Updating our website (was: Re: [squeak-dev] Re: www.squeak.org has yet to refer to the 4.2 release)

Levente Uzonyi leves at elte.hu
Sun May 15 20:01:04 UTC 2011


On Sun, 15 May 2011, Stefan Marr wrote:

> Hi:
>
> For some reason, the download links still the 4.1 image in the main content area
> under
> - All-in-One Download
> and
> - Image file (Basic Squeak Release)
>
> http://www.squeak.org/Download/

That page (along with many others on squeak.org) contains mostly obsolete 
information. I asked the maintainers to update it several times (giving 
proper links, etc) without any effect. I think the contents of the website 
should be reviewed and updated ASAP. Any volunteers?


Levente

P.S.: here's another recent mail from the beginners list pointing out the 
same problem: 
http://lists.squeakfoundation.org/pipermail/beginners/2011-May/007822.html

>
> Best regards
> Stefan
>
>
> On 01 Mar 2011, at 19:57, Eliot Miranda wrote:
>
>> OK, found it.  Updated the release and downloads page on the wiki to be more current.  Please feel free to improve on my quick edits.
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Google Squeak 4.2.  Top three hits:
>>
>>
>> Search Results
>>
>> 	˙˙ Squeak 4.2
>> Squeak 4.2. Last updated at 4:29 pm UTC on 27 December 2010 ... Want to see if this can be phased out as of the 4.2 release in lieu of the new Stack ...
>> wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6160 - Cached
>> ˙˙
>> 	˙˙ Squeak Smalltalk
>> Feb 3, 2011 ... Squeak 4.2 has been released after nine months in ...
>> www.squeak.org/ - Cached - Similar
>> Squeak 4.2 final now out! ˙˙ The Weekly Squeak
>> Feb 3, 2011 ... See Help > Welcome Workspaces > Welcome to Squeak 4.2 for ...
>> news.squeak.org/2011/02/03/squeak-4-2-final-now-out/ - Cached
>>
>> Follow the first one.  There is no download link on the 4.2 release page that I can see.  This page is out of date, still referring to "release time sometin=me in January".
>>
>> Click the "top" link to get to http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak.  The obvious link to click is "Downloading Squeak".  The top link http://ftp.squeak.org/current_stable/ takes us to a 4.1 download.  The rest of the page talks about 3.10, 3.9 and earlier.
>>
>> I would update these pages but I don't know /where/ the 4.2 release is, because... of the above.
>>
>> best
>> Eliot
>>
>>
>
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