I would like to help out in any way I can.
Right now I'm moderating the spam off the list (but approving everything
else), so hopefully everyone will see less spam.
There are a few pages that I think could use some minor corrections/changes:
http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.1/index.html
1. Promote OpenOffice.org
If you would like to help promote OpenOffice.org your are welcome to place
your favorite button at your site.
'your are' should be changed to 'you are'
File this with the webmasters
2. On the same page, the BitTorrent Downloads! link points to
http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/download.html . That goes to a Page
moved type page that then forwards you to
http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/ . Wouldn't it just be easier if the
original link went there?
Correct, I didn't notice this. It can be filed with the webmasters as well.
3. The third option for selecting download site would be nice if we
emphasized P2P and had these at the top of the list:
P2P: BitTorrent
P2P: Magnet Link
P2P: ed2k link
I know theres a separate page for P2P & I hope I'm not making it out to be
more important than it is, but I think sharing bandwidth is better than
paying for it. Encourage people to use P2P especially if they already have
something like BT installed. If not, using the regular links is fine.
Here's the part of the script, which is above me:
'<select name="mirror"
>'<option value="">Select your download site</option></select>\n'+
Big discussions about this have been going on, but we will have to get in touch with the maintainers of that page to sort it out, they will know how it works.
4 & 5. Once you select language, os, download site you are brought to a page
like
http://download.openoffice.org/2.0.1/contribute.html?continue=ftp%3A//ftp.op
enoffice.skynet.be/pub/ftp.openoffice.org/stable/2.0.1/OOo_2.0.1_Win32Intel_
install.exe . I think it would be nice if this page would be in the language
you selected a few seconds before. That makes another page to translate, but
it would be a nice touch & helpful to users. This page should also have the
information from the previous page since this is the last page that will be
open once you have downloaded the install file:
AFAIK, clicking on other languages takes you straight to a localised page for the download.
Documentation
* System Requirements
* Installation Instructions & Guides: Windows & Linux
* Mac OS X (X11) installation information
* Set Up Guide (pdf)
* User Guide
* Release Notes
Of course, this would be nice if translated pages were offered, at least for
the Installation Instructions.
What do you guys think?
It looks like you have many ideas here any you would be very useful in any of the website's projects, although most of these we have no control over, so perhaps you could help us by joining the people in charge of the downloads page, so that we can become a more prominent method of download :)
Adrian
