On 08/21/2009 12:44 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Fri, 2009-08-21 at 12:18 -0700, Toshio Kuratomi wrote: >> Simplifying the get-fedora page is aimed at growing the userbase in >> total. But the argument is being made that the new design will hurt >> the ability of some areas of the project to retain and grow the >> contributor base. > > The spins aren't the only other areas of the project. > Correct. Could you point out where I'm saying they are? >> I think that beefing up the spins page is aimed at >> rectifying that but it doesn't help if people who are looking to >> download fedora aren't being enticed to click to the spins page. > > Who wants to click on the spins page? > That's in the first part of my post here: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-advisory-board/2009-August/msg00049.html Summarised: New and curious users (which I argue is really anyone that gets as far as wanting to run Fedora) whose strategy for learning is to read about things instead of downloading a livecd and trying it out (which is not everyone and why having a prominent default spin in addition to directing people to the spins page *is* a good idea). > Who do we want to click on the spin page? > I think the same people as who want to click there. After all, if they want to click through to the spins page, why are we trying to stop them. -Toshio
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