Pradhap Devarajan wrote: > I agree with Brain.. navigation in OpenSolaris.org is not user friendly ... > major FOSS projects websites http://debian.org http://www.ubuntu.com/ are > more user friendly.. If OpenSolaris.org is meant for developers, can we have > a site http://users.opensolaris.org which will more towards end-users who > are not developers.
The issue for us is that, at present, we are not providing an "OpenSolaris" distro - or any real "product" - as those sites do. At this point it has not been decided if we will host the planned OpenSolaris/Indiana distro or if the Indiana team will create new site to host it. I suppose we could provide a directory for all distro's on the home page in the meantime. Perhaps, provide a streamlined version of what is here: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ Thoughts? Derek > > I like the way http://www.opensuse.org/ has been designed . > > ~ Pradhap.D > > On 8/21/07, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>On 8/20/07, Derek Cicero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>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? >> >>Yes. >> >>If you type www.firefox.com into a browser, it redirects you to >>http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ which is a relatively simple >>page aimed at end users. >> >>There is however a big tab at the top of the page that says >>"developers" which takes you to http://developer.mozilla.org/ >> >>Another example is the Fedora site: http://fedoraproject.org/ >> >>Simple, aimed at users. Nice links off the homepage. Documentation >>very easy to find. link to join the community, makes it very easy to >>find out how you can get involved: >>http://fedoraproject.org/join-fedora.html (Not just for OS >>developers.) >> >>In addition the communicate link takes you to this page.: >>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate Where the first thing you >>see is a link of where to ask questions. >> >>In both cases, the first page clearly directs the various interested >>parties to the appropriate web pages. >> >>I think there is alot to be learned from the organization of the Fedora >>website. >> >>Cheers, >>Brian >>-- >>- Brian Gupta >> >>http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ >>_______________________________________________ >>website-discuss mailing list >>[email protected] >> > > -- Derek Cicero Program Manager Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
