Am 19.04.2007 11:35 schrieb Gerfried Fuchs: > * James Herrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-04-18 21:11]: >> I've come up with a quick mockup design for the debian homepage, what does >> everyone think? >> >> http://james.isafreelancer.com/debian/ > > It looks clean, but from a closer look there are many shortcomings when > you try to get a better feeling about the Debian website: > > -) Debian doesn't sell any CDs, and AFAIK there is no real official CD > artwork neither, so that might be vastly misleading.
Could lead to a download site with links to .iso images though, I think this is not a major issue. > -) There is no (official) "Forum" nor won't there be any "Login"s at > the Debian website. Please keep in mind that the Website is mirrored to > some servers and shouldn't require a common database or dynamic backend > or something of the likes. Could be renamed to wiki. [...] > -) Your "design" is just an image - which simply doesn't work with > textbased webbrowsers or screenreaders for handicaped people, which is > also quite important for our website. Do you have some real HTML code > which can be tested with various browsers, various screen resolutions > and stuff? It's common practice under webdesigners to create a mockup picture and then create the HTML if the customer likes what he sees. I'd like to propose again to start some official contest, and let a broader audience (at least the DDs) vote for the final design. The more people get to vote the better. Cheers, Bastian -- Bastian Venthur http://venthur.de Debian Developer venthur at debian org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
