From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 11:13:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1632616A4CE; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:13:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from pittgoth.com (14.zlnp1.xdsl.nauticom.net [209.195.149.111]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B590043F93; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 11:13:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Received: from localhost (acs-24-154-239-203.zoominternet.net [24.154.239.203]) by pittgoth.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id hB2JD56q002747; Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:13:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from trhodes@FreeBSD.org) Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2003 14:13:03 -0500 From: Tom Rhodes To: underway@comcast.net (Gary W. Swearingen) Message-Id: <20031202141303.7101cbb4.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: References: <20031201133128.1eee8ecf.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> <6cad6cjo0q.d6c@mail.comcast.net> <20031201160628.3df5ff8e.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 0.9.6claws (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD-www@FreeBSD.org cc: FreeBSD-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFC: Restructure of the front page X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 19:13:23 -0000 On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 10:56:08 -0800 underway@comcast.net (Gary W. Swearingen) wrote: > Tom Rhodes writes: > > > The key word here is 'mentions', and the idea here is not to just > > mention, but link to information. > > But that is a BAD idea, IMO, given the information that you propose be > linked to and where you propose to place the links. The key word was I proposed to make it easier for people to find information applicable to thier specific environment. > "user"; the information is not appropriate for users who are not > developers. It's worse PR than letting them think that the web site So you HAVE to be a developer to use Alpha, AMD64, or a Sun UltraSparc? I strongly disagree with this, in fact I know several people with Sun machines who are not developers. They use them at work and they use them at home. > is incomplete, IMO. It also discourages the writing of something > appropriate for them. > Would you prefer the 'platforms' information be moved down? I have other changes I wish to make and I feel that after you get the 'whole picture' you would agree with them... -- Tom Rhodes