| From: | Gary Peake |
| Date: | 3 Aug 2000 at 17:25:18 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Aminet |
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000 05:49:44 +0200, you wrote:
>
>
>"Ray A. Akey" wrote:
>
>> "Aaron Optimizer Digulla" <digulla@hepe.com> wrote:
>> > I'd suggest that you request that the READMEs also contain a Type field
>> > like on Aminet. Maybe we should even reproduce the original Aminet
>> > hierarchy because lots of thought has been put into it, it works and
>> > people are used to it.
>>
>> Yep, I've already planned that for FTP uploads. For the planned Web upload
>> interface, though, the readme will be generated dynamically. The TYPE will
>> be a drop-down option set in the upload form, so we don't get people
>> creating their own types/categories. :)
>
>I hope that this web interface will not be bloated with tons of graphics,
>frames, stylesheets ,
>javascript, java e.t.c. And mostly that there won't be 10 pages you have to
>step through
>just to start a download.
>
>The aminet download interface on the web is as perfect as it gets. It's small,
>fast, effective and
>easy to use. Sites like download.com is pure hell to use in comparison to the
>standard aminet
>interface.
There is a philosophy that most good web masters hold that goes like
this ...
.com pages are for impressing other companies and investors and people
interested in what you are doing who don't really know you. Add glitz
and fluff and impress them.
.net and .org pages are for people/developers/users who know you, know
what you are about, and are looking for facts. Give them less
graphics, more text, easier navigation, and more news.
Eventually we will get there as well.
Catch the Dream ... Amiga Dream Team