Re: new design for debian site
Op za, 18-12-2004 te 00:56 -0800, schreef firat@kucuk.org:
> In my opinion, somes have a fixed idea about site layout.
That's not true; however, we do not necessary think that the current
layout is bad.
It isn't shiny-fancy-super-graphical; however, from a purely functional
point of view, it surely is a good site. Also, the site isn't annoyingly
ugly; it is easy to the eyes -- comparable to a book, in reading
quality.
That's what we find more important than what it looks like; after all,
the Debian website shouldn't look like a painting or a computer game; it
is a purely functional thing for an operating system. It contains the
documentation for our system, it contains an introduction in our
processes, etc. It doesn't need fancy moving graphical features or
something of the like; using those would get us at risk of getting
people annoyed, and we don't want that.
> Sorry to wish contribution.
I think you misunderstood us.
There is nothing wrong with contributing. In fact, contributions is what
Debian thrives on. If you want to contribute by doing a survey, there's
nothing wrong with that; I'm sure people would welcome it, provided it
isn't a one-man-show -- that is, that we can give some input on the
questions you'll ask in your survey. If that survey reveals there are
some issues with the website that could use some improvement, we'll
surely implement them.
It is important to note, though, that the way Debian works is that you
just submit worked out proposals. If you think the website should be
redesigned, you're welcome to go ahead and propose a new layout -- this
can easily be done by mirroring (part of) the website, and working from
there.
If we like the proposed layout, we'll accept it. If we don't, we won't.
It's as simple as that.
If you don't want to redesign the /whole/ website, you're welcome to
suggest improvements on particular bits where you think improvements are
a good idea. These are always welcome -- especially if you provide code
to back up those suggestions.
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