha/beta version of Lazarus/fpc >> >> Imo it should point to the official download with the getlazarus >> version as alternative. That way visitors not knowing about Lazarus >> have a choice. When you now visit getlazarus and click download, it >> offers the option to download setup.exe When you don't know about >> Lazarus you expect this to be an official version. In my case where >> I professionally use Lazarus, I only want released versions of both >> Lazarus an FPC. >> >> Marc > > I disagree, since it's their website, it is logical that they would > deliver their version of the software, I only think that it would be > good if in the website they made it clear that this isn't the > official site and not an official Lazarus initiative, to don't > confuse people who don't know Lazarus. >
I've attempted to add some changes to getlazarus download page, hope the owner/moderator picks & implements them... > To summarize, IMO it basically needs to be more clear in the point > that it's not endorsed by the Lazarus project, and that the version > there is an unstable one (like Osvaldo, I personally prefer to use > the unstable version too, but I'm only a hobbyist). Balance is the word - I don't mind test versions as long as they don't spoil my production setup ;) > > And if it won't be too difficult maybe do a stable script / bundle > too? But I guess I'm asking too much and doing too little hehe > > Best regards, Brian Chalega da Silva. > Lukasz -- _______________________________________________ Lazarus mailing list Lazarus@lists.lazarus.freepascal.org http://lists.lazarus.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/lazarus