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John-Mark Gurney wrote:

[snip]
> 
> Then we should create a website www.freebsdforcxo.com and use that.
> The problem is that the base FreeBSD.org website should remain as it
> is.  It is targeted to technical people who might not be running a GUI
> web browser and want quick access to information.
> 
> Making it more pretty to sell, while destroying the usability for 99%
> of the audience is not a solution.
> 

Who said it cant be both?
Why does people assume that an upgrade to freebsd.org would make it 
less usefull?

Look at sun.com, they have a site that looks professional, is easy to 
use and targeted to tech-savvy users as well as corporate suits.

--
R