• Anamana@feddit.de
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    10 months ago

    Imo they aren’t even trying, because it’s not that hard to make it better. Doesn’t even have to be a compromise. Most people just need a visible download button for the programs, that’s all.

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      10 months ago

      If that’s a concern for the project maintainers, they should create a homepage for the project with download links.

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        Or make a shortcut/link in the readme to the newest release of the most popular OS’s.

        A decent release page tends to contain all kinds of files for different OS, so ‘regular’ people who just want the .deb or .exe would likely become confused regardless.

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          I mean, if you don’t even know what OS you’re on…

          Next you’re going to tell me cars need boosters so babies can reach the pedals… At a certain point, it becomes irresponsible to enable ignorance.

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      10 months ago

      SourceForge had a better UX for those who just want to download software.

      And SF is horrible, so this says a lot.

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      There is, it’s literally right there on the home page of the project. You can either copy a URL and download it by cloning the git repo, or you can download the whole project as a zip file. Then you just have to compile it!

      GitHub is for developers, not end users.

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        10 months ago

        It’s not a compromise to make another download button for the last release as well. No one looses.

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        10 months ago

        That’s not a download button for the program. But there is indeed a link to the release page right on the home page of the project, so you’re still correct.