I gotta say- it's awesome that we have a forum where we can agree,
disagree, and generally figure out every way we can make the project
better.
OK, here's my take on the front page:
'1.5' will represent all the 1.5 releases; in my experience this is
common for less detailed pages. It really is meant to call out that
we've moved on from the 1.0 branch.
Keep in mind, this page may simply not be for you. It is dominated by
formatting and is meant to put the best face on ZF to new decision
makers, developers, and contributors. We've tried to make the other
pages more content driven, but it is safe to assume most of the content
on the main site PHP site will be more or less introductory. The tools
(wiki, IT, etc.) we have and will continue to keep as effective as
possible for our active users/contributors.
Ultimately, you haven't yet convinced me that the front page is not
effective at what it sets out to do. For example, having a prominent
download button makes it easy for everyone to download the project and
get started, which is exactly what we want new users to do.
Do you have more feedback on the site that might help us improve it? We
will be adding more improvements over the next few weeks as we get it to
a state we can be happy with until the next big update.

Thanks!
,Wil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: thurting [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 12:39 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [fw-general] And a big thanks to Varien for the new site
> design!
> 
> 
> I'm going to have to disagree here.  The front page is an atrocity.
> The
> download header dominates, the logo is out of control, and it is
> incredibly
> hard to scan the page for information.  Also, the project is on
version
> 1.5.1 now.  You need to update the .jpg because that is where this
> pivotal
> and dynamic information is displayed.
> 
> 
> Amr Mostafa wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for making us look like rock stars, Varien! ;-)
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 9:28 PM, Wil Sinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> . . .and that's what I wish I would have remembered to say in the
> 1.5
> >> announcement. :/ Seriously, they did an excellent job on the
design;
> we
> >> asked them to take the ZF site to a completely new level, and I
> think
> >> most people would agree they did just that. This is one BIG way
that
> >> they give back to the ZF project. Thanks SO much, guys.
> >>
> >> ,Wil
> >>
> >
> >
> 
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