Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:13:03 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: underway@comcast.net (Gary W. Swearingen) Cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Restructure of the front page Message-ID: <20031202141303.7101cbb4.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <f7ptf7hwvr.tf7@mail.comcast.net> References: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <6cad6cjo0q.d6c@mail.comcast.net> <20031201160628.3df5ff8e.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <f7ptf7hwvr.tf7@mail.comcast.net>
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On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:56:08 -0800 underway@comcast.net (Gary W. Swearingen) wrote: > Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> writes: > > > The key word here is 'mentions', and the idea here is not to just > > mention, but link to information. > > But that is a BAD idea, IMO, given the information that you propose be > linked to and where you propose to place the links. The key word was I proposed to make it easier for people to find information applicable to thier specific environment. > "user"; the information is not appropriate for users who are not > developers. It's worse PR than letting them think that the web site So you HAVE to be a developer to use Alpha, AMD64, or a Sun UltraSparc? I strongly disagree with this, in fact I know several people with Sun machines who are not developers. They use them at work and they use them at home. > is incomplete, IMO. It also discourages the writing of something > appropriate for them. > Would you prefer the 'platforms' information be moved down? I have other changes I wish to make and I feel that after you get the 'whole picture' you would agree with them... -- Tom Rhodes
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