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?
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. ;(
kevin