I think everyone agrees we should have a page of "this site best viewed with the following tools/software: " followed by a list of fonts, browsers, media players. Then we could link to a page of Known Issues with other tools, so interested readers could decide how important it is to install something new.
We should start with this page, before deciding on the minor issue of whether to host the files ourselves...
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:47:19 -0700, Jimmy (Jimbo) Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
A lot of GPL software is hosted on nerdy websites that would simply frighten inexperienced users. When that's the case, it would be nice if we used our public communication skills to help out.
This is very true. If we can link directly to another site's download page, or to a specific file, from our list -- and if that site is fast enough to be pleasant to download from -- let's do that. If not, we might mirror the download ourselves.