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.
~m