Website and download confusion

[Geert Janssens]

[ Sorry, and this time to the list as well... ]]

On Wednesday 11 November 2009, you wrote:
> I think you should simply add a section with download links for the stable
> version below the Features section of the page, just above News.  The news
> is far more prominent than the sidebar download links, plus the sidebar
> links take the user to the Sourceforge page which shows the Mac 2.3.7 .dmg
> installer as the 'latest file' and the 2.2.9 stable release has no
> prominence whatsoever on the page.
>
> Having the links front and center would make it very obvious for the
> average computer user what they should download to install GnuCash.  The
> average user isn't going to understand to look for the "stable" versus
> unstable installers, so if they are not direct accordingly they will just
> pick up whatever is the newest version and most accessible/easy to find. 
> Ideally, something like the following I think would make it easier for
> users to find the correct stable installer for their OS, inserted between
> the News and Feature Highlights sections of the home page:
>
> "
> <h2>Download GnuCash</h2>
>
> <p>The latest stable release of GnuCash is 2.2.9.  Download the installer
> for your operating system below.</p>
>
> <ul>
> <li>GnuCash 2.7.9 for <a href="
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/2.2.9/gnuc
>ash-2.2.9-setup.exe/download">Microsoft Windows XP/Vista</a></li>
> <li>GnuCash 2.7.9 for Mac OS X <a href="
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/2.2.9/Gnuc
>ash-Intel-2.2.9.4.dmg/download">Intel</a>
>
> | <a href="">Power PC</a> | <a href="
>
> http://voxel.dl.sourceforge.net/project/gnucash/gnucash%20(stable)/2.2.9/Gn
>ucash%20OSX%20Readme.html ">Readme</a></li>
> <li>GnuCash 2.7.9 for <a href="
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/2.2.9/gnuc
>ash-2.2.9.tar.bz2/download ">Linux</a></li>
> <li><a href="
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnucash/files/gnucash%20(stable)/2.2.9/">Vi
>ew all GnuCash 2.7.9 downloads</a></li>
> </ul>
>
> <p>Ubuntu 9.10 users can install GnuCash 2.7.9 through the Software Center
> under the Office category.</p>
>
> <p>Unstable (development) releases can be downloaded using the Download
> links in the side menu, or from the News articles below.  Unstable releases
> are not intended for production use.  Unstable releases should be used for
> testing purposes only.</p>
> "
>
That's indeed the kind of links I intended to add.

I'll see what I can set up.

Geert