Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Genes MailLists
On 05/31/2010 11:07 PM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:08 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> The question still stands. If only 19% of current Fedora users (a highly >>> technical bunch) make use of torrents, my guess is the majority of >>> new-to-Fedora users would also not. >>> >>> ~m

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:08 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >The question still stands. If only 19% of current Fedora users (a highly > >technical bunch) make use of torrents, my guess is the majority of > >new-to-Fedora users would also not. > > > >~m > > > And I'll repeat, you did not survey the _us

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:18 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: > >On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 20:49 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > >> On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:42:34 -0400 > >> > >> Máirín Duffy wrote: > >> > Would a completely new user ask "where are the torrents?" > >> >

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:06 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: > >On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if > >> they were to see the original "new" Get Fedora web page and wer

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: >On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 20:49 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: >> On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:42:34 -0400 >> >> Máirín Duffy wrote: >> > Would a completely new user ask "where are the torrents?" >> >> That is the first question I always ask when I want to download >> a

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: >On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:47 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >> On 06/01/2010 08:42 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: >> > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if >> >> they were to se

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: >On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if >> they were to see the original "new" Get Fedora web page and were to ask >> "Where are the torrents?". Would they be told..."Y

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Jon Stanley
2010/5/31 Máirín Duffy : > Where do you get the '85%' figure from? Do you seriously believe that > 85% of Fedora users are subscribed to this mailing list? That's > ~1,300,000 (~1.3 million) users on this mailing list. Really? Does > mailman even scale that mough? With hard facts, I can assure yo

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Ed Greshko
On 06/01/2010 09:39 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > So let's make the assumption that surveys are a useful tool and leave it > at that. If you are uncomfortable with that assumption then we can't > engage in this discussion together, I'm sorry. > Only when done properly > >> Are you saying th

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 21:37 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > >You are not in any position to give personal advice without it coming > >across in a manner that you I am sure you would not want to purposefully > >aim for. Personal commentary like this doesn't have any place in this > >discussion so let's

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 09:19 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > I don't buy into your survey..and the fact that you have concluded that > only 19% of current users make use of torrents. It is true that 19% of > the people that knew about your survey, and that chose to respond, use > torrents. Nothing othe

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 31 May 2010, Máirín Duffy wrote: >On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:51 +, g wrote: >> Máirín Duffy wrote: >> > On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 16:32 +, g wrote: >> >> where was posting of new design for list members to view new design? >> > >> > On the lists (note the 's' there) where people make po

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Ed Greshko
On 06/01/2010 08:49 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:47 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 06/01/2010 08:42 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> >>> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be g

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Genes MailLists
On 05/31/2010 08:55 PM, Jon Stanley wrote: > 2010/5/31 Máirín Duffy : > In the spirit of 'its not dead yet' in the immortal words of monte python (pre 2.6 version .. :-) - as regards this thread anyway ! (1) I like the page - it is clean and clear and refreshing and I think serves its purpos

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Jon Stanley
2010/5/31 Máirín Duffy : > Would a completely new user ask "where are the torrents?" Now that I'm caught up on this thread, and as one of the people who was consulted during this redesign (note that I'm not a designer or anything like that), I'll venture to say "no". First, let's take a look at t

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 20:49 -0400, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:42:34 -0400 > Máirín Duffy wrote: > > > Would a completely new user ask "where are the torrents?" > > That is the first question I always ask when I want to download > a new linux distro for testing. I always get bette

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:47 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 06/01/2010 08:42 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > >> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if > >> they were to see the original "new" Get Fedora web page

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Tom Horsley
On Mon, 31 May 2010 20:42:34 -0400 Máirín Duffy wrote: > Would a completely new user ask "where are the torrents?" That is the first question I always ask when I want to download a new linux distro for testing. I always get better download performance with torrents. -- users mailing list users@l

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Ed Greshko
On 06/01/2010 08:42 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if >> they were to see the original "new" Get Fedora web page and were to ask >> "Where are the torrents?". Would they be to

