<div dir="ltr">><span style="font-size:12.8px">I'm wondering if all this comes down to the time horizon. If a new HP is out</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">with Stack in a few months, do you believe it's worth editing the downloads</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">page now? Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd rather</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?</span><div><br></div><div>Edit it now because the people who come to the site to learn how they should install Haskell over the next few months matter. <span style="font-size:12.8px">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.</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd ratherĀ </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">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?</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Is there anything blocking this? Do you need me to write the PR?</span></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 11:19 AM, John Wiegley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnw@newartisans.com" target="_blank">johnw@newartisans.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><span class="">>>>>> Christopher Allen <<a href="mailto:cma@bitemyapp.com">cma@bitemyapp.com</a>> writes:<br>
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> The committee has been bulldozing over the concerns of end-users for too<br>
> long and too many times. How is this the committee a body acting on behalf<br>
> of the community when everything the community says appears to go nowhere,<br>
> even on something as straight-forward as making sure the recommendations are<br>
> what works best and most often?<br>
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</span>If you would like to discuss the way the committee operates, can we do that in<br>
a separate thread? I'd prefer to focus on the Platform and download options<br>
here.<br>
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I'm wondering if all this comes down to the time horizon. If a new HP is out<br>
with Stack in a few months, do you believe it's worth editing the downloads<br>
page now? Or are you asking for it to happen now because you'd rather<br>
something happen, than risk a delay where nothing happens?<br>
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John<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Chris Allen<br><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Currently working onĀ </span><a href="http://haskellbook.com" target="_blank">http://haskellbook.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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