Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:23:18 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: freebsd-www@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [FreeBSD-Announce] FreeBSD Project Launches Improved Website Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1051006131624.20437B-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20051006001214.GU63073@freebsdmall.com>
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On Wed, 5 Oct 2005, Murray Stokely wrote: > The FreeBSD Project is pleased to announce the launch of a new website > today. Please visit http://www.FreeBSD.org and let us know what you > think. The new design was created by Emily Boyd, a student at Smith > College that we had the pleasure of working with through Google's > Summer of Code program. No offense meant to Emily, but I think it's a major downgrade. > We hope you find the new website both easier to navigate and more > aesthetically pleasing. We look forward to improving the site further > over the coming weeks as we work to bring a fresh face to the FreeBSD > web presence. Firstly, anyone with an older browser is going to have problems like: JavaScript Error: http://www.freebsd.org/layout/js/styleswitcher.js, line 40: document.getElementsByTagName is not a function. JavaScript Error: http://www.freebsd.org/layout/js/styleswitcher.js, line 27: document.getElementsByTagName is not a function. JavaScript Error: http://www.freebsd.org/layout/js/styleswitcher.js, line 40: document.getElementsByTagName is not a function. JavaScript Error: http://www.freebsd.org/layout/js/styleswitcher.js, line 40: document.getElementsByTagName is not a function. Secondly, I had to bounce around all over the place just to find things that were previously accessible from the home page - eg, PORTS, FAQ .. > You may also still see the old design for our website archived at: > http://www.FreeBSD.org/old I hope it stays there, and stays updated, until the new page provides the same one-stop functionality that we've long enjoyed till now. And I see the religious nutters have had their way with Beastie! So far, disappointed. Cheers, Ian
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