-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 23:20:13 -0700, Sytse Sijbrandij wrote: > Right now the homepage has an obvious download button, that links to > https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/ this is the recommended way to > install and it contains the source code (ruby is an interpreted > language) although as plain files, not as a git repo.
The downloads page lists Debian and RPM packages, which must either be installed or unpacked using specialized tools. I do see that there is a "installation from source code" after clicking on the download button on the homepage, then "alternative installation methods". That was what I was referring to. Maybe a more prominent link to a source package (preferably a tarball, which is traditional) on the downloads page could be included? The development kit, if that is preferred, is another option, so long as it is clear that this is the preferred method for obtaining source code. > A bit lower on the page the term 'open source' is a link that links to > https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master Ah, I see---I expected that link to take me to an "open source" definition. But the downloads page is a good enough focus. I understand the rationale in your reply. Balancing two distinct user groups is not an easy task, especially when business depends on it. - -- Mike Gerwitz Free Software Hacker | GNU Maintainer http://mikegerwitz.com FSF Member #5804 | GPG Key ID: 0x8EE30EAB -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJVAOLDAAoJEPIruBWO4w6rTZEP/i2D7LvzQinjoeBRScDwGsAV V6vSanhJm/7R07wi7hBwSw8PZeKw+F25dl8LLCAXLvRYVMdGzk5CuuT+K1qpe15I awylCrB5qYqmiP3ie6d7aRhnpvEhMcTaV6duc8m0hx6g/HOWhEHrsiHtYEcMF95W Bwh1gl9IhbyEd4jpJRT8s0TyFDaNJOhEx6TSLXX1d/5tBLI6mvvvoiO79F7Go4yM sVf5GsKDy6WnoX5GaFIeqQE7y7Qre3+MUi1U2QiFs8wHBAIhI5d/QEiduj1nVdnh yhU3MvRRQxg2ddez/yyLsFxbh5046m78ZnjQvMdlEjGmZnLzJWmyKXITRSCnPj+v Yw08OC8hu9eUr0iXzAA+I1gr0XftApO8nSyhvy+Uoh4jT4+U0HPxFy9TOSmvYwb+ E0oHGOMgU/14YLmruhiFxJCiR3orXk7Rhu0YvLat0qb406BXVAs8ptVwNEkegfQr HjXfXM+SfqVCRgFpZ1Qj2rHGQgtNj7elFjQVOg+L8gecQos8R64jvgF1BOLPTyYe xguKinsDosigWz3qLwFdDholBHpZKRVV9Kpc6xDdeYZ6mEnuDnLLF61PB/3FokeC lfDyh0rrczN587H6wwePfY8Tkhy6xbDpIPWj2sfgjA+QR1xCytTt6gt8MDEHqdyg isxdEh6YHaqbmuvvoMWF =LqiT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
