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Why would it make sense to have a "Download from Github" button instead of a "View me on GitHub" button or something? It of cause makes sense for closed source

by watson 12y ago

Why would it make sense to have a "Download from Github" button instead of a "View me on GitHub" button or something? It of cause makes sense for closed source software, but being open source it invites in people who at the very least want to read the `README.md`, star the repo and most likely want to have a look at the source code. I kind of panicked when the download button actually downloaded - I was like "hey stop! wait a sec! I want to check out the code first" - maybe it's just me ;)

jbrooksuk 12y ago
Heh, sorry. I should change this, for sure.
- jbrooksuk 12y ago
  Thanks to a kind soul this is now done!
- jpswade 12y ago
  Good shout. On my mobile it just started downloading the zip which wasn't what I was expecting.
watson 12y ago
Even the GitHub link in the footer doesn't lead me to a helpfull location. I'm just taken to a GitHub organization with 6 repos - which one is it?
- minot 12y ago
  This one isn't so easy. What should the footer github link to? Assuming they might want to keep the same footer across the whole web site, https://github.com/cachethq/Cachet https://github.com/cachethq/Cachet does not seem right either.
  - jbrooksuk 12y ago
    That's exactly why the footer links to the organisation.