# Description of Racket Distribution for download and package repo pages?

**URL:** <https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 2, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608 "2023-01-02T17:44:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608/21 "2023-01-09T21:35:27Z")

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Oops I meant to ask for feedback on the description of minimal racket based on @alexh ’s feedback?

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 9:54pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608/22 "2023-01-09T21:54:10Z")

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Thanks @sschwarzer

I’ve put this on the Racket Wiki as follows:

# Racket Distribution

Suggested description of Racket Distribution when distributed via another repository.

> The **Racket distribution** includes an incremental native-code compiler, several languages like Racket, Typed Racket and Datalog, as well as the DrRacket IDE. There are also documentation and tools for designing, implementing, documenting and distributing Racket applications and custom languages.
> 
> Please check you are using the current distribution at [https://download.racket-lang.org/](https://download.racket-lang.org/). Contact the maintainer not current.
> 
> The distribution is suitable for new learners, application development, or language design and implementation.
> 
> If you are new to Racket please see [Getting Started](https://docs.racket-lang.org/getting-started/index.html) in the documentation.
> 
> RacketScript - the _Racket language_ implementation that compiles to Javascript - is available from [GitHub - racketscript/racketscript: Racket to JavaScript Compiler](https://github.com/racketscript/racketscript)

> **[Racket Distribution](https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Racket-Distribution)**
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> The Racket repository. Contribute to racket/racket development by creating an account on GitHub.

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608/23 "2023-01-09T22:45:33Z")

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Now on the [Racket Wiki](https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki):

Distribution description for maintainers hosting Racket distributions in package respositories:

- [Racket Distribution](https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Racket-Distribution)
- [Minimal Racket Distribution](https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Minimal-Racket-Distribution)

It is expected these can be updated. Thank you all for your help, especially @alexh and @sschwarzer . Any errors are mine.

:beetle:

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**Author:** ![capfredf](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/capfredf/32/935_2.png) [@capfredf](https://racket.discourse.group/u/capfredf)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608/24 "2023-01-10T19:16:55Z")

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in case you missed it, I've made a [pull request](https://github.com/racket/racket-lang-org/pull/236)

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**Author:** ![spdegabrielle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/racket.discourse.group/spdegabrielle/32/95_2.png) [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/description-of-racket-distribution-for-download-and-package-repo-pages/1608/25 "2023-01-10T19:28:19Z")

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Thank you - looks good.

Racket 8.8 will get released early Feb so the timing is good.

It would be good to put the badges on [Installing Racket · racket/racket Wiki · GitHub](https://github.com/racket/racket/wiki/Installing-Racket) too.

Thanks @capfredf :racket_heart:

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