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Bug 350271 - get.gentoo.org subdomain/webpage suggestion
Summary: get.gentoo.org subdomain/webpage suggestion
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Infrastructure
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Matt Summers (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2011-01-01 09:04 UTC by Patrick Lauer
Modified: 2012-06-24 18:22 UTC (History)
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Description Patrick Lauer gentoo-dev 2011-01-01 09:04:35 UTC
Right now, if you try to install gentoo and don't remember all the download URLs it's a bit tricky to get e.g. a stage3. Especially with textmode browsers navigating the website can be a bit annoying.

I suggest the creation of a minimalist get.gentoo.org subdomain/website that gives more direct access to download locations. That way we get a really easy to memorize URL and will be happy :)

I also suggest that this website not use the default layout (too many links, too much information in a textmode webbrowser) but just have a small logo, a link to the www.gentoo.org main page and "smart" URLs like http://get.gentoo.org/amd64/stage3/ that are self-explaining.
Comment 1 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-01-03 01:33:21 UTC
Nice idea. Write the page, or find someone else to and then talk to infra about hosting it.
Comment 2 Robin Johnson archtester Gentoo Infrastructure gentoo-dev Security 2011-01-03 05:41:20 UTC
If you can figure out how to automatically feed files to bouncer every autobuild release, we can just use that.

All autobuilds are available under directories like the following:
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/${ARCH}/autobuilds/current-stage3${VARIANT}/
We deliberately do NOT symlink to the files so that every file downloaded will have the correct filename with a date. If that could be added to bouncer, then bouncer could provide 301 redirects for the user.
Comment 3 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-01-06 22:54:47 UTC
OF course everyone has their own "crazy" idea. I just assumed this would suffice:

http://get.gentoo.org/amd64 -> http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/amd64/autobuilds/current-stage3-amd64/

However, that would require alot of Apache foo across all the arches and that would be a pain to maintain... so the bouncer idea is clearly better in that regard. (Or similar app/tool; not opposed to new ideas)
Comment 4 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-03-02 16:48:59 UTC
As we now have a git repo[1] and a test page[2], I suggest getting the final push done to make this live as get.g.o. My only suggestion is to s/get_gentoo.html/index.html/

So, rally the troups, get patches if you don't want to work on this anymore, etc. I would rather finish this effort sooner than let it hang as get-test.

[1]: http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/get-gentoo.git;a=summary
[2]: http://get-test.gentoo.org/get_gentoo.html
Comment 5 Matt Summers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-03-02 21:19:21 UTC
A quick note: I have been in the process of relocating my office (will post photos later for those interested) and have not had time to work on this much. That said, I plan to get back to it asap, like tonight or tomorrow.

I will make the change Jeremy has requested. I am also working on a slight re-design to accommodate the additional variants in a cleaner way. Lastly, I will add in the sub-pages per Patrick's request (for teh ultimate lazy).

Now, once I have the basic design/structure finalized, I would certainly appreciate any assistance in the grunt work of implementing the templates for each ARCH.

Thanks for you patience.
Comment 6 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-03-03 19:40:36 UTC
(In reply to comment #5)

> Thanks for you patience.

Of course, I didn't mean it to sound pushy. We will always look forward to slower, continual improvement over no activity. That is what I was trying to stress, take your time and keep us updated.

Comment 7 James Broadhead 2011-04-10 16:19:32 UTC
Some comments on: http://get.gentoo.org/

Overall, it's very good. Nice and clear links and design. It's actually much better webdesign than the main webpage; I'd love to see a clear "Get Gentoo" image in the top right or left of gentoo.org, with a link to get.gentoo.org. 

The only real problem with it that I can see is that there is no explanation of what amd64 and x86 are -- most users would expect to see "64-bit" // "32-bit" or something similar. I'm not suggesting anything complicated, just a short  sentence or two under the "amd64" and "x86" headings. Something like:

amd64
"For modern x86_64-bit compatible Intel or AMD processors"[Link?]
x86
"For 32-bit processors such as Pentium-4/Athlon-XP or older. Modern 64-bit processors can also run x86 if you want."[Link?]


Handbook links would be nice too.
Comment 8 Jeremy Olexa (darkside) (RETIRED) archtester gentoo-dev Security 2011-05-02 21:02:15 UTC
infra is done here.
Comment 9 Matt Summers (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-06-24 18:22:53 UTC
I'm going to go ahead and close this, since its been up for a year or so now. Feel free to reopen if you disagree or have something to add. 

Cheers!