Perhaps it's a good idea to start a thread where we can brainstorm a bit about the text we will put on the website (as opposed to, say, its style, images, and organization).
Of course the detailed technical specs are what they are, not much creativity required for that.
There are already some short blobs of text on the current Pyra web site to describe what you can do with it and what the raw specs actually mean. So that's more or less covered, or at least it's a good start.
But I think we could use some longer texts too, not on the front page, but for the interested reader. Texts about the philosophy of the project, about its history, about the community, etc. They can be in the style of a manifesto, a mission statement, a short essay, a FAQ, an interview, a series of quotes, whatever.
I think this post I made a few days ago contains some useful elements for a 'Pyra manifesto':
http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/16587-what-will-pyra-replace-for-you/#entry343095
Also the Pandora history page (http://boards.openpandora.org/page/articles.html/_/general-information/the-history-of-the-pandora-r57) could help to make a 'Pyra history' or 'Pyra ancestry' page. It would have to be summarized, of course, and I think we would have to start earlier: at least with the GP2X but maybe even much deeper into the history of (computer) hacking in general. In a sense we are continuing the traditions that started at the MIT AI lab, the 8-bit and 16-bit demoscene, game console hackers and homebrewers, FOSS enthusiasts and Linux kernel hackers, etc. Some of us are old enough to be or have been part of some of that history and some of those scenes. The Pyra has the potential to become the new flagship device, the new preferred habitat, for hackers everywhere.
Please contribute your suggestions! Maybe we can write some texts collectively in this thread...
Of course the detailed technical specs are what they are, not much creativity required for that.
There are already some short blobs of text on the current Pyra web site to describe what you can do with it and what the raw specs actually mean. So that's more or less covered, or at least it's a good start.
But I think we could use some longer texts too, not on the front page, but for the interested reader. Texts about the philosophy of the project, about its history, about the community, etc. They can be in the style of a manifesto, a mission statement, a short essay, a FAQ, an interview, a series of quotes, whatever.
I think this post I made a few days ago contains some useful elements for a 'Pyra manifesto':
http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/16587-what-will-pyra-replace-for-you/#entry343095
Also the Pandora history page (http://boards.openpandora.org/page/articles.html/_/general-information/the-history-of-the-pandora-r57) could help to make a 'Pyra history' or 'Pyra ancestry' page. It would have to be summarized, of course, and I think we would have to start earlier: at least with the GP2X but maybe even much deeper into the history of (computer) hacking in general. In a sense we are continuing the traditions that started at the MIT AI lab, the 8-bit and 16-bit demoscene, game console hackers and homebrewers, FOSS enthusiasts and Linux kernel hackers, etc. Some of us are old enough to be or have been part of some of that history and some of those scenes. The Pyra has the potential to become the new flagship device, the new preferred habitat, for hackers everywhere.
Please contribute your suggestions! Maybe we can write some texts collectively in this thread...
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