atom feed19 messages in com.redhat.fedora-advisory-boardRe: Redesign of downloads
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Paul W. FrieldsJul 30, 2009 10:51 am 
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Adam MillerJul 31, 2009 8:55 am 
Paul W. FrieldsJul 31, 2009 9:30 am 
Toshio KuratomiJul 31, 2009 10:16 am 
Josh BoyerJul 31, 2009 11:09 am 
Paul W. FrieldsJul 31, 2009 11:53 am 
Toshio KuratomiJul 31, 2009 12:17 pm 
Toshio KuratomiJul 31, 2009 12:37 pm 
Josh BoyerJul 31, 2009 12:50 pm 
Toshio KuratomiJul 31, 2009 1:27 pm 
Josh BoyerJul 31, 2009 1:38 pm 
Paul W. FrieldsJul 31, 2009 2:41 pm 
Josh BoyerJul 31, 2009 5:07 pm 
Rex DieterAug 3, 2009 7:51 am 
Rahul SundaramAug 4, 2009 3:02 am 
Subject:Re: Redesign of downloads
From:Toshio Kuratomi (a.ba@gmail.com)
Date:Jul 31, 2009 1:27:57 pm
List:com.redhat.fedora-advisory-board

On 07/31/2009 12:50 PM, Josh Boyer wrote:

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:17:35PM -0700, Toshio Kuratomi wrote:

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You're missing the targeting part here. We aren't looking to redesign the default download page and keep the exact same content. We want it simple, targeted at new users, and with a clear an easy link for differentiation present (to the spins page).

And I'm saying that instead of targeting "new users" we should be targeting the tasks that the new users want to do. So if you want the front page to have two links, one to the default spin and a second to the spins page, you need to decide what the most important tasks are that the default spin allows people to perform and make the second link tell people they can get spins optimized for different tasks by clicking to the second page.

-Toshio