Possibly, a one-click image could lighten the initial cognitive load to start using Pharo, but being a begginer do not should imply he must download a specific version, to be careful in this sense means recommend and not impose. One can be a begginer in Pharo but not in Smalltalk, or a begginer with an exploratory mentality, and this exploration could be directed by specific interests (business, research, etc), so I can be a begginer in Pharo and want to see alternatives in the first place.
  Anyway, I've updated the page http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Downloads?tm=2
Best regards

Hern��n

2009/2/8 Michael Rueger <m.rueger@acm.org>
wouldn't most of the problems fixed by pointing beginners to the one
click version of Pharo?

Michael

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Hern��n Morales Durand
<hernan.morales@gmail.com> wrote:
> Let's suppose I'm a first visitor reading this page:
>
> http://code.google.com/p/pharo/wiki/Downloads?tm=2
>
> " ... A link is given below to get the image ... "
> There are various links below, specifically what is that link? (Suggestion:
> anchor the link word)
>
> " ... You can either upgrade your image ... "
> Any hint or link explaining how?
>
> " ... The virtual machine may be downloaded from ... "
> Suggestion:
> " ... The virtual machine [for the X Operating System] may be downloaded
> from ... " and then
> "The virtual machine [for the Y Operating System] may be downloaded from ...
> "
>
> " ... The lastest VM available ... "
> " ... The latest VM available ... " (typo)
>
> " Pharo files are still hosted at the Pharo INRIA project site. "
> From an user point of view I don't know why that would be relevant.
>
> " Please head over to http://gforge.inria.fr/frs/?group_id=1299 "
> To get the image ? the image and VM ? to choose downloading options ?
> (what I mean is that isn't clear the "image" reference at the beggining of
> page refers to this link or the "specific files" link below).
>
> " Here are some links to specific files:
> Pharo Core: Pharo0.1Core-10204.zip "
> Suggestion:
> " If you want to do/have/use X, you can download Pharo Core... "
> " If you want to do/have/use Y, you can download Pharo Developer... "
> etc.
>
> Final notes:
> -There is no "Installation instructions" guidelines or link, this commonly
> is: "When download is completed, uncompress.... get a mysterious .sources
> file, and then copy the .exe there......"
> -Still remain assumptions for a first visitor, like he already knows what is
> an image, a virtual machine. Many first visitors are outsiders and they
> download first, read later (show me don't tell me). My suggestion is to
> provide a link/page in key words "image", "virtual machine", I guess there
> are many sites where this is explained easily; and a reference link, to the
> SqueakByExample book for example, for people who wants to read more.
> Just a couple of suggestions.
>
> Cheers
>
> Hern��n
>
>
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