This is definitely a much better layout than the old site, which (to me at least) seemed like just a bunch of random links thrown together in a variety of different font sizes. For DiscreetFX this is definitely a much better site. However, there are a few problems with this AmiZilla site, especially if you're trying to attract Linux developers.
First of all, why is this not a completely separate site from DiscreetFX? I know DiscreetFX is the host for the project, but when I click on the "Home" link for example it takes me to DiscreetFX with no clear way of getting back to the AmiZilla site - yet the URL still shows amizilla.net. Seems cheap at best, shady at worst. Why not separate this site completely from the "corporate" site, with the exception of a persistent link on AmiZilla saying something like "Sponsored by DiscreetFX? In fact, why an Amizilla Site/Section at all - why not just Sourceforge?
Which brings up another point - is the AmiZilla project on Sourceforge related to the AmiZilla site in some way? Keep in mind, Sourceforge actually has tools to maintain a project, unlike amizilla.net.
Why does the content section fade away and then fade back in when clicked? Pointless.
The very first paragraph in "Overview" is a huge turn-off. Yes, back in the 1990's, MS was trying to screw Netscape, Netscape became free, AOL bought them, etc. etc. Ancient history, get over it. In fact there seems to be a running anti-MS sentiment throughout this site. Do you want Mozilla ported to the Amiga or do you want to gripe about MS? Why bring MS into the picture at all? MS is mostly considered irrelevant these days. Stuff like this just looks kooky.
The "FAQ" section. Ditch the anti-MS rhetoric, nobody cares, it sounds amatuerish at best, kooky at worst. Focus on the Amiga and why bringing Mozilla to the Amiga would be a good thing.
"Rules". The rules are at odds with the FAQ. In the FAQ it says that the base OS should be 3.9 and above. Yet in the Rules it says 3.1. By the way, how does one get ahold of Amithlon or a DraCo to test? Answer: one does not. How about: Compiles and runs on OS 3.9. At this point you might want to think about taking what you can get.
Overall the site is an improvement, but I don't think this will address the problems that have kept AmiZilla stalled for years. If you think money is the problem it might be time to consider that everyone who would have donated to the project already has donated to the project. Sure, a few might toss in a few more bucks, but it's already at $11K and that hasn't been enough to jump start the project, so it might be time to think about why this isn't moving. In think this statement from the FAQ maybe sums it up:
"AmiZilla can be a catalyst to many great things for Amiga. Most computer users use their machine 80% of the time for web browsing, it is the single most important application to them next to e-mail. You don't need a 3 Ghz Pentium 4 to browse the web!"
Well, "most computer users" don't give a rats ass about the Amiga, in fact they probably have never heard of it - not that it would make a difference at this point. True, you don't *need* a 3Ghz machine to browser the web, but so what? People have been using the web for years without a 3Ghz machine *or* an Amiga, so this doesn't make AmiZilla more relevant for them. And many Amiga users these days aren't browsing the web with an Amiga, either. If you stop looking at the Amiga platform as something that "needs to come back" and look at the reality which is, it's a hobbyist platform, then you might find a way to sell AmiZilla to some developers. But don't be surprised if nobody bites. Sure, the bounty is a nice plus, but it's been sitting there for years, everybody who is likely to take up the cause knows it's out there, clearly the bounty isn't the problem. Personally I think it's a dead project, but if you want a suggestion then identify the components that make up Mozilla and try to attract attention into getting those ported first.
