On Monday 03 August 2009 22:27:37 Colin Davis wrote: > > >> How would a new user find out about such software? It doesn't look > >> obvious from the front page of the site to me. Frost and FMS have > >> links from the "discussion" tab on the node page, but jSite and > >> Thingamablog don't. There's some info on the "documentation" page of > >> the freenetproject.org, but that's not where I would think to look for > >> Freenet-related applications. > >> > > The right solution, long term, is to move it into the web interface, but > that would take development work-time. People look at Freenet as a tool, > not a platform, so having things built into the interface they already > know is the most convenient for them. > > Shorter term, if you wanted to draw attention, you could add a note like- > > You've installed Freenet, Now what? > Congratulations! If you're seeing this page, Freenet is up and running. > From here, you can [[browse Freesites]], Discuss subjects on the > [[Freenet forums]], or [[Publish a Freesite]]. > > If there were a lot of programs, you could emphasize that with- > ...is up and running. From here, you can [[browse Freesites]], Discuss > subjects on the [[Freenet forums]], or [[Download]] a program that uses > Freenet.
Well right now none of those links would do anything more useful than explaining where to get programs from. Hopefully Freetalk will be working and official in a few months... We could have an annoying newbie popup though, even when (especially when?) we have more integrated functionality - good idea? Anyone other than colin? -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 835 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. URL: <https://emu.freenetproject.org/pipermail/devl/attachments/20090809/5d6f0f90/attachment.pgp>
