Hi list,
not sure if this affects more the dev or the users list, so I will start
here.
I never felt good with the structure of the download area on
stripesframework.org.
Having a look on it, I see the current release version. Good, so far.
Now I would expect a download link for Stripes. Clicking the first link
with the word "stripes" in it will surely give me the current release.
But it doesn't! Instead, I get a very outdated "Documentation
Snapshot". What the heck?!?
Okay, sharply looking at the head lines. "Stripes Downloads" sounds
good. Some explanatory words, okay. But where is the f**king download
link? An (again) outdated Sourceforge RSS seems to be included,
anouncing Stripes 1.5.1, but clicking here again does not forward to the
JAR.
I don't want to be offending, but IMHO the download site is one of the
worst areas of stripesframework.org and it should really be redesigned /
restructured. This is what I would do if no one would stop me from doing it:
* Bring important stuff to the top, especially a link to
"http://sourceforge.net/projects/stripes/files/"; which is always
up2date! After this section, follow with documentation links (if
needed).
* Add a small Maven section with a Stripes dependency snippet. So
Maven users just need to copy&paste it into their pom.xml file.
* Eliminate anything related to old released before 1.5.x, or create
an own "archive" site for this outdated stuff.
* Remove the
"{rss:url=http://sourceforge.net/export/rss2_projfiles.php?group_id=145476&x=1}";.
Really important news are on the starting page in green boxes.
(And I have no clue how this RSS gets its data. I found this link
at SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/news/?group_id=145476 , but
it generates other news that the RSS link.)
* Maybe, add a link where the current 1.5.x SNAPSHOT can be
downloaded ("nightly build" based on the latest SVN code). Again
together with a Maven snippet.
What are your thoughts about this topic? Any other opinions? Did I miss
something, or do you feel that the download area is fine as it is?
Kind regards,
Marcus
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