doc: improve Download section of README

Simplify and clarify text in the Download section of the README file.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/23212
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt <vsemozhetbyt@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Richard Lau <riclau@uk.ibm.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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Rich Trott
2018-10-01 21:38:59 -07:00
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@@ -94,23 +94,27 @@ Binaries, installers, and source tarballs are available at
<https://nodejs.org/en/download/>.
#### Current and LTS Releases
**Current** and **LTS** releases are available at
<https://nodejs.org/download/release/>, listed under their version strings.
<https://nodejs.org/download/release/>
The [latest](https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest/) directory is an
alias for the latest Current release. The latest LTS release from an LTS
line is available in the form: latest-_codename_. For example:
<https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-argon>.
alias for the latest Current release. The latest-_codename_ directory is an
alias for the latest release from an LTS line. For example,
<https://nodejs.org/download/release/latest-carbon> is the latest Carbon
(Node.js version 8) release.
#### Nightly Releases
**Nightly** builds are available at
<https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/>, listed under their version
string which includes their date (in UTC time) and the commit SHA at
the HEAD of the release.
<https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/>
Listed under their version string which includes their date (in UTC time) and
the commit SHA at the HEAD of the release.
#### API Documentation
**API documentation** is available in each release and nightly
directory under _docs_. <https://nodejs.org/api/> points to the API
documentation of the latest stable version.
<https://nodejs.org/api/>
Points to the API documentation of the latest Current release.
Version specific documentation are avalible in each release and nightly
directory under _docs_ or at <https://nodejs.org/download/docs/>.
### Verifying Binaries