Downloads: Difference between revisions

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It appears (as the main page suggests "We've added download links for Cumulus V1 and Cumulus MX in the new Software/Downloads page ") there was a bit of conflict between '''Downloads''' page and '''Software''' page.
*Ken True createdadded newdownload "Downloads"links sectionto inthe thisoriginal Wikipage referencedof fromthis other pagesname; to this werehe added the Cumulus 1 final version software download, the help file download and the Cumulus 1 special downloads for Instromet.
*Mark Crossley on taking over Cumulus MX development created a new WikiSoftware page justin forthis linksWiki to his GitHub pages where the source and distributionsjust for MX are now held (instead of as attachments to forumdownloading posts).information
**This was done in a rush in September 2018 as the '''MX-beta''' release downloads were held as attachments to Steve Loft's forum posts, and at that time nobody had volunteered to host the Support Forum
*Niall Hosiene edited the new Software page to make it one destination for both MX and Cumulus 1 software, he overlooked that other pages in this Wiki were linking to the original Downloads page. He was so keen to promote MX, his edit downgraded Cumulus 1 to legacy and the links to the various Cumulus 1 downloads were consequently made harder to spot.
** The new page had links to Mark's GitHub pages where the source and distributions for MX-beta had now been added.
*Subsequently, Niall Hosiene edited the new Software page to make it one destination for both MX and Cumulus 1 software, in deleting the original "Downloads" page, he overlooked that other pages in this Wiki were still linking to the original Downloads page. He was so keen to promote MX, his edit downgraded Cumulus 1 to legacy and the links to the various Cumulus 1 downloads were consequently made harder to spot.
** He was so keen to promote MX, his edit downgraded Cumulus 1 to legacy, and the links to the various Cumulus 1 downloads were consequently made harder to spot.
 
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