Re: Guix website

[Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>]

On Fri, Jan 01, 2016 at 04:15:16PM +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> skribis:
> 
> > Some of the video-recorded presentations have been a very nice
> > introduction. Perhaps we could embed one on the home-page. If we do
> > that, I could help transcribe it, with the slides embedded, to increase
> > accessibility.
> 
> There’s already a video on the home page.  :-)  I wonder if we should
> switch to a newer talk, such as <https://gnunet.org/guix2015video>.

Haha, I guess I never scroll down. Everything I need is "above the
fold".

> 
> That said, probably few people bother watching a 45mn video “just to get
> a feel.”  So it may be that we still need to improve the web site’s
> message.

Yes, I personally hate watching videos and listening to podcasts. I only
do it when there is no transcript and I am on a long bus or train ride
and can't concentrate on working. I personally found that video to be a
very good explanation of the problems addressed by Guix and the
solutions offered. As well as the newer video you mentioned.

A transcript next to slides [0] can be read in less time than 45
minutes. It can also be skimmed, searched, and anchor-linked.

That wouldn't be a perfect solution but it could be done "almost now".

A number of the ...unusual questions people have asked about Guix
demonstrate a near total lack of knowledge about the project's goals and
design. We need an overview like that provided by the videos. The manual
is more of a "how-to".

I also liked some blog posts by Andy Wingo and Christopher Allan Webber,
although those posts don't explain "the whole picture".

[0] I like this format, with bigger pictures:
http://idlewords.com/talks/website_obesity.htm

> 
> Ludo’.