Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-09 Thread Sybren A . Stüvel
On 07-03-18 20:44, Knapp wrote: > It should be easy to find and clearly state what is going on and what is > expected of the user. > None of this is really the case right now. > I know that people often don't read the fine print but these things could > me made bold and clear. [...] > > So,

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-07 Thread Ray Molenkamp
There is such a text on the nightly builds download page, it tells people downloading builds NOT to file bugs on 2.8, people file anyway, which puts extra load on the people triaging the tracker. Giving 2.8 more exposure at this point in time will just further increase that load. --Ray On

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-07 Thread Knapp
> > Making 2.8 test builds harder to find is, I think, also a little bit > intentional. People don't read. They don't see that 2.8 is not released > yet, they just follow the Eevee hype and then are stumped when things > aren't stable. > > -- > Sybren A. Stüvel > I think that is bad policy. It

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-07 Thread Sybren A . Stüvel
On 07-03-18 00:08, Ricardo Nunes wrote: > in my opinion the download page is fine it is two flicks of scroll > wheel to get to the huge red "experimental section" > But if something had to be improved I guess the "Full featured, Free and > Open source, Be part of it" and 2.79/Agent could be

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-07 Thread Knapp
On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 12:08 AM, Ricardo Nunes <3rto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Lolz I was wondering for a moment did someone mistake this for Krita > mailing list because of 4.0 > But yeah in my opinion the download page is fine it is two flicks of scroll > wheel to get to the huge red "experimental

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-06 Thread Ricardo Nunes
Lolz I was wondering for a moment did someone mistake this for Krita mailing list because of 4.0 But yeah in my opinion the download page is fine it is two flicks of scroll wheel to get to the huge red "experimental section" But if something had to be improved I guess the "Full featured, Free and

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-06 Thread Knapp
On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 5:01 PM, Ray Molenkamp wrote: > 4.0? You mean 2.8? On the download page scroll down to 'experimental' and > it should take you to the right place. > LOL, I work with Krita as well. They are working on 4.0 This new version of Krita is also

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-06 Thread Ray Molenkamp
4.0? You mean 2.8? On the download page scroll down to 'experimental' and it should take you to the right place. --Ray On 3/6/2018 7:58 AM, Knapp wrote: > Hello all! > I was trying to install 4.0 but what I have found is that it is really hard > to find it so that I can install it and test it.

Re: [Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-06 Thread John Roper
Hi Knapp, You can find the latest unstable builds on the Blender buildbot site: https://builder.blender.org/download On the official download page at https://www.blender.org/download/ there is a link for experimental builds. On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Knapp wrote: >

[Bf-committers] Downloading 4.0

2018-03-06 Thread Knapp
Hello all! I was trying to install 4.0 but what I have found is that it is really hard to find it so that I can install it and test it. Having been involved with Blender for over 15 years I could solve this problem but how many new testers are being blocked by the hurdles that you must overcome to