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:22 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > It gets me to wondering how a completely new user would be greeted if > they were to see the original "new" Get Fedora web page and were to ask > "Where are the torrents?". Would they be told..."You must Goggle to > find the torrents.", "You s

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Ed Greshko
On 06/01/2010 07:55 AM, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > 4 - Belittle the designer, making remarks and suppositions about their > personal traits, and give them some motherly/fatherly advice on how they > must behave according to your preferences and values, and tell them > everything they say is 'BS' when

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:51 +, g wrote: > Máirín Duffy wrote: > > On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 16:32 +, g wrote: > >> where was posting of new design for list members to view new design? > > > > On the lists (note the 's' there) where people make posts about websites > > and design in Fedora. If

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:43 +, g wrote: > Máirín Duffy wrote: > > > > Folks, this is pretty simple: > > > > - If you don't care about the website design, don't follow the website > > design list. > > > > - If you do care about the website design, follow the website design > > list. > > eve

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread g
Mike Fedyk wrote: > 2010/5/31 Máirín Duffy : >> On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 11:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that >>> website design means "making the website look pretty" >> I certainly hope you don't mean to imply that is t

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread g
Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 16:32 +, g wrote: >> where was posting of new design for list members to view new design? > > On the lists (note the 's' there) where people make posts about websites > and design in Fedora. If you're not interested in websites and design in > the Fe

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread g
Máirín Duffy wrote: > Folks, this is pretty simple: > > - If you don't care about the website design, don't follow the website > design list. > > - If you do care about the website design, follow the website design > list. even simpler, if you are a website designer, follow website design list

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 18:51 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > I was trying to explain why many people probably don't bother > looking at > > posts about web page design until it's too late. Obviously I'm not > > talking about you or the other designers. > > It wasn't obvious. It's hard to interpret

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 17:34 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 17:15 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: > > On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 11:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > > I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that > > > website design means "making th

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 22:32 +, g wrote: > what is discussed in this tech support list is what helps keep users using > what code authors are producing and what red hat ends up using. s/Red Hat/Fedora contributors > granted, 'Regarding Get Fedora page' is not what is norm

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread g
es we have been trying to get this design out since before > F12 came out. what is discussed in this tech support list is what helps keep users using what code authors are producing and what red hat ends up using. granted, 'Regarding Get Fedora page' is not what is normally discussed h

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 17:15 -0400, Máirín Duffy wrote: > On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 11:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that > > website design means "making the website look pretty" > > I certainly hope you don't mean to imply

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Mike Fedyk
2010/5/31 Máirín Duffy : > On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 11:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that >> website design means "making the website look pretty" > > I certainly hope you don't mean to imply that is the position of the > folk

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 16:32 +, g wrote: > where was posting of new design for list members to view new design? On the lists (note the 's' there) where people make posts about websites and design in Fedora. If you're not interested in websites and design in the Fedora project, then you likely w

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 16:46 +, g wrote: > Frank Murphy wrote: > > > > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/websites > > Is the list for the team who do their best for the site. > > and when they do and have a new design, is it posted to this list > for viewing and review? > > ma

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 11:30 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that > website design means "making the website look pretty" I certainly hope you don't mean to imply that is the position of the folks who worked on the page, because

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-31 Thread Máirín Duffy
On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 20:33 +, g wrote: > Frank Murphy wrote: > > > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-August/msg4.html > > > > "Máirín Duffy proposed[13] a few ideas for a new Fedora website design" > > that was for fedora 12, and i do not believe it was acce

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread Frank Murphy
On 30/05/10 21:33, g wrote: > Frank Murphy wrote: > > >> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-August/msg4.html >> >> "Máirín Duffy proposed[13] a few ideas for a new Fedora website design" > > that was for fedora 12, and i do not believe it was accepted. > Work on Fe

