KISS on fp.org

[Max Spevack]

On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Mike McGrath wrote:

> Max Spevack wrote:
>> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Max Spevack wrote:
>> 
>>> We need to make it AMAZINGLY EASY for the 90% of the users who are going 
>>> to show up at fedoraproject.org on release day looking for the x86 Live CD 
>>> or the x86 Installable DVD.
>> 
>> I know that spins.fedoraproject.org exists basically to solve this very 
>> problem.  But from what I understand that isn't quite ready for release 
>> day, and so we need a stopgap measure.
>
> We actually did a great deal of work on making it easier to download 
> Fedora. We're down to 2 clicks this time (though you don't see that on 
> the Fedora 7 page right now)  After clicking on "Get Fedora" they get 
> this page:
>
> http://mmcgrath.fedorapeople.org/web/en/get-fedora.html
>
> Is that more of what you're looking for?  Thats what it will be for 
> the Fedora 8 launch unless you'd like us to change something.  That 
> ones all translated and stuff :)

This is WONDERFUL.  Once again, it is proven to me that the Fedora 
Community is way more on top of things that I am individually.

I think this looks great, and I will rest easy tonight.

And now I can finish my article and actually have some URLs to include 
in it.

I just need to pay better attention to where stuff like this is staged 
in the future.

Thanks for pointing me at it, Mike.  And thanks to the folks who 
designed it!

--Max