Joe,

Edit the files in Git [1]. The pages are separated according to their mark
up. After building everything ends up flatten. We can certainly change that
in time if necessary.

Tony,

NIFI-162 [2]

[1]
https://github.com/apache/incubator-nifi/tree/develop/nifi-site/src/pages
[2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-162

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 5:38 PM, Tony Kurc <[email protected]> wrote:

> should I make a ticket for documenting maintaining the website? I couldn't
> find one.
>
> On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 5:29 PM, Joe Witt <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Matt
> >
> > What can I do now to help with maintaining v2 stuff?  Do I edit the
> > files in Git or the files in SVN?  Don't want to mess with it yet
> > because I don't understand it.  But if you can give me a few pointers
> > I can help.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Joe
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Matt Gilman <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > > I have an idea of how its going to work. However, once we reach out to
> > > infrastructure regarding the external build (if necessary) we'll know
> for
> > > sure [1]. After that discussion I will update nifi-site in our Git repo
> > > accordingly. It says that the mailing list is infrastructure@, does
> that
> > > mean [email protected]?
> > >
> > > Mark had an idea about an updated screenshot but higher priority things
> > > have popped up. The image can be updated whenever its ready [2].
> > >
> > > If you have any other ideas for media we should incorporate (other
> > > screenshots, FAQs, videos, etc) let me know.
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.apache.org/dev/cms.html#external
> > > [2]
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/apache/incubator-nifi/blob/develop/nifi-site/src/images/flow.png
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 9:17 AM, Joe Witt <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Matt
> > >>
> > >> It looks good.  Before we switch we should get the mechanics of update
> > >> documented.   Do you know that or is it TBD?
> > >>
> > >> Also do you need assistance with updating the screenshot?
> > >>
> > >> Joe
> > >> On Feb 8, 2015 4:45 AM, "Matt Gilman" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Barring any objections, I'd like to more forward with the updated
> > website
> > >> > [1]. I've kept up with the changes with the exception of those from
> > the
> > >> > last few days. Assuming everyone is on board I will reach out to
> INFRA
> > >> > about the possibilities for the website build. Based on that
> > >> conservation I
> > >> > will update the nifi-site in our Git repo [2] accordingly. I am
> > assuming
> > >> > that we'll be doing an external build and part of that build will be
> > >> > deploying the site using SVN.
> > >> >
> > >> > [1] https://nifi.incubator.apache.org/v2/
> > >> > [2] https://github.com/apache/incubator-nifi/tree/develop/nifi-site
> > >> >
> > >> > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:28 AM, Jennifer Barnabee <
> > >> > [email protected]> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I think that's perfect!
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 10:08 PM, Joe Witt <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hello
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Made some of these suggested edits/simplifications to the
> current
> > >> site.
> > >> > > > New tagline
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > "Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to
> > >> > process
> > >> > > > and distribute data."
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Also removed the jumbotron block as it was causing some really
> > >> strange
> > >> > > text
> > >> > > > sizing issues.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Jenn - does this seem more like what you were thinking?
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Thanks
> > >> > > > Joe
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:03 PM, Matt Gilman <
> > >> [email protected]
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > Aldrin,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > What you've outline is exactly what I am looking to
> accomplish,
> > I'm
> > >> > > just
> > >> > > > > trying to figure out all the pieces. I think I have a handle
> on
> > >> > > > everything
> > >> > > > > except actual publishing of the site. Though I believe the
> email
> > >> you
> > >> > > sent
> > >> > > > > out earlier indicates that we just need to discuss the matter
> > >> further
> > >> > > > with
> > >> > > > > infrastructure@ mailing list. I tried committing a change
> > (outside
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > CMS)
> > >> > > > > to the staging repository hoping it would kick off the
> > publishing.
> > >> It
> > >> > > did
> > >> > > > > not.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > I have prototyped the site artifacts which can be built into
> the
> > >> > static
> > >> > > > > site. I still need to copy over the existing content but I'm
> > trying
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > > figure out where this is going to live first. Barring any
> > >> objections
> > >> > I
