Download page updates for 13.04 release

[Steve Langasek]

Hi Dmitrijs,

Thanks for driving this discussion.

On Mon, Apr 08, 2013 at 12:33:58PM +0100, Dmitrijs Ledkovs wrote:
> == Ubuntu Kylin promotion over Ubuntu Chinese localised image ==

> * What text should be at the bottom banner on this page?
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download

> * What text should be at the download page linked from there?
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/zh-CN

> Download "Ubuntu Kylin for Raring" only. Or two options: (a) Download
> Ubuntu Kylin for Raring and (b) Download Ubuntu Chinese LTS?

> The deadline for text changes to Ubuntu Chinese boxes/pages is Thursday
> 11th of April 9PM UTC.

If the Kylin team feels we should leave the link for Ubuntu Chinese 12.04 in
place, then we should definitely keep it.

(N.B. I'm aware that they are planning to provide a PPA for UbuntuKylin on
12.04, but that's probably not sufficiently integrated that we would want to
advertise it on www.ubuntu.com.)

> == Wubi ==

> Agreed changes:

> *  Remove Windows Installer link from:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop (The big box)
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/install-desktop-latest

> * Keep Windows Installer link on:
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop (The small link on the right hand
> side)
> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/install-desktop-long-term-support

> * Download/Instructions:
> Offer LTS download only.
> Emphasise that it's for Windows 7 and Vista only.

This sounds good to me.

> "32 bit (recommended)" => "32 bit"
> "64 bit" => "64 (for latest machines)" (NOT FINAL, i.e. a more suggestive
> messaging to choose 64 for newer machines)
> 32 bit stays the default.

> I have asked to also look into browser detection to see if we can detect
> 64bit machines. And do something like "default to 64 bit, for install on
> your current machine" vs 32 bit for other older machines.

IMHO this is a lower priority compared with getting the labels right, now
that there is no clear "sensible" default.  Since someone may download on
one machine for use on another, they need to know what they're getting.

> We are at the tipping point since some new hardware only works with UEFI
> 64-bit images, while older hardware only works with 32-bit images.

Quite right.

> == Ubuntu for Arm ==

> http://www.ubuntu.com/download/arm

> * Should the link to LTS be dropped? Rationale: precise images for ARM are
> not marked with LTS support on the manifest & latest release images have
> much better support for arm.

> * Change the wording to drop "Marvell Armda-XP" as the kernel for armada
> has been removed in raring see http://pad.lv/

There are a couple of things going on here.

 - The "download" links on the page point to the image directory, which is
   used *only* for the OMAP desktop images.  Server installs (for both
   highbank and armadaxp) are supported only via netboot.
 - The netboot images themselves are "supported" for 5 years per
   https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseManifest; however, this is
   contingent on the per-subarch kernels receiving security support, and I'm
   fairly certain the armadaxp kernel that was released with 12.04 does NOT
   get 5 years of security support.  It is *currently* receiving security
   updates, but the kernel team's understanding is that this is 18mo only.
 - As you've noted, ArmadaXP support has been dropped in raring; so while we
   could point to 13.04 for the other subarchs when it releases, this would
   not be the case for ArmadaXP.
 - OMAP4 is our reference platform for ARM in 12.04, and as such I believe
   the manifest is correct - that we are providing 5 years of security
   support for this kernel.


So I would provisionally suggest the following changes:

 - remove the reference to Marvell Armada-XP
 - provide five download buttons
   - 12.04 OMAP4 (Desktop/Server): http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/12.04/release/
   - 13.04 OMAP4 (Desktop/Server): http://releases.ubuntu.com/13.04/
     *PROVISIONALLY* -- note that the omap4 images did not pass QA for beta
     and were not released
   - 12.04 Calxeda: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/12.04/
   - 13.04 Calxeda: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/netboot/13.04/
   - 13.04 Nexus7: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/raring/release/

Thanks,
-- 
Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
Ubuntu Developer                                    http://www.debian.org/
slangasek at ubuntu.com                                     vorlon at debian.org
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