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Date:      Wed, 21 Oct 1998 05:47:54 +0200
From:      Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>, cyber <cyber@intervisual.dk>
Cc:        www@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: [cyber@intervisual.dk: Regarding FreeBSD website]
Message-ID:  <19981021054754.A3756@panke.de.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810171136540.19430-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Sat, Oct 17, 1998 at 11:41:33AM -0700
References:  <19981017014804.A338@panke.de.freebsd.org> <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810171136540.19430-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On 1998-10-17 11:41:33 -0700, Doug White wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Wolfram Schneider wrote:
> > I just looked at your website, which i actually have done a few times,
> > but i really think that you should do somethign with the design. Make
> > a little more apealing to people.
> 
> I don't know, I think it looks pretty good now, athough it's time to
> rotate the front page articles.

Agreed. On a scale from 1 to 10 I would give www.freebsd.org
a 6 (1 = useless, 8 = best for a free project, 
10 = best for a 20,000,000 Euro budget). 


> > The thing i was wondering if you where interested in maybe having me
> > design a new looking FreeBSD website for you. For free ofcoruse since
> > it goes to a good course, namely promoting FreeBSD.
> 
> By all means!  Build up a prototype somewhere and point us at it.  Don't
> forget to change the subpages to mesh with the rest of the design (you
> don't have to change *everything*, just enough to give us the flavor).

We have a prototype for a better homepage at
http://fallout.campusview.indiana.edu/~jfieber/bsd/

> My only gripes are:
> 
> .  Keep the animated GIFs down.
> .  Make sure it's operable under Lynx, ie no fancy java navigators and no
>    sound. :)
> 
> Doug White                               

-- 
Wolfram Schneider <wosch@freebsd.org> http://www.freebsd.org/~w/



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