Re: [freenet-dev] Many users installing and not bothering to…

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Author: Florent Daignière (NextGen$)
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To: devl
Subject: Re: [freenet-dev] Many users installing and not bothering to get refs?
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* Matthew Toseland <toad@???> [2006-07-01 00:32:12]:

> On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 01:33:08AM +0200, Florent Daigni?re (NextGen$) wrote:
> > * Matthew Toseland <toad@???> [2006-07-01 00:23:20]:
> >
> > > 1. Most people who reach the downloads page apparently don't download
> > > the installer.
> > > - Is there a technical problem?
> > > - Is it simply that the installer is cached by web proxies?
> > >
> > > 2. A lot of people are downloading Freenet 0.7
> > >
> > > 3. Very few of them are seeking references on #freenet-refs.
> > > - Link to some IRC clients? Many people don't know what IRC is!
> > > - Opennet?
> > > - Alternate forums for getting references (i.e. fake opennet).
> > >
> >
> > I propose to do two things :
> >     1) set up a CGI gateway for people to connect to irc from their
> >     browser
>
> It's better if they connect directly. But CGI is good.
>
> >     2) Make a survey on a php page somewhere and ask people to give
> >     us feedbacks at the end of the installation process
>
> Also good, but how do you delineate "the end of the installation
> process" ? At the exit of the installer, they haven't got any refs yet...


It would be when we are displaying the "welcome page" ... true, they
don't have any ref. yet

> >
> > NextGen$