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread g
Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I suspect there's a (possibly subconscious) view among many of us that > website design means "making the website look pretty" and for the most > part we aren't that bothered. The fact that of course it also refers to > functionality is something we all need to intern

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread g
Frank Murphy wrote: > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2009-August/msg4.html > > "Máirín Duffy proposed[13] a few ideas for a new Fedora website design" that was for fedora 12, and i do not believe it was accepted. at least i do not recall fedora 12 looking like it an

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sun, 2010-05-30 at 10:46 +0530, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 05/30/2010 10:38 AM, g wrote: > > posting notification and a link to new page design to all list can help in > > prevention because if someone does complain, it is a simple matter to point > > out that notice was given and comments were

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread Genes MailLists
On 05/30/2010 01:31 AM, g wrote: > Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > The original announce was good. Do you know if there was a followup - with something like 'Hey All - we now have a test version of the new website - please take a look and let us know ... ' One of the strengths of open source mod

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-30 Thread Frank Murphy
On 30/05/10 00:37, g wrote: --snip-- > > so, either new web page designs are not being published, i am not getting > all postings that i should, or show how or other i did not see it. > > as i said, such notices should be sent to this list. > > https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-l

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Rahul Sundaram wrote: > As already pointed out, feedback was requested as part of Fedora Weekly > News which was send to fedora-announce list back in Oct. i missed, or do not recall mention of notice being in 'fwn', but i will accept you word as to such. tho 'fwn' is one place to send such not

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 05/30/2010 10:38 AM, g wrote: > posting notification and a link to new page design to all list can help in > prevention because if someone does complain, it is a simple matter to point > out that notice was given and comments were requested. > As already pointed out, feedback was requested a

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Rahul Sundaram wrote: > I am uninterested in blaming anyone this believe, nor should you be. and, no one at "fault" should be, nor maintain a hurt by what has been said. but, because of what has happened, proper steps should be taken to prevent such problems again. posting notification and a

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 05/29/2010 10:34 PM, g wrote: > Rahul Sundaram wrote: > > > >> Depends on when you did it. As I indicated before, there was some >> recent changes done in response to feedback here. >> > which would have been unnecessary if web page designers had posted > a link to this list notifying

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Frank Murphy wrote: On 29/05/10 17:46, g wrote: > --snip-- >> and when they do and have a new design, is it posted to this list >> for viewing and review? >> >> many followers of this list do not follow website design list. > Normally most important things are posted to: > the announce list.

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Frank Murphy
On 29/05/10 17:46, g wrote: --snip-- > > and when they do and have a new design, is it posted to this list > for viewing and review? > > many followers of this list do not follow website design list. > Normally most important things are posted to: the announce list. (low volume) Which *everone

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Michael Miles
On 05/29/2010 09:59 AM, g wrote: > Sam Varshavchik wrote: > > > >> I spent at least five minutes flipping through the pages, going back and >> forth in circles, looking for the torrent link, before throwing up my hands >> in disgust and jumping to Google. >> > then you need to consider m

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Sam Varshavchik wrote: > I spent at least five minutes flipping through the pages, going back and > forth in circles, looking for the torrent link, before throwing up my hands > in disgust and jumping to Google. then you need to consider making bookmarks. :) -- peace out. tc,hago. g . **

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Rahul Sundaram wrote: > Depends on when you did it. As I indicated before, there was some > recent changes done in response to feedback here. which would have been unnecessary if web page designers had posted a link to this list notifying of a new page design before putting up new page. so, w

Re: A better name for spins... (was: Regarding Get Fedora page)

2010-05-29 Thread g
Gene Heskett wrote: >> In the USA, spin has a negative connotation. See "spin doctor". in a very limited way. 'spin doctor' is more uk/european than it is in usa. spin is very common and used to mean rotate, revolve. ie, more commonly; spin: spin records, spin cd/dvd, spin tires, spin whe

