Hi,
I have a couple of complaints / suggestions regarding the new website.
Please compare
www.debian.org
with
https://web.archive.org/web/20201215021123/https://www.debian.org/
FONT SIZE:
The new debian.org uses gigantic fonts. I am not visually impaired and
for those that are they more likely than not set your DPI/Fonts larger
on your system level. Please consider using sane fonts like on the old
webpage which give you more useful information on a smalle footprint.
ACCESS TO INFORMATION:
On the old webpage information is well organized. It is easy to find
things without having to dig through submenus. if your network has high
latency this becomes a problem. The old website has a nice list in
normal fonts making it easy to find that you are looking for.
Please consider making debian.org more compact and add something similar.
THE WEBSITE IS NOT UNIFYING:
I feel the new website is DIVIDING the operating system and the
community. They do not appear to be ONE entity but two separate
"products". I think it would make sense to not have the community and
Debian side by side but rather have the community below Debian which is
the main product.
PERSONAL OPINION:
Yes, the old website has it's flaws - but compare to the new one I would
ask you to consider bringing the old website back (which is more usable
on text mode browsers like Lynx). I suggest that you instead try to
improve the user experience - what people starting to learn Debian
really need is to know about the infrastructure and basic use in an
simplified and easy way. E.g. the IRC channels, how to install and
remove programs (aptitude), basic use e.g. where to find config files
/etc/programname/ , how to report bugs, how to track bugs , how to track
packages , the QA process - the different repos, how the sources.list
should look by default, that debian has a wiki (and maybe that Arch has
a wiki as well in case you can't find somethin), how often the package
archive is updated, how to configure keymaps, basic troubleshooting etc...
It should be easy to add a "crash course" using the concept of the old
webpage where "everything" can be found neatly organized. Please
consider doing something with the things that matters - the new website
is honestly just "copying" everybody else - it is not adding usefulness
to debian.org
PS! Sorry for being a bit harsh, but the only way to try to improve
something is to focus on what you do not like instead of what you do
like. I am not trying to be mean so hope whoever reads this understand
that I am trying to contribute in a positive way (admittedly by being
negative) :)
Best regards
- Waxhead
