Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 17:14:34 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher G Mann <r3cgm@cdrom.com> To: nate@mt.sri.com (Nate Williams) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, chat@freebsd.org, jfieber@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Walnut Creek CDROM has a new look! Message-ID: <199610100014.RAA19734@pooh.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: <199610092333.RAA12961@rocky.mt.sri.com> from Nate Williams at "Oct 9, 96 05:33:11 pm"
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> > Just 'cause I think they've done a neat job of it, I'd suggest that > > anyone who's seen WC's web pages in the past have a look again > > at http://www.cdrom.com. I'm pretty impressed, myself, and the nicer > > look can't help but sell more FreeBSD CDs. :) > > Let's see, the graphics are nice, and it's easy to get around. > Huh huh... das me! :) > What's missing is 'Whois WC' stuff, staff, job openings, etc... I find > them a nice touch that gives a 'human' feel to the company. > OK, I will systematically code scripts to automate generation of Walnut Creek CDROM staff pages, giving the pages a warm and wholesome "family" atmosphere. 8-) Seriously though, I'll see if I can get some pickies of people at the company. "Here's Jordan... click on the picture of his cat to see a LIVE VIDEO FEED from his Quickcam at home". > Also, there's no obvious way to see that WC is 'Powered by FreeBSD', > which would be nice, plus the pointer to the hardware might be good, but > maybe that's more relevant to ftp.cdrom.com. > Where is the suggested place to put this? > Also, FreeBSD is now a 2nd class citizen to Linux. Any chance of doing > columns so that folks don't have to scroll down just to see the FreeBSD > stuff? > Columns would create an inconsistent look with the other categories of CDROMs. Another alternative also creates a confusing look: Linux FreeBSD Linux Complete Reference Installing and Running FreeBSD Linux Toolkit FreeBSD Snapshot The ordering _does_ give equal priority to both Linux and FreeBSD though. :) -- Christopher G. Mann (Snowman) - r3cgm@cdrom.com Hornet Archive Maintainer - (ftp|www).cdrom.com/pub/demos
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