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Tim wrote: > Perhaps so, but that is the response you'll get when you act > condescendingly towards criticism. There was a lack of people skills on > both sides. and brought about by lacking forethought and sharing of intent by page designers. -- peace out. tc,hago. g . in a free wo

Re: Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Frank Murphy wrote: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/websites > Is the list for the team who do their best for the site. and when they do and have a new design, is it posted to this list for viewing and review? many followers of this list do not follow website design list. -

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
David Boles wrote: > Since Oct 2009 he worked to find what worked for all. I mean that. It was > an on going effort. You may notice that a major success it that the KDE > people did not feel slighted this time. :-) > > Tests and questions and more questions. Test pages and more test pages. and

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Sat, 2010-05-29 at 01:29 -0400, David Boles wrote: > My 'complaint'? all along has been was with the way that the gentleman > that worked so hard on the site page for so long was attacked. Since > Oct 2009 he worked to find what worked for all. First of all, the "gentleman" is a lady (an Anglic

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
David Boles wrote: > He asked for ideas, suggestions and much more. if a wheel [1] is round and it rolls, then it is doing what it is supposed to. only way to improve it is to add bearings [2,3,4], which are nothing but more wheels. there was nothing wrong with 'get fedora 12 [1] page' as it r

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread g
Ed Greshko wrote: > So, you are suggesting that existing users that are aware of > http://torrent.fedoraproject.org/ bookmark those pages, yes? bookmarks do help find pages when there is need to return to page. it is why i use them and i well give credit that that is why address books were cera

Cool it Down Please was: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-29 Thread Frank Murphy
/** replying to nobody, just a feeling */ Others readers may feel the same way? Can this thread be left for 24 hours, so temperatures hopefully will fall, and continue in a balanced fashion afterwards. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/websites Is the list for the team who do their

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/29/2010 1:40 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 01:29 PM, David Boles wrote: >> >> Hi Ed. Peace? >> > I, for one, was never at war. >> Perhaps a problem on my part. If so I stand corrected. >> > I thought I was clear in that it wasn't your problem. It is a > limitation as to how the

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 01:29 PM, David Boles wrote: > > Hi Ed. Peace? > I, for one, was never at war. > Perhaps a problem on my part. If so I stand corrected. > I thought I was clear in that it wasn't your problem. It is a limitation as to how the information is presented to you by gmail. As for the

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/29/2010 12:59 AM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 11:49 AM, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 11:36 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> On 05/29/2010 10:58 AM, David Boles wrote: >>> I have seen what Raul posted so far. He has not written anything to me about that. I respect him.

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 11:49 AM, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 11:36 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 05/29/2010 10:58 AM, David Boles wrote: >> >>> I have seen what Raul posted so far. He has not written anything to me >>> about that. I respect him. If he had I would respect his wishes. >>> >>>

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/29/2010 12:01 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 23:38 -0400, David Boles wrote: >> You, as I recall, are one of the part time users that complained about >> the layout of the website. > > Your recollection is faulty. Could be. This crap thread has gone on much too long

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 11:38 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 22:52 -0400, David Boles wrote: > >> Honest all I was hoping for was no more names and friends united for a >> common cause. > > I'm certain that calling people assholes doesn't convey that message > whatsoever. > > This is co

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 11:36 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 10:58 AM, David Boles wrote: >> >> I have seen what Raul posted so far. He has not written anything to me >> about that. I respect him. If he had I would respect his wishes. >> > So, you read what Raul has said...you understand he has indi

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 23:38 -0400, David Boles wrote: > You, as I recall, are one of the part time users that complained about > the layout of the website. Your recollection is faulty. poc -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https:/

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Craig White
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 22:52 -0400, David Boles wrote: > Honest all I was hoping for was no more names and friends united for a > common cause. I'm certain that calling people assholes doesn't convey that message whatsoever. This is coming from someone who agrees with your general sentiments

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 11:29 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 22:31 -0400, David Boles wrote: >> And what you said was well said. And you did it WITHOUT attacking >> anyone! How refreshing! >> >> :-) << that smile means that I am smiling. > > There isn't a single smiley in the rant yo

