Brandorr wrote: > On 8/20/07, Derek Cicero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Richard Lowe wrote: >> >>>Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> >>> >>> >>>>As Sun is marketing/pushing Indiana, Solaris, and OpenSolaris, we are >>>>seeing many people that aren't developers coming to this site. >>>> >>>>As this is the first thing they see when they get here, I feel that >>>>this should be the logical location for a user oriented welcome page. >>> >>> >>>OpenSolaris *IS* a development project. I appreciate that's pretty >>>hard to spot right now, but it's true. >> >>At this time, OS.org is still the site for the development of >>OpenSolaris. We are working with the Project Indiana folks to make sure >>that when they launch it will be clear to end-users where they need to >>go to get the distro. At this point it's still up in the air as to where >>and how the new distro will be hosted. > > > Where should I send people that are looking to "Try out OpenSolaris".? > (I am not going to fight the use of OpenSolaris to refer to an OS. > Pretty much everyone who isn't intimately involved with OpenSolaris > isn't aware of the naming kerufala.)
Well, we have the 'Get a Starter Kit' box on the right hand side. I suppose we could add another box below it to make it more clear what to download for first time visitor. Or perhaps move the download icon above the 'info' icon and make it a bit more straightforward. Did you have a specific idea in mind? Derek > > Cheers, > Brian > > >>Derek >> >> >> >>>How Sun markets products of theirs (Solaris) is absolutely nothing to >>>do with us. >>> >>>User content for specific distributions should be on the site of that >>>distribution. >>> >>>-- Rich >>>_______________________________________________ >>>website-discuss mailing list >>>[email protected] >>> >> >> >>-- >>Derek Cicero >>Program Manager >>Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division >> > > > -- Derek Cicero Program Manager Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
