Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:36:40 -0800 From: "Murray Stokely" <murray.stokely@gmail.com> To: "Deb Goodkin" <deb@freebsd.org> Cc: board@freebsdfoundation.org, Murray Stokely <murray@stokely.org>, doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: front page idea Message-ID: <474078f80712061136o6f708e5cn2bd0b264cd005f83@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <47583F21.3060605@freebsd.org> References: <20071119222308.GB99904@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <474078f80711191545s24e37234j930387517a986d52@mail.gmail.com> <47423C9E.3090804@freebsd.org> <1903047056.20071120072553@rulez.sk> <4743086C.7030709@freebsd.org> <4756F06B.8010009@freebsd.org> <2a7894eb0712051054k2dbcb342qef5db08f7e38d558@mail.gmail.com> <47570639.6030508@freebsd.org> <2a7894eb0712051320x6be1f6bayf9225089bdb6c7fb@mail.gmail.com> <47583F21.3060605@freebsd.org>
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Do you have text for a newsflash entry about the end of year
fundraising drive? That is much easier to edit and will give a lot of
space on the front page to this activity. I spent some time looking
at this and will try to get a diff for the site to place the button
this evening, but in the mean time we could put a newsflash up real
quickly.
- Murray
On Dec 6, 2007 10:27 AM, Deb Goodkin <deb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> I have two buttons that I'd like to offer. The Black-on-Yellow was
> created to be next to the Foundation link. Since it is such a narrow
> space, I think we will need to remove the "Donate Now!" line. The Donate
> Button2 middle button would be my choice if we put the button in the top
> center portion of the home page.
>
> Can I talk to the web person to understand what he needs from us to
> replicate the button? We also want the button to link to our donate page
> at http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/donate/.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Deb
>
> Murray Stokely wrote:
> > Yea how about we put it just as a button next to the current
> > 'Foundation' link in the header.. so it will be on a grey background.
> >
> > Murray
> >
> > On 12/5/07, * Deb Goodkin* <deb@freebsd.org <mailto:deb@freebsd.org>> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Murray, we really appreciate this. I'm working on the button
> > right now. I thought I could just give you the html to our donate
> > button. But, it is based on style sheets that are on our server. I'm
> > having someone help create a button that will probably be in a gif
> > format that you can size correctly for your website. Are you going to
> > put it in the header? We will make it yellow if it is in the header.
> > Otherwise, we will keep it red for now.
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Deb
> >
> > Murray Stokely wrote:
> > > How about we put it wherever you want it with the understanding that
> > > this is a 1 month trial during the end of the tax year? Can you
> > point
> > > me at the button? I'll put aside my concerns about too many links to
> > > the same institution if I know I can revert this in January and
> > we can
> > > examine it again then.
> > >
> > > - Murray
> > >
> > > On 12/5/07, *Deb Goodkin* <deb@freebsd.org
> > <mailto:deb@freebsd.org> <mailto:deb@freebsd.org
>
> > <mailto:deb@freebsd.org>>> wrote:
> > >
> > > I never heard back on my request for where the button should
> > go. Is
> > > there any way we can get the button in the header, so it is
> > displayed on
> > > every page? If possible I'd like to get the button up soon,
> > since this
> > > is when we receive most of our donations.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Deb
> > >
> > > Deb Goodkin wrote:
> > > > Is there any way to have the button above or below the "Get
> > > FreeBSD Now"
> > > > button? This is a more prominent spot, that will draw the
> > > viewer's eye
> > > > to the button. In the example, it took me a while to find the
> > > foundation
> > > > button. Or, if it is added to the header, it will always be
> > > displayed.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Deb
> > > >
> > > > Daniel Gerzo wrote:
> > > >> Hello Deb,
> > > >>
> > > >> Tuesday, November 20, 2007, 2:47:10 AM, you wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> They had suggested to either add a "Donate to the
> > Foundation"
> > > or "Keep
> > > >>> FreeBSD Free" button in a prominent spot on each page of the
> > > project.
> > > >>> That would also create a connection between the two
> > entities.
> > > >>> Especially, since our whole mission is to support the
> > project.
> > > We are
> > > >>> going to add a section on our website that answers the
> > questions:
> > > >>
> > > >> I didn't read this thread so far, because I haven't had time
> > > yet, but
> > > >> here is what I did some time ago:
> > > >>
> > > >> http://cvsup.sk.freebsd.org/~danger/FreeBSD/
> > > >>
> > > >> I've just moved the links around, so that the link to
> > Foundation
> > > is on
> > > >> the more prominent place. If you people like it, just
> > let me
> > > know and
> > > >> I can produce some diff :)
> > > >>
> > > >
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