We are creating it as we go along for the new spins for the F13 release, with the hopes that it will be useful to those creating spin pages for the F14 release and beyond. Consequently, this is a very rough work in progress - please edit!
Introduction
This is a Marketing SOP that describes how to create a website for a spin, a custom remix of Fedora and get it listed and hosted on http://spins.fedoraproject.org.
Examples
You can see examples of existing spin webpages at http://spins.fedoraproject.org. This is where the spin page you are creating will go when it is done.
Instructions
(Adapted from instructions from Sijis Aviles on the websites mailing list)
Prepare the content
See the #Content template for more details.
Talk with the Design Team about branding
If you
Create the images
- Need to create 3 images
- (232 x 80) - Example Image
- (120 x 45) - Example Image
- (960 x 119) - Example Image
- Optional images (used within the text that enlarge)
- small image (240 x 192) - Example Image
- large image (500 x 400) - Example Image
- Other images (that do not enlarge)
- pretty much any size
Download the HTML template
- Copy and edit this file
- it alone generates the page http://spins.fedoraproject.org/kde/
I've provided links to some example images so you have an idea where/what they look like.
Once you are done, you can send the patches to the list or put it on you fedorapeople space.
Templates
Content template
These are the sections you will need to fill in the spins website template.
- Spin name: You should already have one - and only one - spin name. Standardize what you're calling this spin across the entire webpage.
- Slogan: A brief, action-oriented catchphrase for the spin, usually between 3-10 words. Think about what we do for the Fedora release slogan - what would a slogan for this particular spin be? Check out the existing spins on http://spins.fedoraproject.org to see what other spins have done.
- Spin description: 3-4 sentences (around 120 words) briefly describing your spin. Think of this as a teaser trailer that will make people want to investigate more.
- Download instructions: For the "download" tab of the webpage. You may be able to use the standard spin download instructions (copy the text from one of the other spin webpages and modify the download URL to the proper one for your spin) for this, as downloading one spin is usually the same as downloading another.
- Support instructions: For the "support" tab of the webpage. How would you like people to engage with your spin's contributor and user community - where should they ask questions, and what do they do if they want to help? Is there a mailing list they should join, etc?
Improve this SOP!
If you see a way to improve this SOP, please go ahead and edit the page - you don't need to ask for anyone's permission. Read more about our contribution philosophy here.