Re: [Oorexx-devel] ooRexx Web Site Download Page

[CVBruce <cv...@gm...>]

I've seen some sites where just the current release is listed, an at the bottom is a link to an "older releases" page.  People usually want the current release, unless they have a very specific reason to get something else.

Bruce
On Mar 11, 2014, at 8:37 AM, David Ashley wrote:

> All -
> 
> The download page on the main ooRexx web site is getting a little too
> crowded with the old releases. I was about to update it with the new
> 4.2.0 release when I changed my mind and decided it was time to do
> something else with this page.
> 
> First, I have some observations.
> 
> 1. Listing the individual files for download is error prone at best. A
> simple typo can make the link useless.
> 2. Listing details for the old releases is not very useful. Usually
> people want the latest version.
> 
> So I suggest we only list each version as a link to the SourceForge
> repository (there would be a different link for each version). That way
> the SF repository becomes the only real place from which to download
> files and we do not have to maintain two places that list the files for
> download.
> 
> Opinions/suggestions?
> 
> David Ashley
> 
> 
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