++++1 for a revamped couchdb.apache.org. The most recent change, I think, was mine, which simply dropped the misleading diagram in the top-right. Long past time for an overhaul. Who has the time and skill to make this happen?
B. On 20 February 2012 12:02, Simon Metson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, >> I was asking what other people feel about the issue at hand. There is >> obviously an issue. But how important is it and what should we do about it? >> Is it a short-term problem? If that's the case, community and good-will >> might be our tool. Or is it a long-term problem? In which case, we might >> want to consider other, more direct, measures. >> >> > > I think there is a short term fix to some of these issues. As the original > post says when you go to the apache project page you "see > a very stale project page". I know this has come up time and again but fixing > that seems to be a fairly easy thing to do (and should be done regardless of > the wider issues) and would help alleviate some of the confusion. I > appreciate the "let the code speak for itself" response that came after > Damien's departure but that only works for people already engaged with the > community. For new users (or users not so involved) it's a PR disaster IMHO. > Having a clear message about what CouchDB is and how it (doesn't) relate to > Couchbase on the front page seems necessary, and might help matters while > wider issues are resolved. What needs to be done to close that out and how > can I (and others) help? > > Also, the Hadoop guys have quite a nice page: > http://wiki.apache.org/hadoop/Defining%20Hadoop. If we apply the same > reasoning as that I'd say Damien's original post would probably fall under > inappropriate use, and Couchbase as a competing product possibly does too > (c.f. "Hadooping the motor industry") > Cheer > Simon
