Re: Confusing Linux download page

On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 15:43, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 2:34 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 15:27, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>> On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 2:24 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree that the current one is better than the old one. That doesn't
>>>> mean it can't be improved upon.
>>>
>>> The primary change in the current one was to put the one-clicks first,
>>> so those with a shorter-than-normal attention span found something
>>> that just worked and gave them the basics they needed in the vast
>>> majority of cases.
>>
>> I always thought it was listing the different download options for
>> different distributions instead of just "you can download it from our
>> ftp site" that made the difference. Was the three weeks difference
>> between those two changes really enough to determine which one was the
>> effective one?
>
> I thought the main problem was clear that some people just didn't read
> enough, or think enough, so putting the simple option first helped. It
> was usually the people that would reply with 'just give me a URL to
> what I need' that needed the help.

But we *don't* have the simple option first. The simple option is to
go into Applications->Software Center, pick postgresql, and click
install. That's a hell of a lot simpler than the oneclicks,
particularly when you look at patching.

I agree that people not reading long enough is probably the issue.
Which is why I think it's good to present a list of options first,
*before* a direct download option. You will notice that the first link
is *still* the one for graphical installers in my suggested rework.

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