[tor-bugs] #14686 [Webpages/Website]: Consolidate or de-emphasize our many download pages

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#14686: Consolidate or de-emphasize our many download pages
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                            |          Owner:
                                                 |  traumschule
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:
                                                 |  WebsiteV3
Component:  Webpages/Website                     |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-usability-stoppoint-website,     |  Actual Points:
  uxsprint2015, bridgedb-ui, defer-new-website,  |
  ux-team                                        |
Parent ID:  #23266                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by traumschule):

 * owner:  cypherpunks => traumschule


Comment:

 I assigned myself to this because *cypherpunk might never step up.

 My proposal:
 - drop download easy
 - have one page per OS
 - list all projects on each page
 - images as navigation at the top
 - short description with link to project site
 - all collapsed per default, activated per click on an image
 - drop js, use css .active instead (see #27131:comment:2)
 - each projects maintains 1 file with the correct links to the latest
 version
 - have three static links per os and project for stable, alpha, unstable,
 whatever (looking at #26298 i don't want to fix the labels here),
 organized centrally with
 [https://httpd.apache.org/docs/current/mod/mod_rewrite.html#rewriterule
 RewriteRules]
 - architecture specific links, language version
 - link to install instructions
 - warnings/education section at the bottom as is

 It was pointed out at several locations that in censored areas it would be
 good to have a all in one download page. If all links are stable, everyone
 can keep and distribute it to download the packages several months later
 without 404.

 Downside: page is longer, but also more valuable and users could be lured
 to check out the ecosystem a bit more.

 For releases www-admins need to update rules to the new file (+.sig) on
 https://dist.torproject.org/
 (organized by a not so complicated bash script)
 - tpo/download/index.html # all in one download page (projects x OS)
 - tpo/download/[linux|osx|windows|android]/index.html # all download links
 for linux (/ [hurd]? #26873) with links to /doc/os
 - tpo/download/[os]/tor-browser/latest (=stable)
 - tpo/download/[os]/tor-browser/stable
 - tpo/download/[os]/tor-browser/alpha
 - tpo/download/[os]/[project]/[version]
 - tpo/download/tor/source/LTS
 - tpo/download/tor/source/stable
 - tpo/download/tor/source/unstable
 - tpo/download/tor/source/unstable/[version]
 - tpo/download/tor/source/slack*/*

 This more an idea and a question if this could work with your current
 workflow. I don't want to break anything or change functional processes.

 I asked myself if it would make more sense to work on the new site only.
 However I rather not want to let the current one rot until the launch in
 some months. The carryover (#23266) will be easier with a 'consolidated'
 system as it is much faster to translate up to date and correct content
 from wml to markdown (can even be done in one step). After fixing the
 links I want to get into the trust issue (#3893).

 Please help me with your ideas.

 WIP: https://github.com/torproject/webwml/pull/12

 (i'm happy to know if you disagree)

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