[osol-mktg] Re: [website-discuss] top-right jumble and other concerns

[Stephen Hahn]

* Dan Price <dp at eng.sun.com> [2005-12-14 15:56]:
> On Wed 14 Dec 2005 at 03:10PM, Stephen Hahn wrote:
> > > 4. Another concern is that the body of the page is supposed to echo
> > >    the navigation elements in the top right-- providing additional
> > >    context about what the buttons mean to first time users.
> > 
> >   Proposed content?
> 
> See attached.  The ordering of the righthand boxes is obviously
> alterable to taste.
> 
> However, since the home page layout problems remain unfixed due to lack
> of dynamic content "widgets" we have to be cautious about the height of
> the righthand column.
> 
> If that problem were fixed, we'd have more flexibility in defining a
> righthand column, since the main page would not be held hostage by table
> rows.
> 
> > > 5. Finally-- it's the holiday season.  When oh when will we see an
> > >    update to the front page of the site?  At least put a right-hand
> > >    box to highlight the store up there (with a pic of the tree-shirt,
> > >    perhaps?).   The body of the home page should mention that our
> > >    source browser is called OpenGrok, and put a link to the
> > >    project page.
> > 
> >   Proposed content?  Clarification of what the store operating
> >   conditions are?  Solicited input from opensolaris-mktg Community?  I
> 
> I have no idea-- all I know is that Sara and others have been advertising
> the store.  So why not put it on the front page?
> 
> >   am happy to effect changes that have some consensus behind them, but
> >   the default content updates come from announcements, news, and blogs.
> >   Changes beyond that need buy in--or I can just stay up late and make
> >   up something silly if you like.
> 
> Well when we did the first round of updates, eight hours after launch,
> we just pulled a few team members into a room and got to consensus.  Is
> there a process by which I can propose and effect change other than by
> posting to this list?  If there is, I didn't know and apologize.  But I
> have the impression that I've come to the wrong place.  If so, I'll
> refrain from future comments.

  [cc'ing opensolaris-mktg]

  Dan has identified a gap in our now-open website content management
  process.  I would like to get a mechanism where the OpenSolaris
  Marketing/Advocacy community and the Website community can get the
  main page updated without anyone feeling blindsided.  (That is, while
  the Infrastructure team knows what's new in terms of capabilities,
  it's not the sole source of what should be important and thus
  displayed on the front page.)

  Accordingly, Dan has proposed modifications as shown at the given URL.
  Is there anyone who thinks that this content is not an appropriate
  change?

  http://mediacast.sun.com/share/sch/dp-new-front-content.png

  If there are no objections by 11p PST Thursday, we'll update the
  content Friday morning.  If there are objections--please be
  specific--a brief discussion on those points will start.

  - Stephen

-- 
Stephen Hahn, PhD  Solaris Kernel Development, Sun Microsystems
stephen.hahn at sun.com  http://blogs.sun.com/sch/