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[Matthew Flaschen]

Baasha wrote:

> The point was,
> that the average person (a non-Linux guru) would be trying to follow the
> instructions and find a md5sum, not a hash.

I'm still not really clear on what you mean.  What's the exact URL of
these instructions?

  The word md5sum doesn't
> even show up in a search of the Ubuntu site.

This is because the wiki isn't included in the main search.  I filed a
bug
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/docbook-website/+bug/76244)
about that.

> Users of other operating systems wouldn't be looking
> under Windows to find out how to do something on their machine.  I
> didn't notice the link to Hashtab, nor would I have clued in to the
> association with md5sums.

You're right.  The other operating systems are definitely not as
well-documented.  This is partly because it is assumed that users of
Windows are the least techno-savvy.  We should avoid perpetuating this
idea, because it discourages the use of FOSS software.  I just finished
improving the Windows section (by recommending FOSS software), and I'll
try to work on Kubuntu now.

Matt Flaschen

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