If you click the Download link on the main page, it opens https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html and automatically starts downloading the Debian package.
That is a very misguided idea:
- The user may be using a distro that doesn't use .deb packages. I'm on Fedora so what I'm looking for is the RPM.
- The user may not even be downloading JabRef for the system they are currently on.
- The user may want to just copy a direct link to send it to someone or use with wget/curl.
- The user may be on a metered connection and can end up with a hole in their pocket — everyone should be free to decide when and if they download anything, especially when the package is 200 megabyte large.
I believe that page should just send the user to the fosshub page and not try to force any format on the user at all. If you want to make it easier for inexperienced users to choose the correct package, it should be a list of OSes and links.
P.S. Should it really be on fosshub that has ads when you already have everything in GitHub releases?
If you click the Download link on the main page, it opens https://www.fosshub.com/JabRef.html and automatically starts downloading the Debian package.
That is a very misguided idea:
I believe that page should just send the user to the fosshub page and not try to force any format on the user at all. If you want to make it easier for inexperienced users to choose the correct package, it should be a list of OSes and links.
P.S. Should it really be on fosshub that has ads when you already have everything in GitHub releases?