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[Paul W. Frields]

On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 15:35 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote:
> Paul W. Frields wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 02:00:34PM -0400, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?M=E1ir=EDn_Duffy_ wrote:
> >> Paul W. Frields wrote:
> >>> New to Linux?  Unsure of      Do you know what kind of
> >>> your computer's hardware?     processor you have, or
> >>> Select this option.           what kind of Fedora you
> >>>                               want?  Select this option. 
> >>>
> >>>        fedora			    fedora
> >>>    [FOR BEGINNERS] 	         [FOR EXPERTS]
> >> the above looks like a splash screen :( splash screens inconvenience
> >> everybody... no matter which line you're supposed to stand in,
> >> you've got to click, and it absolves the designer from choosing a
> >> default audience to cater to and puts the work on the users of all
> >> audiences instead (both have to read the explanatory text and make
> >> an explicit decision rather than at least half getting right to work
> >> right away).
> >>
> >> i think instead of a 'turn left for x, turn right for y' approach we
> >> should just cater to beginners by default because they're beginners
> >> and need it. so by default present the beginner's x86 desktop live
> >> cd download link front and center. then require an additional click
> >> to get to the 'experts' part. (this is the point behind
> >> http://duffy.fedorapeople.org/webdesign/get-fedora/)
> > 
> > Wow, that's a nice design -- completely different than what I had in
> > mind, but I love it!  I hadn't seen your other response when I posted
> > this, so I understand your reasoning.
> 
> Yeh, I still haven't received Max's message. I see it on the
> archives though. I think that mail delivery for some of the lists is
> messed up.

Can we use "Intel-compatible PCs" instead of "i686" on your shinier,
friendlier get-fedora draft?  More people know what the former means
than the latter, guessing by the "Do I want i686?" questions on forums
and #fedora.  People who specifically want 64-bit typically know they
have that kind of machine.

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Paul W. Frields
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