Bug #11024

Give a direct download link for the ISO image

Added by sajolida 2016-01-29 11:59:06 . Updated 2016-09-10 09:17:56 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Installation
Target version:
Start date:
2016-01-29
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Feature Branch:
web/11024-direct-download
Type of work:
Website
Blueprint:

Starter:
Affected tool:
Installation Assistant
Deliverable for:

Description

We don’t have any right now and that’s open for debate.

The idea behind having no direct link is to avoid making it super easy to download without verifying. Still this will annoy people, see https://twitter.com/FabulousBeasts/status/692751397679427584.

An alternative possibility would be to link to the Torrent file from the release notes for example, as BitTorrent provides the same level of verification than HTTPS.

Subtasks

Related issues

Related to Tails - Bug #10938: Decide if want to have a download only page on /install/download Resolved 2016-01-14
Related to Tails - Bug #11269: Consider linking to /install/download from /install Resolved 2016-03-21
Blocks Tails - Feature #11494: Add a direct download link under the Install button in the Tails sidebar Rejected 2016-05-27

History

#2 Updated by sajolida 2016-02-01 11:28:01

  • related to Bug #10938: Decide if want to have a download only page on /install/download added

#3 Updated by sajolida 2016-02-03 15:49:27

  • Assignee set to sajolida

I don’t want this discussion to happen without me :)

#4 Updated by emmapeel 2016-03-09 11:33:56

Already two emails on frontdesk ask about this feature. They are long time Tails users, never new users.

#6 Updated by sajolida 2016-03-14 15:26:19

We could provide a small link to
http://dl.amnesia.boum.org/tails/stable/ labeled as “Direct download
(unsafe!)”.

Pointing to an HTTP folder might help making this looks scary and for
people who know what they are doing :)

#7 Updated by sajolida 2016-03-21 03:27:06

  • Assignee changed from sajolida to tchou
  • QA Check set to Ready for QA
  • Feature Branch set to web/11024-direct-download

I’ve got something ready in web/11024-direct-download. I’m not 100% sure we should do this but quite few people are complaining and this branch has some safeguards to prevent people from switching to this too frequently.

#8 Updated by goupille 2016-03-30 08:48:12

there are people complaining about this every day, I think it would be a good idea to review sajolida’s changes quickly…

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2016-03-30 10:00:15

> I think it would be a good idea to review sajolida’s changes quickly…

Maybe consider doing a first round of review yourself? Sounds like it will make your life easier once it’s done :)

#10 Updated by goupille 2016-03-30 13:45:30

  • Assignee changed from tchou to sajolida

so I reviewed it, and I think it would be better, to also display this link Tor Browser users with a low security level.

#11 Updated by londonsilver 2016-03-30 14:29:17

if it’s about forcing the user to validate:
Why not integrate into Tails installer? iso and sig need to be in same dir and if sth is wrong it just doesn’t install/upgrade/clone.

Way better than pushing users to even more unsafe locations like google search.
one reason why a tiny link is not enough.

Besides it is not OK to treat users like children IMO.

#12 Updated by sajolida 2016-03-31 18:11:20

  • Priority changed from Normal to Elevated
  • QA Check changed from Ready for QA to Dev Needed

I’ll do that.

#13 Updated by sajolida 2016-03-31 18:21:12

> Why not integrate into Tails installer? iso and sig need to be in same dir and if sth is wrong it just doesn’t install/upgrade/clone.

Yes, that’s Feature #9798 but it’s harder and won’t work for people on Mac or
Windows until we get Feature #7544 which is even harder.

> Besides it is not OK to treat users like children IMO.

UX research proves that people are lazy, with no judgment call! We’re
trying to protect them from their laziness, and it has nothing to do
with childishness.

#14 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-01 10:49:38

  • blocks #8538 added

#15 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-01 11:02:04

  • Priority changed from Elevated to Normal

#16 Updated by Anonymous 2016-04-06 08:33:41

Hi,
please add to that link the “use-mirror-pool” class. Also see Bug #11329. Thanks!

#17 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-07 02:13:12

Since goupille reviewed the first iteration of this, I’ll do a first
merge but leave it open.

#18 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-13 03:18:22

  • blocked by Bug #11209: DAVE and BitTorrent should be first presented with equal weight even in Firefox added

#19 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-29 10:57:00

I worked again on this as part of Feature #9323, see for example fd86988. I’m still missing a like in the layout for Firefox with JS but that’s blocked by the discussion in Bug #11209.

#20 Updated by sajolida 2016-04-29 11:16:55

  • Subject changed from Consider giving a direct download link for the ISO image to Give a direct download link for the ISO image

#21 Updated by sajolida 2016-05-03 12:13:44

  • Type of work changed from Discuss to End-user documentation

The decision was made a while ago.

#22 Updated by sajolida 2016-05-05 05:01:51

  • related to Bug #11269: Consider linking to /install/download from /install added

#23 Updated by sajolida 2016-06-20 07:36:10

Two months later, I think we should do something before Bug #11209 is resolved even though this means extra work.

#24 Updated by sajolida 2016-07-11 11:04:14

  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Ready for QA
  • Type of work changed from End-user documentation to Website

So cc7b434 is a new commit to add a link to HTTP download with OpenPGP verification when in Firefox as well. Who wants to review it?

#25 Updated by sajolida 2016-07-11 11:06:00

  • blocks deleted (Bug #11209: DAVE and BitTorrent should be first presented with equal weight even in Firefox)

#26 Updated by goupille 2016-08-20 03:40:22

  • Assignee set to emmapeel

#27 Updated by sajolida 2016-09-03 11:01:42

  • blocks Feature #11494: Add a direct download link under the Install button in the Tails sidebar added

#28 Updated by emmapeel 2016-09-05 06:26:17

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee deleted (emmapeel)

Looks good!

Still some clicks away but not so difficult.

#29 Updated by intrigeri 2016-09-10 04:55:25

  • Assignee set to sajolida

#30 Updated by sajolida 2016-09-10 09:17:56

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (sajolida)
  • QA Check deleted (Ready for QA)

So I’m merging, thanks!