[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5029: "Looking for the latest version?" misleads newcomers

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5029: "Looking for the latest version?" misleads newcomers
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-01-01 16:42:33

#5029: "Looking for the latest version?" misleads newcomers
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 Reporter:  Dave Bayer <bayer@…>                  |       Owner:  dave                 
     Type:  Bugs                                  |      Status:  new                  
Milestone:  To Be Determined                      |   Component:  Getting Started Guide
  Version:  Boost 1.45.0                          |    Severity:  Problem              
 Keywords:                                        |  
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 In various locations for downloading Boost, such as
 [http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/], one sees "Looking
 for the latest version?" followed by a link to boost-
 jam-3.1.18-1-macosxx86_64.tgz (82.2 KB).

 As any seasoned Boost programmer knows, this is not the file one wants if
 one is installing Boost for the first time. I have installed hundreds of
 packages over the years, but this was my first time installing Boost, and
 sure enough, this instruction wasted ten minutes of my time. The
 difference between Boost and Boost-jam is arcane knowledge particular to
 your community, and cannot be deduced from prior experience.

 Ten minutes may seem trivial, but if one does this to 1,000 people, that's
 roughly a week. At least this is spread out over many people; our society
 takes a rather dim view of tying up the same person for a week!

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5029>
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