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September 4th, 2006, 05:43 PM
www.linux.org is the first result if you run a google search for "Linux" (http://www.google.com/search?q=linux).
Linux.org is in not the official Linux website (there is no such a thing save maybe kernel.org), but in practice, for most, it represents the very first face of Linux, and we all know how important first impressions are...
This website should make you salivating and your geek pulse should go through the roof...
Instead, if anything, it will turn you off... You can bet that many people will give it a 2 secs look and come back convincinced that linux might well be an enterprise oriented product but that there is no hope for decent interfaces and polish. And that is where their linux trip will end. The information contained is generally accurate and useful and the effort put into the website is appreciated, but it will not have you reach for a blank CD...
I am no web designer myself, but I am sure that on these fora there are many talented experts that may be able to help enhance the linux.org appeal. Why not get it in touch with the maintainers of Linux.org and try to help them? Maybe even organizing some sort of project to coordinate effort (possibly attracting web developers from other distros)? Soo...
Is anyone interested in making linux.org one of the most kick-*** websites around?
By the way, the second hit in Google is linux.com and that too is not very welcoming for the enquiring soul. In fact it is explicitly targeted to the enterprise ("Linux.com, the enterprise linux resource"). It does not look bad, but it certainly will not help convince newcomers to try Linux on their desktop either... Third entry is RedHat, with another enterprise oriented website... Fourth is... ...yes!, you guessed it!
Linux.org is in not the official Linux website (there is no such a thing save maybe kernel.org), but in practice, for most, it represents the very first face of Linux, and we all know how important first impressions are...
This website should make you salivating and your geek pulse should go through the roof...
Instead, if anything, it will turn you off... You can bet that many people will give it a 2 secs look and come back convincinced that linux might well be an enterprise oriented product but that there is no hope for decent interfaces and polish. And that is where their linux trip will end. The information contained is generally accurate and useful and the effort put into the website is appreciated, but it will not have you reach for a blank CD...
I am no web designer myself, but I am sure that on these fora there are many talented experts that may be able to help enhance the linux.org appeal. Why not get it in touch with the maintainers of Linux.org and try to help them? Maybe even organizing some sort of project to coordinate effort (possibly attracting web developers from other distros)? Soo...
Is anyone interested in making linux.org one of the most kick-*** websites around?
By the way, the second hit in Google is linux.com and that too is not very welcoming for the enquiring soul. In fact it is explicitly targeted to the enterprise ("Linux.com, the enterprise linux resource"). It does not look bad, but it certainly will not help convince newcomers to try Linux on their desktop either... Third entry is RedHat, with another enterprise oriented website... Fourth is... ...yes!, you guessed it!