Re: [Freedos-user] Web site ISP problems
On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Pat Villani wrote: Over the weekend, the ISP that handles our DNS did an upgrade and unfortunately it didn't happen smoothly, so they are effectively down right now. Based on what we know, this may take some time before they can correct it. Is that a Tucows managed DNS? That is bad, not just for freedos, Tucows is a major manager of domain names. Until this is fixed, www.freedos.org will not be resolvable in DNS, so it will appear as though the FreeDOS site is down. Instead, developers and users can visit the FreeDOS web site at its alternate address: http://freedos.sourceforge.net/ . Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Special thanks to Jim Hall for all the work he's done with respect to this issue. Pat ~~~ Bonnie Dalzell, MA mail:5100 Hydes Rd PO Box 60, Hydes,MD,USA 21082-0060|EMAIL:bdalz...@qis.net freelance anatomist, vertebrate paleontologist, writer, illustrator, dog breeder, computer nerd iconoclast... Borzoi info at www.borzois.com. Editor Net.Pet Online Animal Magazine - http://www.netpetmagazine.com HOME http://www.qis.net/~borzoi/ BUSINESS http://www.batw.com -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Web site ISP problems
It's Tucows, but I don't know if the problem is theirs or our ISP. Pat On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Bonnie Dalzell bdalz...@qis.net wrote: On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, Pat Villani wrote: Over the weekend, the ISP that handles our DNS did an upgrade and unfortunately it didn't happen smoothly, so they are effectively down right now. Based on what we know, this may take some time before they can correct it. Is that a Tucows managed DNS? That is bad, not just for freedos, Tucows is a major manager of domain names. Until this is fixed, www.freedos.org will not be resolvable in DNS, so it will appear as though the FreeDOS site is down. Instead, developers and users can visit the FreeDOS web site at its alternate address: http://freedos.sourceforge.net/ . Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Special thanks to Jim Hall for all the work he's done with respect to this issue. Pat ~~~ Bonnie Dalzell, MA mail:5100 Hydes Rd PO Box 60, Hydes,MD,USA 21082-0060| EMAIL:bdalz...@qis.net email%3abdalz...@qis.net freelance anatomist, vertebrate paleontologist, writer, illustrator, dog breeder, computer nerd iconoclast... Borzoi info at www.borzois.com. Editor Net.Pet Online Animal Magazine - http://www.netpetmagazine.com HOME http://www.qis.net/~borzoi/ http://www.qis.net/%7Eborzoi/ BUSINESS http://www.batw.com -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
I'd still want to keep, say, the last 3 news items on the front page, though, with a link to the News page for more news. Or maybe displaying of the topic with a read more link would be a good Idea? Bye PS: I get your e-mails 2 days after you sent them!!! -- Florian Xaver http://www.flox.at.tf *Webdesign *oZone-a GUI operating system for DOS,Linux,Win *SWORD-a nice GUI library for DOS/DJGPP Dr-DOS Wiki http://www.drdos.org - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
Florian Xaver wrote: For as long as I can remember, the FreeDOS front page has contained a list of news items. That was appropriate when we were a bunch of developers, but it's not helpful to users who aren't familiar with DOS. So I'll likely move the news items to a developers page, or something. The front page will be filled with a few paragraphs lifted from About, and a few paragraphs lifted from (perhaps) Download and other parts of the site. Not sure how I'll re-write that content. But the key is, everything a new user needs to know about FreeDOS should be located on the front page. That's a good idea. I wouldn't move it to a developers page, better to move it to a new news page. Yeah, that's probably a better place to put it. We already have a News page that would probably be a good place for this. I'd still want to keep, say, the last 3 news items on the front page, though, with a link to the News page for more news. -jh -- I'm sorry my president's an idiot. I didn't vote for him. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site (was: Freedos Future)
I've been doing a little tinkering with the web site design. By the time we finally make our 1.0 release, I figured FreeDOS should have a somewhat sharper-looking web page. Bob Stammers and I have been discussing a new look off-list, and I think it's pretty much ready. If you would like a peek at the new design, it's at: http://www.freedos.org/index2.php?css=http://hallx049.oit.umn.edu/temp/fd/005.css It has a modern appearance: clean, simple. I hope it's not too boring. I'm open to final tweaks before this new version goes live, later this week. This is just the first in several goals. I also want to re-do the main page to fix two other things: 1. Clean up the linkList. At first pass, I'll need to make my best effort to organize things as best I can, and later we'll try to do a kind of card sort exercise if I can gather enough volunteers. At the least, I want to have links grouped for first-time / general users and for developers. How I order the links, I haven't decided. But I may re-use links in both sections ... that might be okay if I keep the link names the same (otherwise, it would get confusing.) I'll also rename some link text from what we have now. At a top-level, the headers will probably be grouped into two sections: Using FreeDOS link link link Developers link link link 2. Different content on the main page. For as long as I can remember, the FreeDOS front page has contained a list of news items. That was appropriate when we were a bunch of developers, but it's not helpful to users who aren't familiar with DOS. So I'll likely move the news items to a developers page, or something. The front page will be filled with a few paragraphs lifted from About, and a few paragraphs lifted from (perhaps) Download and other parts of the site. Not sure how I'll re-write that content. But the key is, everything a new user needs to know about FreeDOS should be located on the front page. -jh -- I'm sorry my president's an idiot. I didn't vote for him. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site (was: Freedos Future)
Looks the same under links -g :-). In Skipstone it looks nice though. On 7/24/06, Chris Evans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Looks good, but center the title graphic. :) my 2cent.. --chris http://nxdos.sourceforge.net/ http://aotksc.com/ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
For as long as I can remember, the FreeDOS front page has contained a list of news items. That was appropriate when we were a bunch of developers, but it's not helpful to users who aren't familiar with DOS. So I'll likely move the news items to a developers page, or something. The front page will be filled with a few paragraphs lifted from About, and a few paragraphs lifted from (perhaps) Download and other parts of the site. Not sure how I'll re-write that content. But the key is, everything a new user needs to know about FreeDOS should be located on the front page. That's a good idea. I wouldn't move it to a developers page, better to move it to a new news page. Bye Flo -- Florian Xaver http://www.flox.at.tf Dr-DOS Wiki http://www.drdos.org oZone-a GUI operating system for DOS,Linux,Win SWORD-a nice GUI library for DOS/DJGPP http://www.flox.at.tf - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site (was: Freedos Future)
Looks good! Just a question of taste, I liked the older font better, but the rest is great! Have you tried by chance removing the underscore of links in the new version, to see how it looks like? Aitor 2006/7/24, Jim Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I've been doing a little tinkering with the web site design. By the time we finally make our 1.0 release, I figured FreeDOS should have a somewhat sharper-looking web page. Bob Stammers and I have been discussing a new look off-list, and I think it's pretty much ready. If you would like a peek at the new design, it's at: http://www.freedos.org/index2.php?css=http://hallx049.oit.umn.edu/temp/fd/005.css It has a modern appearance: clean, simple. I hope it's not too boring. I'm open to final tweaks before this new version goes live, later this week. This is just the first in several goals. I also want to re-do the main page to fix two other things: 1. Clean up the linkList. At first pass, I'll need to make my best effort to organize things as best I can, and later we'll try to do a kind of card sort exercise if I can gather enough volunteers. At the least, I want to have links grouped for first-time / general users and for developers. How I order the links, I haven't decided. But I may re-use links in both sections ... that might be okay if I keep the link names the same (otherwise, it would get confusing.) I'll also rename some link text from what we have now. At a top-level, the headers will probably be grouped into two sections: Using FreeDOS link link link Developers link link link 2. Different content on the main page. For as long as I can remember, the FreeDOS front page has contained a list of news items. That was appropriate when we were a bunch of developers, but it's not helpful to users who aren't familiar with DOS. So I'll likely move the news items to a developers page, or something. The front page will be filled with a few paragraphs lifted from About, and a few paragraphs lifted from (perhaps) Download and other parts of the site. Not sure how I'll re-write that content. But the key is, everything a new user needs to know about FreeDOS should be located on the front page. -jh -- I'm sorry my president's an idiot. I didn't vote for him. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
Didn´t try :-) On 7/24/06, Florian Xaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Blair Campbell wrote: Looks the same under links -g :-). In Skipstone it looks nice though. What about Arachne? ;-) Bye Flo -- Florian Xaver http://www.flox.at.tf Dr-DOS Wiki http://www.drdos.org oZone-a GUI operating system for DOS,Linux,Win SWORD-a nice GUI library for DOS/DJGPP http://www.flox.at.tf - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
