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.
Nice idea. Write the page, or find someone else to and then talk to infra about hosting it.
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.
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)
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
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.
(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.
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.
infra is done here.
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!