Recommend change F13launch image to JPEG to reduce download time and add text link to F13 Tour

[Al Thomas]

On Mon, 17 May, 2010 5:08:05, Sijis Aviles <sijis at fedoraproject.org>
Subject: Re: Recommend change F13launch image to JPEG to reduce download time  and add text link to F13 Tour

>> Usually the Fedora release tour is really informative but to have no textual link to https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_13_tour means this is hidden for many people who quickly scan the page. I only found it after attempting to redesign the F12 release front page! Just a change to
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>> What's new in Fedora 13?  Take the <a href="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_13_tour">tour</a> and read the <a href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f13/">release notes. >></a>
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>> instead of
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>> <a href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f13/">What's new in Fedora 13?  Read the release notes. >></a>
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>> would at least make people aware there is more information available.

> I did notice that the Tour page was blank. I thought it was still in
> progress. I found that the Tour page was replaced by
> https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/F13_one_page_release_notes. I reached
> out to someone in Marketing and i got the details. In short, The Tour
> was deprecated in favor of the previous link, since F12.

Yes, the one page release notes are much nicer to read for the casual browser of the site. A draft has appeared there now along with a history of the idea at:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/marketing/2010-May/012856.html

If the page is complete by release maybe "What's new in Fedora 13?  Read the release notes. >>" should point to the one page release notes instead of the full version. 

> We really appreciate your suggestions, ideas and patches. I know you
> sent a handful of patches a couple of weeks ago for the home page. I
> apologize but i have not reviewed them, however, I have them flagged
> and will get them to them after the release.

That's good to know, thanks. My general proposal is two fold:
1. Lot's of good information is too buried in the site, e.g. spins
2. Overall information architecture should make it easier for people to move from New to Returner to Contributor 

All the best,

Al