On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Jeremy Huntwork <[email protected]> wrote: > On May 15, 2010, at 1:55 AM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > >> I added a new image to the lfs home page. >> >> http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ > > It's a fun picture, and I'm all for a little fun in the site. I don't think > it belongs on the home page, though. > > I really mean no personal offense, but I don't know how to say this without > being blunt: The way the site currently looks (especially now with the > picture and the prominent Google ads), it really looks like LFS is run by > amateurs. At least, the site lacks the professional look that speaks to the > quality of the work done here. The front page is the first thing that new > people see and it really should speak to the fact that the > editors/devs/community of LFS really care about producing a quality book. > > I know that this may come across as harsh, and I am sorry for that. But > having spent a number of years working in and around the graphic design > industry, and working in the web application development sphere - I cannot > stress enough how important it is to have a site (or at least home page) that > shows you care about quality/details. > > If the general consensus is in disagreement with me, and we're just going to > leave the site like this (actually, with or without the picture), that's > fine. In that case, I would just prefer that my name came out of the footer. > > -- > JH > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ > Unsubscribe: See the above information page >
I agree with what Jeremy said. The picture is fine but not where it is. If you are going to start changing the site why not go to the proposed look that Jeremy offered a while ago. -- "If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy." - Thomas Jefferson -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
