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Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by galfarragem on Thursday September 01, 2016 @07:24AM (#12404396)
A bit of topic: I'm sure that most (if not all) OpenBSD visitors are pro users but a website redesign would make the 'conversion' more friendly for newbies.
Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by fnj on Thursday September 01, 2016 @08:04AM (#12404570)
I find the openbsd.org site to be excellently laid out and presented. Most sites on the web would do well to take lessons.
Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by riffraff on Thursday September 01, 2016 @08:38AM (#12404768)
I like that the site has been about the same for 15 years[0] but using a slightly larger or more readable font, or increasing space between menu items wouldn't hurt.

(Although maybe the current page works as a "ah, turned off by the looks, effin' hipsters" kind of filter)

[0] the homepage has actually gotten slightly worse compared to around 2001 when I first saw it, https://web.archive.org/web/20010302003922/http://www.openbs... as the list below "About OpenBSD" now is messed up with one or two elements per line for unexplicable reasons

Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by koenigdavidmj on Thursday September 01, 2016 @09:35AM (#12405100)
OpenBSD's website is kept this way explicitly out of spite for people who whinge about it.
Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by cwyers on Thursday September 01, 2016 @09:39AM (#12405130)
Honestly, that kind of spite isn't encouraging if one is deciding on an OS to use.
Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by jlgaddis on Thursday September 01, 2016 @01:22PM (#12407143)
I don't disagree, however OpenBSD's opinion is "We don't care if you use it. We write it for us and it works for us." (paraphrasing).
Re:OpenBSD 6.0: why and how by protomyth on Thursday September 01, 2016 @10:29AM (#12405464)
What exactly is wrong with the current OpenBSD website? It looks fine on the desktop and its ok on the iPhone.