I see no reason to add "New Users" to the download button, as they are not the only people who download OFBiz. Take a look at another Open Source project that has 10 million downloads as an example, WordPress. I love the fact that they display a big download button right in the middle of their homepage, and also highlight their download button in their navigation (http://wordpress.org). We could simply change the button to say "Download OFBiz 9.04", in a similar fashion. This states exactly what the action is for new users, and tells existing users in 2 seconds what release the project is on.
Ryan Foster HotWax Media 801.671.0769 ryan.fos...@hotwaxmedia.com On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: > Hi Tim et al: > > First, I'm not sure I know what the difference is between the column labeled > "Nightly Trunk Builds" and the one labeled "Archived Trunk Builds". Why both? > > OK, but not to get hung up on that...here's my first go-round at suggested > changes: > > For starters, how about something like the following: > > 1) Change the big download button on the right of the page to point to the > latest nightly 9.04 release build. (Not the trunk build). Also, change the > text on that button from "DOWNLOAD OFBIZ" to: "New Users DOWNLOAD OFBIZ > Here!". > > 2) Change the "OFBiz Nightly Trunk Releases" heading to: > "OFBiz Nightly Release Builds" > > 3) Swap the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column with the "Nightly Release 9.04 > Builds" column so that "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" may be easily seen by > new users. > > 4) Under the "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" column, put something like the > following: > [Recommended for new users. The most stable code base. All current stable > features. The best option for getting community help.] > > Also, only list 5 or so links. Add a link to list other, older builds after > the 5 most recent. > > 5) Under the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column, put something like the following: > [Recommended for project committers and those who want the latest and > greatest code. May not be as stable as the 9.04 nightly release builds.] > > Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older builds > after the 5 most recent.] > > 6) Under the "Nightly Release 4.0 Builds" column, put something like the > following: > [Recommended for (legacy) compatibility with earlier releases of OFBiz. > Not recommended for new development where compatibility with the 9.04 release > is desired. > Note: support for Release 4.0 builds may be difficult to find and hence this > release is not recommended for new users.] > > Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older builds > after the 5 most recent. > > I'd like to see how those changes look. That might be enough to minimize any > confusion. > > TIA > Ruth > >