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 10:58 AM, David Boles wrote: > > I have seen what Raul posted so far. He has not written anything to me > about that. I respect him. If he had I would respect his wishes. > So, you read what Raul has said...you understand he has indicated that the folks you pounced on where appropr

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Genes MailLists
> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 21:25 -0400, David Boles wrote: I took your post as self referential ... O.S (ob :-) -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedorapro

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 10:52 AM, David Boles wrote: > > > Several, I can not say you, were not very nice to the person that > designed the site page. > I did say "recent". Meaning the discussion between Bill Crawford, Patrick O'Callaghan, and Tom Horsley where they are simply discussing terminology. Si

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 21:25 -0400, David Boles wrote: > > What on Earth are you talking about? This branch of the thread has > moved > > on from complaining about the web page and is now about what spins > > should be called in future. Get a grip. > > > I have a grip fella. But you people, you at

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 22:31 -0400, David Boles wrote: > And what you said was well said. And you did it WITHOUT attacking > anyone! How refreshing! > > :-) << that smile means that I am smiling. There isn't a single smiley in the rant you posted earlier, the one that starts with the line: SHUT

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 10:43 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 10:20 AM, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 9:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> On 05/29/2010 09:25 AM, David Boles wrote: >>> I apologize to all of the other users of this list for my language, before and now, but... you peo

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 10:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 09:56 AM, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 9:35 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> On 05/29/2010 08:56 AM, David Boles wrote: >>> On 5/28/2010 8:05 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: That makes two. You also deserve congratulati

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 10:21 PM, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Fri, 28 May 2010 19:10:55 -0700 > Mike Fedyk wrote: > >> So please count to 10, or maybe 20 and realize that there are many >> circles of people outside and within fedora that don't watch all other >> parts of the whole. It just wouldn't scale that w

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 10:28 PM, Rahul Sundaram wrote: > On 05/29/2010 04:52 AM, David Boles wrote: >> SHUT UP! >> >> None of you was here when this was talked about? Since October? And now >> you want to bitch becasue the site does NOT fit YOUR needs. REALLY! >> > > [Snipped] > > Calm down. The threa

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 09:56 AM, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 9:35 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 05/29/2010 08:56 AM, David Boles wrote: >> >>> On 5/28/2010 8:05 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >>> >>> >>> That makes two. You also deserve congratulations for doing your part. >>> That makes you part 't

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 10:20 AM, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 9:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 05/29/2010 09:25 AM, David Boles wrote: >> >>> I apologize to all of the other users of this list for my language, >>> before and now, but... you people are assholes! >>> >>> >> I hope you

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 9:45 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 09:25 AM, David Boles wrote: >> >> I apologize to all of the other users of this list for my language, >> before and now, but... you people are assholes! >> > I hope you do realize that that is a personal attack on individuals. I > am sure

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 10:10 PM, Mike Fedyk wrote: > On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Crawford wrote: >>> On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: Well, we aren't talking about de

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 9:35 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 08:56 AM, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 8:05 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> >> >> That makes two. You also deserve congratulations for doing your part. >> That makes you part 'two' for two. >> >> > No, that simply makes me one of two that

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 05/29/2010 04:52 AM, David Boles wrote: > SHUT UP! > > None of you was here when this was talked about? Since October? And now > you want to bitch becasue the site does NOT fit YOUR needs. REALLY! > [Snipped] Calm down. The thread has moved towards more constructive feedback and we do wan

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Tom Horsley
On Fri, 28 May 2010 19:10:55 -0700 Mike Fedyk wrote: > So please count to 10, or maybe 20 and realize that there are many > circles of people outside and within fedora that don't watch all other > parts of the whole. It just wouldn't scale that way. > > My recommendation is after the designer SI

