CHECKSUM is not easily accessible on Fedora Download Page

suvayu ali fatkasuvayu+linux at gmail.com
Thu Jan 20 22:10:59 UTC 2011


Hi Máirín,

2011/1/20 Máirín Duffy <duffy at fedoraproject.org>:
> Proposal -
>
> Mockup:
> http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/webdesign/fedoraproject.org/verify/verify.png
>

I wanted to add something, I didn't find the verify link in the
sidebar in the least bit difficult to find in the first place. However
although your proposal to put it in the splash is an excellent
enhancement, I feel it would be more effective if you could put it
next to / below the "If not, click the link below ...". That should
increase the visibility.

I understand your motivation for the design is to make it easy for
users, new and old alike, to get the latest version of Fedora. However
as the designer you are in a unique position to inculcate good habits
into users like checking downloads for corruption / tampering. So
maybe taking the approach to gradually guide the user to these best
practices would be a better motivation rather than give into their
demands for making things simple and in the process reducing the use
of these security measures?

Just a thought. And thanks for the beautiful work. :)

-- 
Suvayu

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