2009/6/29 Eric Springer <erikina@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Kevin Kofler<kevin.kofler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> This x86_64 issue is also a nasty side effect of your design policy: why are >> we defaulting to reduced performance for the vast majority of new hardware >> (basically only netbooks and a handful pretty specialized devices use >> 32-bit-only CPUs these days!) just in the name of avoiding a choice and >> potential frustration of clueless users who don't know they need the 32-bit >> version? That's yet another bad tradeoff in the name of usability. I know >> several people who have accidentally downloaded the 32-bit version when >> they actually wanted x86_64 because the 64-bit version is hidden the way it >> is. It's hard to find even for clueful users! > > Definitely. You know who I think really gets it right? > http://software.opensuse.org/ > > It completely and absolutely leaves Fedora download page for dead. > > As for DE's -- I think we can all agree XFCE/GNOME/KDE are all pretty > solid. So the major selling point of each, is simply what they look > like. > > https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_11_Screenshot_Tour > > So why not have something like > Fedora_11_(KDE|GNOME|XFCE)_Screenshot_Tour and links to them? And a > one line selling each: "GNOME aims for simplicity and elegance" "KDE > aims for control and configurability" "XFCE aims to be fast and > light". (And default to GNOME to represent Fedora's position) Yes Sir! You can link even to more information or use ajax (to prevent too much extra sites or popups). Thanks! -- LG Thomas Dubium sapientiae initium -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