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Rahul Sundaram
On 05/29/2010 07:40 AM, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > My recommendation is after the designer SIG has hashed it over, > attempt getting feedback from the intended audience, and that audience > is the users list and then the general public. > Users list is just one among several possible places. As you

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Mike Fedyk
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 4:22 PM, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Crawford wrote: >> On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >>> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: >>> >>> Well, we aren't talking about desktop vs netbook vs server but I guess >>> it's

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 09:25 AM, David Boles wrote: > > I apologize to all of the other users of this list for my language, > before and now, but... you people are assholes! > I hope you do realize that that is a personal attack on individuals. I am sure Raul will, upon reading your message, respond. A

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 08:56 AM, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 8:05 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >> On 05/29/2010 07:56 AM, Suvayu Ali wrote: >> >>> On Friday 28 May 2010 04:22 PM, David Boles wrote: >>> >>> Bittorent sucks. Period. >>> I am replying just t

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 8:17 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 19:22 -0400, David Boles wrote: >> On 5/28/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Crawford wrote: >>> On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: Well, we aren't talking

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 7:56 PM, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Friday 28 May 2010 04:22 PM, David Boles wrote: >> Bittorent sucks. Period. >> > > I am replying just to disagree with this part of your email. > >> A question. Bittorent exists because you are supposed to SHARE. Did YOU? >> share? >> >> One down byte

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 8:05 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > On 05/29/2010 07:56 AM, Suvayu Ali wrote: >> On Friday 28 May 2010 04:22 PM, David Boles wrote: >> >>> Bittorent sucks. Period. >>> >>> >> I am replying just to disagree with this part of your email. >> >> >>> A question. Bittorent exists because

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 19:22 -0400, David Boles wrote: > On 5/28/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Crawford wrote: > > On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > >> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: > >> > >> Well, we aren't talking about desktop vs netbook vs server but I guess > >>

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Ed Greshko
On 05/29/2010 07:56 AM, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Friday 28 May 2010 04:22 PM, David Boles wrote: > >> Bittorent sucks. Period. >> >> > I am replying just to disagree with this part of your email. > > >> A question. Bittorent exists because you are supposed to SHARE. Did YOU? >> share? >> >

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Suvayu Ali
On Friday 28 May 2010 04:22 PM, David Boles wrote: > Bittorent sucks. Period. > I am replying just to disagree with this part of your email. > A question. Bittorent exists because you are supposed to SHARE. Did YOU? > share? > > One down byte / and one up byte is the standard. Did you upload at l

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread David Boles
On 5/28/2010 4:32 PM, Bill Crawford wrote: > On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: >> On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: >> >> Well, we aren't talking about desktop vs netbook vs server but I guess >> it's immaterial. > > Uh, good point. Sorry. More like Ubuntu vs

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Tom Horsley
On Fri, 28 May 2010 17:35:35 -0430 Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > I'm kind of liking Edition. It's certainly preferable to Spin in that it > actually means something to the general public. Especially since "Spin" is no doubt some kind of jargon derived from the observations that CDs spin around, an

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 21:32 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: > On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: > >> On 28 May 2010 03:54, Mike Fedyk wrote: > >> > >> > I agree. I think the word "edition" is better. Fedora KE (KDE > >> > Ed

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Bill Crawford
On 28 May 2010 18:40, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote: > On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: >> On 28 May 2010 03:54, Mike Fedyk wrote: >> >> > I agree.  I think the word "edition" is better.  Fedora KE (KDE >> > Edition)  Fedora GE (Gnome Edition) etc... >> >> It is what Ubuntu are

Re: Regarding Get Fedora page

2010-05-28 Thread Patrick O'Callaghan
On Fri, 2010-05-28 at 17:48 +0100, Bill Crawford wrote: > On 28 May 2010 03:54, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > > I agree. I think the word "edition" is better. Fedora KE (KDE > > Edition) Fedora GE (Gnome Edition) etc... > > It is what Ubuntu are calling the Desktop / Netbook / Server > "versions" of

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