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this will improve the docs, as asked on [sage-devel](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/52db9220-62b4-4fc5-ac5a-f77bd040a9b7n%40googlegroups.com)
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-1, we decided to de-emphasize download of tarballs in favor of telling people to use git. Just remove the useless Wikipedia link. |
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the mirrors are still there and are functional, no? |
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Documentation preview for this PR (built with commit 81e67bb; changes) is ready! 🎉 |
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They are, but the change done in: was deliberate. |
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I suggest to close this in favor of: |
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I agree. |
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These links send users to generic definitions of the terms "Source code"
and "HTML", which is not helpful and can be a distraction, in particular
when users expect to be sent to a project-specific target. As of 2024,
web browsers typically have convenient UI shortcuts for looking up
unfamiliar terms.
For "Source code", this was reported in
https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/bI_jPOJoyRc/
Removing the link implements my suggestion in
sagemath#37791 (comment)
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URL: sagemath#38041
Reported by: Matthias Köppe
Reviewer(s): gmou3
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this will improve the docs, as asked on sage-devel
by @JohnCremona