>I'm wondering if all this comes down to the time horizon. If a new HP is out
with Stack in a few months, do you believe it's worth editing the downloads
page now? Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd rather
something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?

Edit it now because the people who come to the site to learn how they should install Haskell over the next few months matter. It should take a couple minutes to make the change, I'd say edit it now to recommend the existing Minimal GHC installation procedures that were in place. We can use the previous versions as a baseline.

>Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd rather something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?

If Platform doesn't get fixed, that's on Platform. It's also a separate problem. The downloads page should reflect the current, best understanding of what's the most problem-free way for people, especially beginners who can't evaluate or compare alternatives, to install GHC and the associated kit. That has not been Platform for some time now. Is there a problem with changing the downloads page now and changing it again months from now after the alternative you're anticipating has been tested?

Is there anything blocking this? Do you need me to write the PR?

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:19 AM, John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com> wrote:

>>>>> Christopher Allen <cma@bitemyapp.com> writes:

> The committee has been bulldozing over the concerns of end-users for too
> long and too many times. How is this the committee a body acting on behalf
> of the community when everything the community says appears to go nowhere,
> even on something as straight-forward as making sure the recommendations are
> what works best and most often?

If you would like to discuss the way the committee operates, can we do that in
a separate thread? I'd prefer to focus on the Platform and download options
here.

I'm wondering if all this comes down to the time horizon. If a new HP is out
with Stack in a few months, do you believe it's worth editing the downloads
page now? Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd rather
something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?

John

Chris Allen

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