https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63287

--- Comment #4 from Owen Genat <owen.ge...@gmail.com> ---
I think part of the problem lies with the fact that the text "Main installer"
is a reference to the target file (rather than protocol i.e., direct download /
FTP / HTTP) while "Torrent" is the reverse. In both cases it is the installer
that is being downloaded, but the protocols are different. Generally, sites use
a series of protocol links e.g., HTTP, FTP, torrent, jigdo, etc.

The other problem with the current large green button / graphic is in it not
being a link, but rather containing several links. I think most people would
expect a button / graphic to represent a clickable item, as on the Apache
OpenOffice download page:

http://www.openoffice.org/download/index.html

The choices for a button are usually either: a button-per-protocol or a
secondary screen where the method of download is selected. A cursory
examination of download pages of other significant FOSS projects (e.g., Gimp,
Inkscape, Scribus, Calligra) reveals basic text offering direct links rather
than button / graphics.

I do not agree with using the term "MSI" as this is a platform-specific
packaging term. The current "installer" is fine as a generic reference, but the
links should (IMO) indicate the protocol.

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