On 26. 11. 18 20:18, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
On 11/26/18 6:32 AM, Johannes Lips wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> when preparing for installing fedora on my new laptop, I stumbled across
> this weird message on the download page
>
https://spins.fedoraproject.org/xfce/download/index.html.
> "Although this spin failed to compose for the final release, this test
> compose contains fixes over the final content to allow for a successful
> compose and should meet most users' needs. You can verify the test
> compose image with a dedicated CHECKSUM file for 64-bit
>
<
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/unofficial/releases/29/x86_64/Fedora...
> and 32-bit
>
<
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/unofficial/releases/29/i386/Fedora-U...
> images."
> To me this is totally confusing for new users and I don't really know if
> it's a really good idea to show this message there. Of course I think
> it's good to be honest and transparent, but this message needs a certain
> level of understanding of the fedora release process and without it, it
> just confuses people.
> I mean who cares if the final compose failed, if updated images are now
> available and are working? Is it mandatory to display such a message if
> the final release is updated?
>
> I really think we can do better, since the spins do look like an unloved
> stepchild enough already.
Well, I agree it's confusing... do you have a recommendation for better
wording? Or you suggest we just don't say anything?
"This spin was built after the official Fedora 29 release. Hence the
images are placed in the /unofficial/ directory on the mirrors, but you
shouldn't worry about that."
If we don't say anything the 'unofficial' might cause
some issues.
Really the best thing would be to make sure everything is actually built
and tested before release. ;(
Well... Shit happens.
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