+1, nice suggestion. Agree, instead of having multiple beginner pages having a consolidated page will be beneficial for beginners, thanks Rich!
Best Regards, Swapnil M Mane On Tue, May 16, 2023 at 12:15 AM <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > We have four beginner/getting started pages, with redundant > information: > > https://community.apache.org/contributors/ > https://community.apache.org/newcomers/ > https://community.apache.org/gettingStarted/101.html > https://community.apache.org/newbiefaq.html > > The 'gettingStarted' directory is otherwise empty. It's also our only > camelCaps directory. The content in the 101.html page is kinda for new > contributors, with a little "finding your way around" thrown in. > > /newcomers/ is almost entirely links to other places. And, here too, > there's just that one file in that directory. > > Proposal: > > /newcomers is for people new to the foundation, trying to figure out > what it's all about. /gettingStarted/101.html will redirect there, and > the content from these three pages that's geared to that audience will > live at /newcomers . This is good for press, users, and others who want > to know their way around, but haven't moved to actual contributions > yet. The /gettingStarted/ directory will go away. > > Content that is for people who are actually trying to *contribute* to a > project will go to the /contributors page. > > The unfortunately named newbiefaq contains content in both of the above > categories. I propose splitting it between those two categories as > appropriate, and then redirecting /newbiefaq.html to /newcomers > > Unless there are objections, that's what I'll be working on next. > > Thoughts/advice/objections solicited. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org
