Re: GNUstep Site Redesign

Jesse Ross <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:24:17 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.webmasters
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> Yeah, sorry about that!

;)

> I'll start work on rewording/rewriting some of the stuff on the  
> website.  I'll follow the organization put forward below.
>
> Can we decided on what to do about Fred's request on the  
> Developer's section?  I think a menu option called "Developer's  
> Corner" should be added, where we could move the Developer's Blogs to.

Yeah -- that probably makes sense.

> I'm still wondering if it's a good idea to keep any news that is  
> not release news on the home page.  I think we can probably move  
> Wiki News, CIA.vc and Planet stuff all into the "News" section and  
> keep only release news on the main page.

I want the CIA.vc status stuff on the home page, at the top. I think  
it's crucial for setting the tone that we are an active project.

Here's my updated structure:

Home
  - Most recent commit(s)
  - Most recent news
  - Search
  - 'Contribute' call-to-action
  - Screenshot with link to screenshot page
  - Upcoming Events

Get Started
  - Overview
  - Download
  - Installation Procedure
  - Link to Development page

Development
(I'd like the Development section to be a modified and themed version  
of the wiki we currently have. It would need to be cleaned up a lot,  
but I think that that makes the most sense. Also, we'll need to pull  
out all the non-development content from it and move it somewhere  
else... either to another wiki installation or to something like a  
forum.)
  - Documentation
  - Tools
  - Tutorials
  - Manuals
  - Roadmap

News
  - Blog aggregator (using Planet) (includes Unofficial GNUstep blog,  
developer's blogs, Etoile blog, and other related blogs)
  - CIA commits

Applications
(This may also work as a wiki, but should be separate from the  
Development wiki)
  - Featured application (brief overview and screenshots of a  
selected app, to change monthly)
  - Application gallery lists all apps and screenshots of apps

Support
  - Mailing Lists
  - Forums (?)
  - Who's Who
  - Bug Reports

Contribute
  - How to contribute
  - Wishlist (simple things that potential contributers could help  
with, answers the questions "What can I work on? What can I do to  
help?")
  - Donations


J.