On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 15:35 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: > Paul W. Frields wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 02:00:34PM -0400, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E1ir=EDn_Duffy_ wrote: > >> Paul W. Frields wrote: > >>> New to Linux? Unsure of Do you know what kind of > >>> your computer's hardware? processor you have, or > >>> Select this option. what kind of Fedora you > >>> want? Select this option. > >>> > >>> fedora fedora > >>> [FOR BEGINNERS] [FOR EXPERTS] > >> the above looks like a splash screen :( splash screens inconvenience > >> everybody... no matter which line you're supposed to stand in, > >> you've got to click, and it absolves the designer from choosing a > >> default audience to cater to and puts the work on the users of all > >> audiences instead (both have to read the explanatory text and make > >> an explicit decision rather than at least half getting right to work > >> right away). > >> > >> i think instead of a 'turn left for x, turn right for y' approach we > >> should just cater to beginners by default because they're beginners > >> and need it. so by default present the beginner's x86 desktop live > >> cd download link front and center. then require an additional click > >> to get to the 'experts' part. (this is the point behind > >> http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/webdesign/get-fedora/) > > > > Wow, that's a nice design -- completely different than what I had in > > mind, but I love it! I hadn't seen your other response when I posted > > this, so I understand your reasoning. > > Yeh, I still haven't received Max's message. I see it on the > archives though. I think that mail delivery for some of the lists is > messed up. Can we use "Intel-compatible PCs" instead of "i686" on your shinier, friendlier get-fedora draft? More people know what the former means than the latter, guessing by the "Do I want i686?" questions on forums and #fedora. People who specifically want 64-bit typically know they have that kind of machine. -- Paul W. Frields gpg fingerprint: 3DA6 A0AC 6D58 FEC4 0233 5906 ACDB C937 BD11 3717 http://paul.frields.org/ - - http://pfrields.fedorapeople.org/ irc.freenode.net: stickster @ #fedora-docs, #fedora-devel, #fredlug
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