Re: [sup-talk] New website design for sup - preview

From: Tero Tilus <tero@tilus.net>
To: sup-talk <sup-talk@rubyforge.org>
Subject: Re: [sup-talk] New website design for sup - preview
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:25:03 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1271055277-sup-2613@tilus.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100411193358.GA12371@urvas>

Rogutės Sparnuotos, 2010-04-11 22:33:
> It looks like what you are proposing is not a new website, but a
> shift in targeted audience.

I don't think it is.  But it might be just me.

> You seem to be addressing the naive user, while forgetting the more
> technical ones.

I don't really agree with this point either.  Except that the features
list is missing configurability & extensibility (keybindings and
hooks).

The features list is an issue worth a conversation.

> There is this sentence at http://sup.rubyforge.org/:
> "
>   The goal of Sup is to become the email client of choice for nerds
>   everywhere.
> "

Thats a real point I think.  IMO "client of choice for nerds" is
relevant and will be for quite some time to come.

> 2. First 700px of the page show nothing useful, except for a screenshot
>    and big letters.

I find the features list, screenshot(s), main navigation and app name
very, very usefull.

> 3. Some very useful, even if technical, pieces information has been lost in
>    conversion:
>    "Handle massive amounts of email."

The point is there, though not with those exact words.  Introduction
starts "Sup is a console-based email client for people with a lot of
email".

>    "
>      you can clone the git repository like so: 
>      git clone git://gitorious.org/sup/mainline.git
>    "

Link to gitorious project page (which is there) is IMO better than
cloning instructions.

> 4. You have replaced the credit to Xapian and RubyMail with the credit to
>    the authors of the website :)

Xapian credit is in the features list, but RubyMail credit is indeed missing.

> As for the GMail guide, wouldn't it be very useful in the wiki?

+1

HOWTOs should IMO be in wiki.  That helps to keep them up to date.

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