[infrastructure-dev] Re: possible change to current home page?

Hi,

On 2011-06-21, at 19:04 , Grzegorz Rajda wrote:

> On 22.06.2011 00:07, Kay Schenk wrote:
>> Hi Grzegorz--
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>> On 06/21/2011 03:00 PM, Grzegorz Rajda wrote:
>> (...CUT...)
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>> I think MUCH of what you're proprosing/wanting to discuss MIGHT be takin=
g place on the new "developer" list see
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>> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/mailing-lists.html
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>> I have NOT subscribed myself but please do so, and/or look at the archiv=
es for the "developer" list. This is a stark contrast (right now anyway) to=
 the many specialized mailing lists on the OO.o site. However, those are st=
ill operable but we (??) don't know for how long.
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>> Generally,  the points you make here are well taken. Perhaps a new, easi=
er to use structure is what is being talked about on the new list. Just fro=
m a quick review, there is a LOT of discussion going on.
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>> Anyway, I will take your advice and just go ahead and make this change a=
nd a quick one to the News page as well. I just feel if we want to continue=
 as a cohesive open source project, we need to INFORM better. Although I kn=
ow about the proposed handoff by Oracle to the ASF, I did not know it had b=
een done. I accidentally tripped over this.
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>> thanks for your response. On your comments, I'm not well-versed enough i=
n what is happening RIGHT NOW to comment further.
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>> Please join the new developer mailing list and get involved so we can al=
l look forward to our 20th birthday! :)
> Ok, I write to this mailing-list.
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> Backing to You proposal, I need to tell You about 3 sections:
> - Program navigation (Download, Support, extensions, etc., main at the mo=
ment)
> - News about program code (based on changelog summary (not-available))
> - News from program world (community, non-development news etc.[exists in=
 the right col])
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> Base questions from potential users:
> - Why OOo?
> - Why I need new version?
> - How I can go to OOo from MS Office (auto-conversion-tool needed),
> ^ My organisation use MS Office. I try to contribute with other company. =
I can use ODF quick and authomatic?
> ^ I have small 5 person company. Why I should use OOo? Price? No! This re=
ceive me money from tax.
> etc.
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> Our main page shold have:
> - base native program presentation
> - news from developers
> - news from program world
> - easy navigation (not 10000 projects, but download, screenshots, help, e=
tc.)
> - mirrors in must popularity hostings,
> - builtin libraries for must popularity development languages,
> - no borders (We need to create support for ASP, .NET and etc)
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> What you think about that?
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These are fine and fit in with the general Marketing and Why? pages. But do=
 keep in mind, as Kay has indicated, that we are in transition mode right n=
ow and that the endpoint toward which we are heading is quit unclear.=20

For instance, I'm not at all sure what will happen to the existing lists an=
d virtual hosts; to OOo as a website at all.

Clearly, from my perspective, there will have to be a continuation of a cus=
tomer-facing (user-facing) element that poses the faq you itemize and answe=
rs them. And having that ready to go is a great idea, as we can leverage wh=
at we already have.

But I don't know when all "this" will be ready.

Louis--=20
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