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emacs-28.1-installer.exe not signed by Phillip Lord

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Message #29 received at 55082 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st>
Cc: larsi <at> gnus.org, 55082 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, kraai <at> ftbfs.org
Subject: Re: bug#55082: emacs-28.1-installer.exe not signed by Phillip Lord
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:15:04 +0300

> From: Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st>
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2022 15:34:16 -0500
> Cc: 55082 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Matthew James Kraai <kraai <at> ftbfs.org>
> 
> On Sat, Apr 23, 2022 at 3:06 PM Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:
> >
> > What kind of information did you have in mind?  I think that web page
> > should be kept as concise as possible, with the bare minimum of talk
> > beyond how to download things on various platforms.
> 
> Right, and I tend to agree FWIW.
> 
> Here's one option that reduces things further:
> 
> --- download.html.orig  2022-04-23 15:19:55.160069600 -0500
> +++ download.html       2022-04-23 15:28:26.108068700 -0500
> @@ -145,10 +145,9 @@
>                          GNU mirror</a>; or the <a
> href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/">main
>                          GNU FTP server</a>.
>                        <br/>
> -                      Unzip the zip file preserving the directory
> structure, and run
> -                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>.  Alternatively,
> create a desktop shortcut to
> -                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>, and start Emacs
> by double-clicking on that
> -                      shortcut's icon.
> +                      Binaries are provided in several forms.  Most
> simply, download and run the
> +                     emacs-<code>version</code>-installer.exe which
> will install Emacs and
> +                     create shortcuts for you.
>                      </p>
> 
>                      <p>The Windows binaries are signed by Corwin
> 
> Here's a  less intrusive alternative, attempting to minimally add
> mention of the self-installer:
> 
> --- download.html.orig  2022-04-23 15:19:55.160069600 -0500
> +++ download.html       2022-04-23 15:31:50.015567900 -0500
> @@ -146,9 +146,11 @@
>                          GNU FTP server</a>.
>                        <br/>
>                        Unzip the zip file preserving the directory
> structure, and run
> -                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>.  Alternatively,
> create a desktop shortcut to
> +                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>.  You can create
> a desktop shortcut to
>                        <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>, and start Emacs
> by double-clicking on that
> -                      shortcut's icon.
> +                      shortcut's icon.  Alternately, download and run the
> +                     emacs-<code>version</code>-installer.exe which
> will install Emacs and
> +                     create shortcuts for you.
>                      </p>
> 
>                      <p>The Windows binaries are signed by Corwin
> 
> Patches for both versions are attached.

The second one is better, IMO, but please fix a minor stylistic nit:
saying "Alternately" twice in a row should be avoided.  How about
replacing the second on with "Or"?

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