FreeBSD Revamped Look 'n' feel: Feedback appreciated!

[Randi Harper]

On Monday, September 15, 2003, at 04:25  AM, Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg 
wrote:

> Randi Harper wrote:
>> Just my 2 cents, but I love the site the way it is. It only takes me 
>> 10 seconds to find whatever I'm looking for. People that judge 
>> FreeBSD by it's website, well, they can go back to their flash and 
>> glam Microsoft or RedHat sites. As far as I can tell, those people 
>> are going to be the ones that ask questions on the questions@ mailing 
>> lists without looking at the documentation first. That's about the 
>> level of stupidity and laziness involved.
>> Randi Harper
>> sektie at freebsdgirl.com
>> http://freebsdgirl.com
>
> I have used BSD for over 6 years, I have done hundreds of 
> installations, I manage a lot of mission critical BSD systems and I 
> frequently *answer* questions on the questions@ mailinglist.
> Still, I have several times been forced to revert to linux or even 
> windows based solutions, simply because I was not able to impress the 
> corporate suits enough to make them choose BSD. If you have ever been 
> up against the commercial powers of linux or m$, you would know that 
> the freebsd.org website will probably set you back several points 
> instead of helping you promote your beliefs.
>
> Agreed, a lot of the people we scare away are probably the lazy and 
> stupid ones you describe, but keep in mind that they are not the only 
> one that gets scared away. Corporate suits are often very easily 
> convinced by nice layouts and a flashy first impression, and after all 
> they are the ones making the big decisions.
>
> --
> R
>
>

I disagree. I work for one of the larger web-hosting companies out 
there, and we have a large number of FreeBSD solutions. I've only 
worked at one company that didn't use FreeBSD, and they were a small 
startup that dealt a lot with java (3 years ago). I'm not going to say 
"if your company doesn't like FreeBSD's website, find a new job", 
because I know how few and far between good jobs are, but the website 
isn't the end all for presenting a new solution. I suggest pie charts, 
or things that blink. :)

Good lord, I just used the word "solution" twice in one paragraph. 
Maybe I do belong with the suits.


Randi Harper

sektie at freebsdgirl.com
http://freebsdgirl.com