Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:41:26 -0700 From: Derek Wood <ddwood@highdensity.org> To: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com>, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: About FreeBSD.org visitors Message-ID: <20131011014126.GA951@yavin.local> In-Reply-To: <52574072.2030302@allanjude.com> References: <CAF6rxgmZL7-kagQ=Sed_cPsgwCV4YxxWTErQ0UAFbh_DpRnZ=Q@mail.gmail.com> <20131010232527.GA519@yavin.local> <52574072.2030302@allanjude.com>
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> > * Ease of installation: bsdinstall is new; maybe link screenshots > > of it or the section in the handbook that covers installation > > with bsdinstall. > This has been done for a while: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/using-bsdinstall.html Sorry, I meant in the context of the front page. Like I said, something like 1/2 of the bounces are from the front page, which doesn't serve as an end point. There aren't any direct download links, and the news items are mainly stubs for longer stories. I think simplifing the FreeBSD experience (e.g, explicitly telling the user that ports is where you get software from, and that 99% of the time it will have what you want) and including more of what a first-time user would want on the front page (installation, prebuilt VMs, and assorted introductory literature) will help decrease bounces from the site index.home | help
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