> > Compiling Rhythmbox from CVS is not trivial. > > Ahm.. ubuntu breezy ---> cvs checkout ---> fix the dependencies with > synaptics ( by adding the needed dev packages ) --> ./autogen.sh and > your done :o).. thats not really that hard i think..
I doubt Ubumtu can resolve dependencies for Rhythmbox CVS. Have you tried it? But most importantly. Can you prove that: > About Download.. ahm.. nobody really downloads rb from the page.. > > I would say functionality is more important then design. After all the > > purphase of application websites are to answer: what is this program, > > what it looks like, what can it do, and where do I get it. > > You would be shocked to hear that design is as important as content... > ( i know most programmers dont like that idea ).. but having a nice site > can boost up your user usage because its just "cooler" to use that > program... look at the iPod.. one of the most underfeatured.. most > expensive.. most propritary mp3players on the market.. but everyone > WANTS it badly... :o) ( and that is surely not because of its excellent > qualities... nearly every cheap taiwanese player can do more for less ) You are right, that design is important for hardware and design is important for software as well. But would people buy the iPod if you removed the functionality? I don't think degrading functionality is good for anyone. Rhythmbox.org have 8 menus. You have now 5 in your ideas. What is there were 4 to the left of the triangle and 4 to the right? > But that discussion is useless if you think that way.. ( numbers and > real world experience proof you to be wrong.. ) That's not how it works. First rule of marketing: Who is the target group? What are their needs? You most have investigated these two as a minimum before proceeding. > I am not talking about the changelog beeing on the front.. but more the > NEWS.. ( there should be a little bit more info than just changelogs... > like progress and stuff.. new features that are beeing talked about.. > etc.. not everyone reads the ML ) Phew. I thought you wanted the changelog (the NEWS file) on the front page =) About or News as the front page... There is advantages and disadvantages for both. > If someone hits the site who is new.. he should be able to press > "About" ( After he read the Headline GNOME Music Manager which is self > describing of what he will find on this page ) if hes not.. hes not even > beeing able to use a computer or linux at all. For everyone else.. who > just wants to follow the project ( and those are many more than > "newcomers" ) he needs to have an extra click for the needed information > everytime he visits the page. What if: Front page shows About and the left side menu becomes: News Screenshots Download Right side menu becomes: FAQ: Related tools is put in the FAQ. Development: Translation is put in Development. Feedback The menu would then become: News Screenshots Download /\ FAQ Development Feedback > Yeah thats probably the reason why they changed it now ..... take a look > at most of apple.com's subpages ..... ( you have a combination of black, > gradiant and others.. ) Yes, they change theme according to their product pages. That's probably a good idea. But their front page and all their products are probably not going to change =)
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