Well, 3 clicks vs 1 click to get Maven vs gradle from the main page, not a big deal IMHO. Apache Ant gives it in 2 clicks by catching the right mirror. Apache Tomcat 2 clicks by catching the right mirror. Apache Directory gives it in 3 clicks. and so on
So, I think we are not so bad. Vincent 2011/7/8 Tim O'Brien <tobr...@discursive.com>: > I had to write this process down for the millionth time today. Here it > is: the current procedure for downloading Maven (without using figures). > > 1. Go to http://maven.apache.org. > 2. On the right-hand side of the page, you should see a section with the > title "Get Maven 3.0.3". > 3. Click on the first link in this section, the link titled "Maven 3.0.3" > next to the folder icon. This will take you to a list of Maven > distributions. > 4. Click on one of the archive links (apache-maven-3.0.3-bin.tgz or > apache-maven-3.0.3-bin.zip) in the "Mirrors" column of this table. > 5. You should then see the "Apache Download Mirrors" page. > 6. Click on one of the Mirror URLs and download Apache Maven. > > Can we figure out a way to make it this easy? > > 1. Go to http://maven.apache.org > 2. Click on one of the Download buttons to download Maven. > > Is /dyn/closer.cgi a Foundation requirement? Is there any project that > uses an alternative? I see closer.cgi used on Tapestry and CouchDB. > Apache Directory looks like it uses an intuitive approach (without > breaking user experience): > http://directory.apache.org/apacheds/2.0/download/download-windows.html > > If you are curious as to why I'm interested in this now. It is because I'm > starting to pay much closer attention to Gradle, and Gradle gets this right. > The process to download Gradle is: > > 1. Go to http://gradle.org > 2. Click on the download link > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org
