Hello,
2013/9/18 Paul Hänsch paul@fsfe.org:
But the problems continue: to make the installation of a reader as easy as possible we usually want to link directly to an installer. But how do we do this on platforms, on which it is impractical, uncommon or even impossible to just install software via a web link? This is the case today with most mobile platforms and GNU/Linux distributions. I have included a special case to enable aptURL-Links which are as far as I know only reliable in Ubuntu and even there only in Firefox. On most other GNU Linux distributions it would be nonsensical to link to a software installer altogether. On Android in the default configuration users will not even be able to install a software package delivered via the web browser, even if the projects would bother to offer a prebuilt package outside the play store in the first place.
Relax, I don't think you need to stress yourself with all possible options.
The main purpose of the site is to be an alternative to www.adobe.com/en/products/reader.html, and the mission of the site is to get public administration sites to link to pdfreaders.org instead of adobe.com. The goal is met if you can download installers for Windows and Mac. All the others are just extras, and if you don't feel good about making more download options, then don't. The site will be just fine.
Thanks for your work!