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
and 32-bit
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.
All the best
Johannes