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BoringOS Website

Marketing website for BoringOS — a Linux distribution for normal people.

Live site: boringos.com (or your Vercel URL)

Quick Start

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/boringos-site.git
cd boringos-site

# Preview locally
npx serve public

# Open http://localhost:3000

Deploy to Vercel

Option 1: Vercel CLI

npm i -g vercel
vercel --prod

Option 2: Git Integration

  1. Push to GitHub
  2. Connect repo to Vercel
  3. Auto-deploys on every push to main

Project Structure

boringos-site/
├── public/
│   ├── index.html           # Main landing page
│   ├── mockingbird.html     # Mockingbird release features
│   └── what-is-this.html    # "What is BoringOS?" explainer
├── assets/
│   └── screenshots/         # UI screenshots (add these!)
├── docs/
│   ├── brand-guidelines.md  # Voice, tone, messaging
│   └── build-manifest.md    # Technical specs
├── CLAUDE.md                # Claude Code instructions
├── package.json
├── vercel.json
└── README.md

URLs

Page URL Purpose
Home / Main landing, download CTA
Mockingbird /mockingbird Current release features
What Is This? /what-is-this Beginner explainer

Screenshots Needed

The site uses placeholder text like [Screenshot: description]. Replace these with actual screenshots:

  1. desktop-clean.png — GNOME desktop with dock
  2. firefox-webpage.png — Browser showing a website
  3. thunderbird-inbox.png — Email client with messages
  4. libreoffice-writer.png — Document being edited
  5. libreoffice-calc.png — Spreadsheet with data
  6. loupe-photo.png — Photo viewer
  7. celluloid-video.png — Video player
  8. rhythmbox-music.png — Music library
  9. files-app.png — File manager
  10. gnome-software.png — App store
  11. chess-game.png — Chess in progress
  12. gcompris-activity.png — Kids educational game

Place in /assets/screenshots/ and update HTML src attributes.

Brand Guidelines

See /docs/brand-guidelines.md for:

  • Voice and tone rules
  • Content formula
  • Good/bad examples
  • What to say and never say

Tech Stack

  • Framework: None (static HTML/CSS)
  • Hosting: Vercel
  • Fonts: Inter (Google Fonts)

About BoringOS

BoringOS is a Linux distribution built on:

  • Fedora Silverblue
  • Universal Blue
  • BlueBuild

Curated by Cody Boring in Tennessee.


"Your computer. Minus the nonsense."

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