Re: [Haskell-community] Downloads page & Haskell for Mac

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Manuel M T Chakravarty writes:

Other than that, isn’t it the purpose of haskell.org to make it as easy as possible to get up and running with Haskell? From all the feedback that I got from users so far, Haskell for Mac is by far the easiest way to get started with Haskell on a Mac. If we are up front about its commercial nature, visitors to the site can decide for themselves whether the purchase costs and the commercial nature are worth the added convenience to them.

Hi Manuel, We still have the problem that the current downloads page is quite long. Since I can't see replacing one of those options with Haskell for Mac, that only leaves adding a fourth option -- which begs the question why other perfectly viable options are also not there. At some point, we have to draw a somewhat arbitrary line. In our "third party downloads" section, we could add a link to a page targeted specifically at beginners, with Haskell for Mac as a prominent member of the "Mac" section on that page. Would that suffice? I realize you want to get the word out to those who need to hear it, and burying the lead past a link may lose some of the audience you're aiming for. This has to be balanced against our need to keep the community-backed options clear and visible, and avoid additional confusion for the sake of a better option for some. John