Well it's difficult to confuse a link with plain text when it's a big button labeled "download"
On Nov 12, 2015 6:00 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Dale Erwin <dale.er...@casaerwin.org> > wrote: > > > It really annoys me how sourceforge puts all those other download links > > on the open office download page > > > Those are most of the time not links, but advert banners. > > Big difference. Web users should learn to know the difference between a > regular text link, a web page button and a bitmap (image) with text written > on it. Just hovering the mouse cursor over an banner image will usually > tell you (by looking at the browser's status bar) where that takes you if > you click. > > In fact if you read the TEXT on the Sourceforge page it tells you that the > download is starting automatically in 5 seconds. "Your download will start > shortly...." followed by "Your download will start in 5 seconds". Which > counts down to zero when it finally starts. > > I have installed an adverts blocker in my browser so I don't even see > whatever 3rd party advert banner the site might want to show me. > > See this screenshot for what I mean: > http://s28.postimg.org/5v08sx5yl/adverts.png > > (on the screenshot I was downloading another program, not AOO, but the > point is made) > > FC > > PS: Every time I see someone saying "you should ditch Sourceforge" I'm > forced to repeat the same: Sourceforge.net has one feature that IMHO all > other alternatrives lack, namely LOCAL MIRRORS. I'm down in Argentina and > the nearest SF.net mirror is in Brazil, so my download is initiated from > the Brazilian mirror. SF.net has local mirrors all around the world > Link for a list of mirrors: > http://sourceforge.net/p/forge/documentation/Mirrors/ > > ...which means users get faster downloads and ISPs do not overload > international pipes.
