A bit of ranting about Ubuntu.com

[Senectus .]

On 2/9/06, Randy Gloden <sounder at microbabble.com> wrote:
> I keep track of serveral different technologies and make a quick visit
> to the different sites regularly.  What I like to see on the front page
> of all these sites is the "Latest and Greatest" happening in the world
> of _____-technologies.  I visit and visit and the Ubuntu front page, but
> rarely changes.  It gives the appearance of being a dead project, except
> when the "Really Big" events happen.
>
> Just prior to the last release, I visited many times in the days leading
> up to the release, hoping for hint at what was going on, but the front
> page remained practically unchanged.  Yes I know you can dig, but come
> on, how does that lend to the excitement?  Slashdot had more insight
> than our front page.
>
> I realize that maintaining an active front page (writing some articles
> and short snits here and there) would be a chore so I'm not really very
> hopeful.  In an ideal world, you shouldn't have to dig to find the
> excitement.

I agree, with this insightful concept.
Though having said that RSS feeds are massively reducing my need to
browse to main pages so much...

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