Hi! 24-Июл-2006 09:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hall) wrote to freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net: JH If you would like a peek at the new design, it's at: JH http://www.freedos.org/index2.php?css=http://hallx049.oit.umn.edu/temp/fd/005.css If you wish feedback about design, I have ones. Browsed in Opera 9 @ 800x600. 1. At bottom, FreeDOS webring pane is wider, than middle column, in which it placed, whereas in RingSurf pane lines are wrapped: | white | Site news archive| white | | empty || empty | | space | FreeDOS WebRing| space | | | [ ... Random | Prev | Next ] || ... | || | | | This DOS Net Ring owned by Jim | | | | Hall | | | | [ Previou... | Skip Previous | | | | | Previous | Next ] | | Easiest, what you may do, is move these panes below 3-column table. 2. I think, 3-column mode is bad idea: all columns are equal width, but side columns are much shorter, thus, after they squezze middle coulmn, this middle column now up to thrice times higher and enclosed by very big white (read: very contrast view) unused space. The more so, this makes not enough space for final panes (WebRing and RingSurf). I think, at least right column might be eliminated, by moving its announcement contents at top of page, over menus and news. Also, left column with menu may be reduced in width, but Search pane should be moved out from columns (to top or bottom) to make more space for input field. BTW, I myself prefer to remove column modes at all: menus may be implemented as rows at top of page. For example: Home: [Report bugs] [About] [Links] [Mailing Lists] [News] [Software] [Web Images] [Webmasters] Developers: [Developers Wiki] [FreeDOS 1.0 To-do] [Kernel/FreeCOM] [SF project info] [FreeDOS projects] [FreeDOS-32 project] or: HomeDevelopersDocumentation [Report bugs] [Developers Wiki] ... [About] [FreeDOS 1.0 To-do] [Links] [Kernel/FreeCOM] [Mailing Lists] [SF project info] [News] [FreeDOS projects] [Software] [FreeDOS-32 project] [Web Images] [Webmasters] BTW, I now in process of preparing my own homepage. :) JH It has a modern appearance: clean, simple. Me liked, except layout and pallete for side columns. PS: I right now compare with original design (OD)... Well, OD design somewhat better: - marble background for Home and trademark. - menu headers (Home/Developers/Documentation) bold and highlighting. - bold for Latest news. PPS: Over black line at top of fish, there seen white pixels. :) - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] web site
Рш! 24-Июл-2006 09:56 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Hall) wrote to freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net: JH If you would like a peek at the new design, it's at: JH http://www.freedos.org/index2.php?css=http://hallx049.oit.umn.edu/temp/fd/005.css If you wish feedback about design, I have ones. Browsed in Opera 9 @ 800x600. 1. At bottom, FreeDOS webring pane is wider, than middle column, in which it placed, whereas in RingSurf pane lines are wrapped: | white | Site news archive| white | | empty || empty | | space | FreeDOS WebRing| space | | | [ ... Random | Prev | Next ] || ... | || | | | This DOS Net Ring owned by Jim | | | | Hall | | | | [ Previou... | Skip Previous | | | | | Previous | Next ] | | Easiest, what you may do, is move these panes below 3-column table. 2. I think, 3-column mode is bad idea: all columns are equal width, but side columns are much shorter, thus, after they squeeze middle column, this middle column now up to thrice times higher and enclosed by very big white (read: very contrast view) unused space. The more so, this makes not enough space for final panes (WebRing and RingSurf). I think, at least right column might be eliminated, by moving its announcement contents at top of page, over menus and news. Also, left column with menu may be reduced in width, but Search pane should be moved out from columns (to top or bottom) to make more space for input field. BTW, I myself prefer to remove column modes at all: menus may be implemented as rows at top of page. For example: Home: [Report bugs] [About] [Links] [Mailing Lists] [News] [Software] [Web Images] [Webmasters] Developers: [Developers Wiki] [FreeDOS 1.0 To-do] [Kernel/FreeCOM] [SF project info] [FreeDOS projects] [FreeDOS-32 project] or: HomeDevelopersDocumentation [Report bugs] [Developers Wiki] ... [About] [FreeDOS 1.0 To-do] [Links] [Kernel/FreeCOM] [Mailing Lists] [SF project info] [News] [FreeDOS projects] [Software] [FreeDOS-32 project] [Web Images] [Webmasters] BTW, I now in process of preparing my own homepage. :) JH It has a modern appearance: clean, simple. Me liked, except layout and pallete for side columns. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.phpp=sourceforgeCID=DEVDEV ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (web site) outdated mirror sites?
Hello Hi. I was going through the mirror list, and saw that there are a few mirror sites out there with very outdated content. I'll give it until the weekend, then I'll drop these sites if they haven't been updated by then. If you're the webmaster for any of these mirror sites, please update your mirror and let me know: http://freedos.maussner.net/ (last updated 5 Feb 2004) my apologies... seems i forgot to create a new crontabenty to the new server when i moved the account. it should be everything uptodate :) btw... when is the best time to get the mdaily ? regards tassilo --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470alloc_id=3638op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
