[Mageia-marketing] Web site, a few updates pending, open for comments

Tue May 15 00:40:10 CEST 2012

Hi,
+
+> >>  a. (related to below) a new global top navbar, that's consistent
+> >> across all mageia.org; a preview is available here:
+> >> http://www.mageia.org/en/about/?testnav=1 [...]
+> >
+> > I like this much better than the current front page. The only thing
+> > I´d add is a Blog link on the Navbar, that takes you to the blog
+> > page, and some additional text up near the top to take visitors to
+> > the downloads page to get the current release.
+> 
+> Hmmm how would integrate that? the blog/news sub-section is in the
+> About and the Community sections.
+
+Now that I look at it again, I don't think I'd add the additional text
+- the downloads button is enough, if we're using the new front page.
+
+If we could have alt texts to the navbar buttons, it would reduce the
+need for an extra news or blog button - maybe take the list of links
+from the sitemap, so for Community, you'd have an alt text saying Blog,
+Planet, Calendar, Mail lists... and so on. WDYT?
+
+> > I like the site map being linked to the logo on the navbar - what
+> > about some alt text on the logo so mouseover tells you that´s where
+> > it will go?
+> 
+> Right. Fixed, will be in the next update.
+
+Neat, looks good.
+ 
+> >>  b. (related to above) a more obvious site map, a preview is
+> >> available here: http://www.mageia.org/fr/map/?testnav=1 ; [...]
+> >
+> > I´d like to look at this in the next 24 hours, and come back to you
+> > with more ideas.
+> 
+> Feel free! :-p
+
+Overall I like it a lot!
+
+There are 2 Mailing List items in the Community section of the sitemap.
+Is there a way (maybe not just now, but at some stage) to integrate the
+mailing list info into a single page so there's a single link?
+
+About You needs some more explanation; the Mageia Identity Management
+page doesn't explain what it's about, so that needs a front page with
+explanations, and then a link from there to MIM. Maybe it all belongs
+under Contribute?
+
+ 
+> >>  c. as introduced above, a new Community section with its own home
+> >> page (mageia.org/community or shorthand mageia.org/coop or ?) [...]
+> >
+> > Do you have anything made up here, or do you want input?
+> 
+> Just this ... sort of a draft, not ready at all:
+> http://www.mageia.org/en/community/. I'm dry here for now.
+
+So, this is the place where Oliver's brain-child will be accessible,
+yes? Link to the wiki page for communities, info about who to contact,
+any applicable forums...?
+
+> For now, unless I remove those:
+>  - make sure the very home page texts are ok;
+
+Navbar page looks fine; so does the text on the image for the start
+page. 
+
+>  - two pages, one for presenting Mageia 2 (and, in general, all
+> versions) benefits for desktops, and one for benefits for servers;
+> along the models of http://www.mageia.org/en/1/for-you/ but even
+> better, of http://www.mandriva.com/en/linux/features/
+
+Ok, it's on the list.
+
+>  - post-download 2 calls to action: how to install/use Mageia + how to
+> help/contribute
+>  - the support section/pages will need a rewrite, but that's
+> something else;
+>  - whatever you feel need to be added.
+
+We'll look at these once the release texts are done.
+
+Cheers!
+
+
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+Trish Fraser, VVMZ4 91L2V
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