Re: Windows download link on gnu.org

[Ben Pfaff]

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 04:38:27PM -0600, Alan Mead wrote:
> On 12/16/2015 3:59 PM, Harry Thijssen wrote:
> >
> >     https://www.gnu.org/software/pspp/get.html
> >
> >     And on that page, there's a series of bullets for various operating
> >     systems, including Windows but Windows has no clickable link (whereas
> >     the others all do have clickable links).  Why is this? 
> >
> >
> > Never noticed this, but you are right. However for other OS-es it is
> > linking to info about that OS. That might not be what MSWindows users
> > want.
> >
> >     Shouldn't we link
> >     to pspp.awardspace.com <http://pspp.awardspace.com>?  Or at least
> >     add an HTML anchor so that you can
> >     click and it will scroll down to the awardspace.com
> >     <http://awardspace.com> link?
> >
> >
> > I would vote for the anchor.
> 
> Yes, a link to information about Windows would be less helpful than a
> link to jump down to the binaries.  So, maybe adding a link with the
> text "Jump to download link" that links to an anchor on the page for the
> download links?
> 
> >  
> >
> >     Also, the actual link for the windows is a bullet further down the
> >     page
> >     under "MS Windows" that says "XP and up".  Couldn't it say "All recent
> >     Windows (XP and up)" or "Windows executable (XP and up)" or something
> >     similar? I don't know that current Windows users will know what
> >     "XP" and
> >     "and up" and "binaries" mean...
> >
> >
> > Maybe:
> > Current MSWindows versions <http://pspp.awardspace.com/> (all PSPP
> > versions for MSWindows
> > <http://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/files>)
> >
> 
> That would be clear too.
> 
> > Ps. It seems sometimes in some part of the world there are problems
> > with reaching awardspace.com <http://awardspace.com>. Don't know why.
> > So the link to sourceforge is necessary too.ave fun.
> 
> So, I would label that link as "Direct link to Windows PSPP installation
> files on sourceforge" or something like that.

Just now, I did some major revisions to the "download" page.  I think it
will be easier for users.  Any comments?