Re: Debian website

[Shlomi Fish <shlomif@shlomifish.org>]

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Hi Mr. Behrens,

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On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:26:34 +0100
tb3@vivaldi.net wrote:

> Dear Sirs,
> 
> for over 10 years or more, the design and navigation of www.debian.org 
> has not changed.
> Your website is by far TOO complicated and too confusing, especially to 
> newcomers. Why you don't change this?
> Infact, Debian's website probably is the most user-unfriendly website in 
> the Linux world!  A total mess.
> In my view, it's also kind of a joke as well.  You can create a very 
> good operating system, but you're probably too stupid to make a good and 
> userfriendly website.
> Do you see a contradiction here?  I do.
> 

While your criticism is appreciated, I find it too vague and generalised. Can
you instead give several and *specific* use cases such as:

1. I/the user wish to do [task X].

2. I expect [Y].

3. Instead there is [Z].

4. Please do [some feature T] instead.

Also see:

*
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2001/10/24/user-interface-design-for-programmers/

*
https://www.amazon.com/Design-Everyday-Things-Revised-Expanded/dp/0465050654/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Thanks!

> Sincerely,
> 
> Torsten Behrens
> 


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