static page for F7 release, new directions

[Rahul Sundaram]

Nicu Buculei wrote:
> Máirí­n Duffy wrote:
>>
>> This is something I came up with kind of doodling based off of the 404 
>> page design but I'm not crazy about it:
>> http://people.redhat.com/duffy/fedora/web/static-page-design.png
>>
>> Maybe a better iteration:
>> http://people.redhat.com/duffy/fedora/web/static-page-design.2.png
>>
>> Navbar really needs work, but... :) it's closer to the 404 page design 
>> with the line along the top of the page.
> 
> In my understanding, the site will have only a very few static pages, so 
> the navbar my not be needed at all.
> 
> Also, the search box is only for the pages powered by Plone, not for the 
> rest of the wiki, right? Then I think it may be dropped, why and what to 
> search on only 3 or 4 pages?

I think the search should cover the wiki too.

> And on a very superficial surface, I think I would like better a larger 
> screenshot.

I would recommend not putting any screenshots at all for a month or so 
after Fedora 7 is released. Optimize the page to load quickly. The 
difference in bandwidth consumption can be huge. We don't want it 
crashing like it did during FC6 launch.

Rahul