Extra stuff creeping up on the website - can we clean it up?

Elad Alfassa elad at fedoraproject.org
Wed May 23 16:50:44 UTC 2012


On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Máirín Duffy <duffy at fedoraproject.org>wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I noticed some cruft has surfaced on fedoraproject.org's front page.
> The Installation requirements section concerns me most. I've quoted the
> current text below and my suggestions for cleaning it up. Are these
> suggestions okay?
>
> If we follow your suggestion,

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>
> "400MHz Pentium Pro or better processor (comparable AMD, Cyrix, and VIA
> processors also acceptable)"
>
> How about "400Mhz Intel-compatible system or better"
>
>
Since we now offer 64bit by default, we need to change this text, we are
still trying to figure out what is the earliest 64bit CPU we support.

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>
> "At least 768MB memory (RAM), 1GB recommended for best performance"
>
> Be bold. Pick one. Forcing a dichotomy on the user is putting pressure
> on them that they don't need in the wake of an OS switch.
>
> How about "1 GB memory (RAM)"
>
If we do this, we need to change the title from "installation requirement"
to "recommended setup" or something similar.

>
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>
> ~m
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-Elad Alfassa.
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