Re: GNOME 2.24 press release

2008-09-26 Thread Dave Neary
Stormy Peters wrote: So I was waiting to see what we normally did for a press release and then changed my mind at the last minute and decided to initiate a press release. Now given that a few (very technical) media have picked up the news of our release (did anyone notify them or do they just

Contact and Press on website

2008-09-26 Thread Thilo Pfennig
Another issue is the Contact page: http://www.gnome.org/contact/ The question is what does contact suggest? I would expect addresses one can get in contact. The information needed is on www.gnome.org/press but not linked anywhere AFAIS I have attached a version of that page that I woud

Re: Revamping Friends of GNOME: help with web page text (with updated text!)

2008-09-26 Thread Claus Schwarm
Hi, Brian! Thanks for your suggestions, I really appreciate it. Let me explain some of my decisions: * 'Less links': The goal of this page is to make people donate. But every link is a possible distraction for a potential donator. We should use nearly no links if possible. * Millions

Re: Revamping Friends of GNOME: help with web page text (with updated text!)

2008-09-26 Thread Stormy Peters
* 'Less links': The goal of this page is to make people donate. But every link is a possible distraction for a potential donator. We should use nearly no links if possible. In this regards, I politely disagree with you. I think it is very common for people to want to do research and

Re: gnome.org (WAS: Re: Software Freedom Day)

2008-09-26 Thread Stormy Peters
Hylke Bons just offered to help with this over on the gnome-web-list. I think it makes sense for this conversation to happen over there with review on the marketing list. http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-web-list/2008-September/msg00025.html Stormy On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Stormy

Re: Software Freedom Day

2008-09-26 Thread Brian Cameron
Thilo: I 100% agree with you. My suggestion that we have default text for particular days wasn't supposed to suggest we not do something more special for any given event. It just seems a way we could ensure that we don't neglect to do *something* if we otherwise forget or don't have

Re: Contact and Press on website

2008-09-26 Thread Stormy Peters
I agree the Contact page needs to be redone. Thanks. Contact GNOME - About http://www.gnome.org/about/ - Latest Release http://www.gnome.org/start/stable/ - Support http://www.gnome.org/support/ - Contribute http://www.gnome.org/community/ - Contact

Re: gnome.org (WAS: Re: Software Freedom Day)

2008-09-26 Thread Diego Escalante Urrelo
On 9/26/08, Stormy Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hylke Bons just offered to help with this over on the gnome-web-list. I think it makes sense for this conversation to happen over there with review on the marketing list.

Re: GNOME mobile on website

2008-09-26 Thread Dave Neary
Hi Thilo, We have a long-standing action to update the gnome.org/mobile page. Here are some of the things I would like to see: * The main text of the page needs to be rewritten to refocus the project and give us a clearer identity * A list of active participants (I can send this to people) *

Re: Revamping Friends of GNOME: help with web page text (with updated text!)

2008-09-26 Thread Dave Neary
Hi, Stormy Peters wrote: That's a great idea. Pictures and quotes would be awesome. Do we have people that could easily reach a few kids in Peru and take some pictures and get a fun, short quote? (I can take one of my stepson but I don't think that would send the same message. :) I imagine

Re: Revamping Friends of GNOME: help with web page text (with updated text!)

2008-09-26 Thread Brian Cameron
It would also be nice to build up a collection of photos of people using GNOME A11y technologies, and testimonials from people who find GNOME makes a difference in their lives. I'd think this would be a great addition to the Friends of GNOME website. Are there people in the GNOME a11y

Re: GNOME mobile on website

2008-09-26 Thread Thilo Pfennig
Dave Neary schrieb: Hi Thilo, Hi Dave, thats hard for me, because I did not support this inititative initially and also it is still not clear for me where it should go. But I can ask questions here to make it more clear for me. I add your points here: