> On 03 Sep 2016, at 15:03, Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hey everybody, > > I’ve started a modest website update for the upcoming 2.0 release: > > - new logo > - removed textured linen background, moved to flat grey > - new top-level marketing slogans (wip) > - new intro texts (wip) > - new 2.0 download section (final links TBD) > - I kept the 1.6.1/1.7.0 section, because people will want to be > able to keep downloading that > - improved load time by serving JIRA “Submit a Bug” JavaScript include > from the same host as opposed to live from JIRA which tends to take > a few seconds. This might need updating on JIRA updates, but these > are rare. > - improved “small screen” menu drop-down > > > Preview here: http://jan.prima.de/couchdb-2.0/ > > Branch here: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-www/tree/2.0 > > > > TODO (needs your help): > > - I don’t know my way around @2x images in web design and I think the new > logo needs some treatment, would appreciate any designer here taking a lead > on this. Feel free to just commit on that branch.
- the branch also needs a few spacing and padding fixes on different view port sizes, if anyone feels up to the task :) Best Jan -- > > - finalise marketing slogans and description updates. Bikeshed away (within > reason, the main direction has been decided upon a while ago). > > - I’d like to add a few pointers to different CouchDB use-case scenarios that > highlight the awesomeness of our replication. I think the easiest of these is > a short blog post series that then can be linked to from the main website (as > opposed to introduce more sections into the single-page, or changing from > single- to multi-page). My thinking here is that we want to cover the > following scenarios at least: > > 1. 3+ node CouchDB cluster, replication for inter-node updates > > 2. 3+ cloud locations, a cluster in each, for geo-distribution (closer to > users, and fault tolerance) > > 3. cloud location + 1000s+ of mobile / web clients (w/ PouchDB and > Couchbase Lite), highlight Offline First (offlinefirst.org) strength > > 4. distributed office locations (think London, New York, Tokio), all > end-users with low-latency connections to CouchDB, all data syncing in the > background, easy to open new offices, etc. > > 5. eHealth Africa Ebola Response. Essentially 3. but more concrete, with > focus on regions with challenging network infrastructure c.f. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sLjWlWvCsc&spfreload=10 > > 6+. <your ideas here> > > Optional / later: > - npmjs.com case study (they heavily rely on CouchDB and replication) > - some big data client of Cloudant’s would be nice ;) > > All of these would just be a couple of paragraphs long, nothing too in-depth, > but with nice diagrams showing all the components and data flow. > > Who’d be up for helping with these? I’ll send you one of the sweet, exclusive > CouchDB 2.0 coffee mugs :) > > // CC Jenn, would you able to coordinate this again? > > These shouldn’t take long to write, and I’m sure we can get 3 or 4 together > until next Thursday, so they can go out with the 2.0 release. > > What do you think? > > Best > Jan > -- > -- Professional Support for Apache CouchDB: https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
