Re: Change of web site layout

Tim Bannister Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:47:25 -0700

On 16 Jun 2014, at 22:23, Rich Bowen wrote:

> 
>> Apache httpd being #1 on the internet is great news, but personally I'd put 
>> that on the carousel. What sort of leading text should go in its place? I'm 
>> happy to put some work into this.
> 
> Also, it's the text that's been on our website for at least 15 years. So, 
> yeah, it's probably time to say something different here.


…or say it differently? I've made my own mock up front page (attached), which 
can be a straw man for further discussion. I based this, as you may well have 
guessed, on the design and styles used at http://www.apache.org/

This mockup mentions the #1 position and the 1 years but in its own way.


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