Bug#1067649: Verification page is not accessible from the homepage
> So here I adapt my original request: please add the link to /verify at > the /distrib page; and if possible, also consider renaming the link of I've added the link now to the /distrib web page. -- regards Thomas
Bug#1067649: Verification page is not accessible from the homepage
Hi Thomas,
On 2024-03-25 02:39, Thomas Lange wrote:
> I don't think we need the link on the startpage, but maybe on the
> /distrib page where we provide other ISO downloads.
>
I agree that not every user need to verify downloads.
> But in the end I try to remember whenever I have verified an ISO by
> myself.
>
I do that on a regular basis for educational purposes, as I see the
value of being able to verify authenticity of our images with our own
hands.
> I can't remember and I guess I never did it. Maybe I
> check that I'm using https://www.debian.org. That's all I need to
> trust.
>
It is not only a matter of trusting the website, but the network, and
even the local filesystem. It happened to me once to have to re-flash a
batch of 20 USBs, because I had not verified if the file I had at hands
was the good one. I can imagine that for media vendors it is also of
crucial importance, to make sure they are redistributing the authentic
image.
So here I adapt my original request: please add the link to /verify at
the /distrib page; and if possible, also consider renaming the link of
"other downloads", since the content of the target is not only about
other downloads. For a minimal change, I'd say "other download options",
but I'd prefer "other ways of getting debian" ("Getting Debian" is the
title of the /distrib page, so it will be less confusing when the user
lands on the target).
Thanks for considering!
Tassia.
Bug#1067649: Verification page is not accessible from the homepage
I don't think we need the link on the startpage, but maybe on the /distrib page where we provide other ISO downloads. But in the end I try to remember whenever I have verified an ISO by myself. I can't remember and I guess I never did it. Maybe I check that I'm using https://www.debian.org. That's all I need to trust. -- regards Thomas
Bug#1067649: Verification page is not accessible from the homepage
Package: www.debian.org Severity: important X-Debbugs-CC: debian...@lists.debian.org Dear www and CD teams, When the Download link in our homepage was changed to start the iso download right away, the old download page [1] became inaccessible (at least not easily-accessible), making it very hard to find the verification page [2]. I could only find it clicking on "other downloads", then "Download mirrors", and scrolling up until the top of the page, where a menu appears on the right, containing the link to the verify page (I guess many of our users would totally miss it!). My suggestion would be to replace the line "other downloads" with 2 separate links side-by-side: "verify authenticity" | "check all download options" And incorporate the content of the old download page into those 2 targets, the verify and "Getting Debian" page [3] (current target of other downloads). [1] https://www.debian.org/download [2] https://www.debian.org/CD/verify [3] https://www.debian.org/distrib/ Cheers, Tassia.
