I agree with all of this and I'm currently making sure that we'll soon have a nice web-site for compiz. Anyone interested we'll be able to help out once we get the initial thing up.
-David On Fri, 2006-10-06 at 14:11 +0200, Mirco Müller wrote: > Argl, this was meant to go to the list and not only to Hanno! > email message attachment, "Weitergeleitete Nachricht - Re: [compiz] > compiz coding style" > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Mirco Müller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Hanno Böck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [compiz] compiz coding style > > Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:53:46 +0200 > > > > Am Freitag, den 06.10.2006, 01:03 +0200 schrieb Hanno Böck: > > > > > Sounds good to document coding style and stuff, however I think this and > > > other > > > development documentation should be kept somewhere in the net. > > > I think it's a problem that compiz has no real webpage atm, information > > > is > > > splitted on the opensuse-wiki (which shouldn't be the central place for a > > > distribution-independent project) and some lines on fdo. > > > > > > I'd suggest creating a webpage with a wiki connected that collects > > > information > > > like this (and also stuff like packages for various distros etc.) > > > > I second that. compiz needs an appealing web-presence (a bit more > > flashy than the typical projects hosted at fdo :) that reflects the > > visual impact it has on the "general desktop experience" (yay for > > buzz-word mayhem ;) > > > > As a gerneral guide-line how it could be structured, have a look at... > > > > http://www.jokosher.org > > > > This sites offers everything in nice handy portions for people > > interested in support, tips&tricks, development and general contribution > > pointers. With this in place it would be the right hub for pointing > > potential new developers to this mailing-list, online-docs for coding, > > for new/existing users present new flashy plugins with an example > > screencast ("featured plugin of the week" :) and so on. > > > > Another thing, which might be regarded as superfluous (as it serves no > > real technical purpose), but worth considering. Give compiz a genuine > > logo to identify it with. The beryl-project is doing the right thing in > > that area (using gem-stones for its various parts). They try to define a > > "brand" or general distincive logo/symbol to identify it with. compiz is > > an empty void in space in that regard, thus unattractive as a project on > > first sight. I assume this is needed to make compiz as is "attractive" > > to gather a community around it. > > > > Just to eliminate any false hopes... with this posting I'm not > > volunteering to do this though. I'm merely dopping this suggestion :) > > > > Best regards... > > > > MacSlow > > > _______________________________________________ > compiz mailing list > compiz@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz _______________________________________________ compiz mailing list compiz@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/compiz
