Bug 61939

Summary:	"download kde source code" points to "how to compile kde"
Product:	[Websites] www.kde.org	Reporter:	tnagy <tnagy256>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Webmaster <webmaster>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Unlisted Binaries
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description tnagy 2003-08-01 06:35:28 UTC

Version:           http://www.kde.org/download/ (using KDE KDE 3.1.1a)
Installed from:    Unspecified Linux
Compiler:          gcc 3.2 same problem with intel compiler
OS:          Linux

The link "Download kde source code" (http://www.kde.org) points to : http://developer.kde.org/build/index.html and not to : http://developer.kde.org/source/index.html or another link where the latest stable version of kde can be downloaded.

It is perhaps done on purpose, since the first thing that can be seen on this page is : "Here you will find instructions for compiling and installing KDE from source and suggestions for when compilation doesn't go so smoothly."

It is also quite pessimistic - you want to download kde source code and you are redirected to the troubleshooting page ;-)

I have also reached this page many times, thinking that I would actually find the kde source code there !

In my opinion the link "source code" (which is a lot more catchy than "stable version") should be changed into "development version" and point to the cvs download instructions instead of the building instructions.

Comment 1 Olaf Schmidt-Wischhöfer 2003-08-01 10:31:39 UTC

Subject: www

CVS commit by ojschmidt: 

Download 'Development Source Code' will now point to the right page
CCMAIL:61939-done@bugs.kde.org


  M +1 -1      menu.inc   1.14


--- www/menu.inc  #1.13:1.14
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 $section =& $this->appendSection("Download");
 $section->appendDir("Stable Version", "download");
-$section->appendLink("Source Code", "http://developer.kde.org/build/index.html", false);
+$section->appendLink("Development Source Code", "http://developer.kde.org/source/index.html", false);
 $section->appendLink("Applications (external)", "http://apps.kde.com/", false);