On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 02:37:36PM +0200, Henne Vogelsang wrote:
Providing the right info for everyone _is_ complicated. I think it makes SUSE look well documented. Its not a simple page with some links to isos where the user is left alone and has to figure out what he wants/needs. We take all users, no matter how experienced, trough the choices they have to take before the download starts.
The difference here is that you are FORCED to go through two large webpages. SUSE does not need all that much information. Even the menu items are removed, so I actually need to scroll and read as if it were some legal anouncement.
Only at the bottom do I see two versions.
Not true. The structure of the document shows you two versions too. The table at the end is just a "quickbar".
You asume that people read the documentation. I am sure you areaware that people don't read the documentation. If you don't believe me, ask anybody who has ever worked in a helldesk. ;-)
I then arrive at another page that I must read (Is SUSE really that hard?)
Its not hard, it has options. Many usefull, hard worked on options. Options we shouldnt hide somewhere. Options that make openSUSE the good distro it is.
That makes it hard in my eyes. Why can't I just download and install, beacuse that is what people want to do.
What I would prefere is that http://en.opensuse.org/Download only holds the latest version for the standard end-user, e.g. 10.1
Whats the "standard end-user" and who defines that?
The standard user is the user who just wants to download the ISO and get on with it. All the extra information should be elsewhere.
two or three links: How to install and additional information.
You are trying to reproduce the installation manual with this. No need to do this.
It was just an idea. There are pages on the wiki that already do this.
The additional information could hold links to Alpha and Beta software, all information that is now given on the pages and that probably most people don't read anyway.
"standard end-user", "probably", "most". You couldnt be more imprecise. :)
Yes, I could. I could also be more precise. However as this is not a statement, I did not do that.
Im sorry but as long as you dont come up with a layout that makes it better for everyone (not only the imprecise small group of the standard end-user that exists in your head) im all against it.
Please be a little open minded. You and I know that it is impossible to do any change that is better for everyone. If that is what you demand, then please just fix all pages, because never will everyone experience it as better. -- houghi Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it. -- Heinlein : Time Enough For Love --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-wiki-unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-wiki-help@opensuse.org