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Re: Make Debian Sid cdimage download more obvious in official powerpc port page?



Hi all,

I am willing to have a look at the Debian-ports website and make appropriate changes.

Jeroen

On May 15, 2020, at 8:29 AM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:

> Hello Hao!
> 
> On 5/15/20 5:59 AM, H wrote:
>> The biggest pain in the whole process is finding this link, as the official
>> powerpc port page (https://www.debian.org/ports/powerpc/) is seriously
>> outdated. The ppc64 wiki page (https://wiki.debian.org/PPC64) hints that
>> the port is still active, but still not offering download as it is mainly
>> focused on build status. And it takes me a while to realize 'ppc64' is
>> literally the name of a port (the official ppc page doesn't mention it at
>> all)!
>> 
>> So my 2 suggestions are:
>> 1. Mention debian ports website (https://www.ports.debian.org/) in official
>> powerpc page, or even better, put the above cdimage link there.
>> 2. Educate visitors, the existence of ppc64 port, along with powerpc port,
>> and clearly states their intended use, in that page.
> 
> I suggest that you create a wiki account for yourself and start editing the
> wiki pages. For the website, you can create an account on Salsa, then clone
> the website repository [1], make the changes and open a pull request.
> 
> I'm currently working on most Debian Ports issues more or less alone and I
> cannot take the additional burden to work on the website as well, I need
> people to help me with these efforts. So, please knock yourself out.
> 
> Adrian
> 
>> [1] https://salsa.debian.org/debian-ports-team/website
> 
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