Wine download page usability problem

Dan Kegel dank at kegel.com
Fri Feb 20 11:46:24 CST 2009


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Jeremy White <jwhite at winehq.org> wrote:
>>> I think we should also move the text
>>> "This endorsement is the primary recognition that CodeWeavers has
>>> requested in exchange for hosting the Wine web site."
>>> to the bottom of the page, and change it to read
>>> "Thanks to CodeWeavers for hosting WineHQ.org".
>
> To be very honest, that would hurt.
>
> We get an appreciable amount of traffic from that more prominent
> location, and that traffic helps to pay our salaries.

I'm not proposing moving the download link, just the
endorsement, which currently isn't a link.
(We should probably turn the endorsement into a link.)

> I feel that it is reasonable for us to ask for that prominent
> placement, given our contributions, particularly since we're
> quite honest and clear about it.

No argument there, but the thing you want prominently placed is the
download link, not the thankyou, right?



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