> > >> > > am
> > >> > > > > going to create (likely tomorrow) a nifi-site directory at the
> > root
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > our
> > >> > > > > Git repository and go from there. Currently everything is
> living
> > >> in a
> > >> > > > > repository that I forked from the work that Aldrin had
> started.
> > >> > > Anyways,
> > >> > > > I
> > >> > > > > believe moving it to the project Git repository puts the site
> > in a
> > >> > more
> > >> > > > > accessible place where others can contribute as necessary.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > As I mentioned to Dan earlier, I am hoping that we can
> utilize a
> > >> > maven
> > >> > > > > plugin [1] to deploy the relevant documentation (processor,
> > guides,
> > >> > > > > javadocs) from the application build to a predefined location.
> > The
> > >> > site
> > >> > > > > would just reference it from there. This would keep the site
> and
> > >> > > > > application builds independent which I think is desirable.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > [1] http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-scm-publish-plugin/
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 10:30 PM, Aldrin Piri <
> > >> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > All the comments have been good but are a bit beyond where
> the
> > >> > > current
> > >> > > > > > platform for them needs to be.  Additionally, with a site
> more
> > >> > > > accessible
> > >> > > > > > and live, changes can be made via contributions. Trying to
> > route
> > >> > > things
> > >> > > > > > back on topic a bit as there are external dependencies on
> some
> > >> > > > > "finalized"
> > >> > > > > > state of the site, I did some research into how other
> projects
> > >> are
> > >> > > > > > accomplishing this based off of Matt's notes.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Matt, looking at jclouds, it appears as though they also use
> > the
> > >> > ASF
> > >> > > > > > infrastructure to manage their site, but perform a build
> > through
> > >> a
> > >> > > > script
> > >> > > > > > [1], invoking Jekyll to generate the static pages pushed to
> > the
> > >> > infra
> > >> > > > > SVN;
> > >> > > > > > it is a home-brewed git+svn of sorts, but the overall
> concept
> > >> makes
> > >> > > > > sense.
> > >> > > > > > Given the technologies you listed, this seems like a fair
> > >> approach
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > > > utilize the build tools right for the job while
> simultaneously
> > >> not
> > >> > > > > > requiring a special setup as outlined in the Apache CMS
> > >> information
> > >> > > > [2],
> > >> > > > > > the community can freely pick the technologies they wish
> with
> > the
> > >> > > > notion
> > >> > > > > > that the interface between site code and the actual view is
> > >> static
> > >> > > html
> > >> > > > > > committed to the Infra SVN repo.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > The one area that I think is important to address though is
> > the
> > >> > > > > > incorporation of the material being generated in the git
> > >> repository
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > as
> > >> > > > > > a product of the build process.  Quickly brainstorming a way
> > to
> > >> > > attack
> > >> > > > > this
> > >> > > > > > would be:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > 1.  provide a top level folder in the NiFi git repository,
> > 'site'
> > >> > > > (Matt
> > >> > > > > > posed this as a possibility to which no one had any
> > objections,
> > >> so
> > >> > it
> > >> > > > > seems
> > >> > > > > > like a reasonable path forward)
> > >> > > > > > 2.  provide a script that compiles the site, making use of
> the
> > >> > > desired
> > >> > > > > > tools assuming the structure of the site
> > >> > > > > > 3.  provide orchestration of the core codebase and the site
> > >> > > > > >   a.  through Maven and possibly the exec or similar plugin,
> > >> > profile,
> > >> > > > or
> > >> > > > > > other avenue, build the codebase needed (mvn -pl -am may do
> > the
> > >> > job)
> > >> > > > > >   b.  call the script to generate the static structure of
> the
> > >> site
> > >> > > > which
> > >> > > > > > has a build target that is a copy of the svn checkout to
> make
> > use
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > diff (maybe there is a way to use git+svn to make this work
> > in a
> > >> > less
> > >> > > > > > cumbersome manner)
> > >> > > > > > 4.  commit to infra subversion
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > The code for the site is easily accessible and allows
> > submission
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > patches
> > >> > > > > > via git while using the tools that make sense for
> > accomplishing
> > >> > what
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > > > > needed; Subversion just becomes the means for content
> > delivery.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > There are certainly a number of details to iron out with the
> > >> above
> > >> > > > plan.
> > >> > > > > > The biggest item is taking the disparate formats (asciidoc,
> > >> > processor
> > >> > > > > > documentation) and condensing them into the HTML/CSS
> template
> > set
> > >> > > > forth,
> > >> > > > > > but both have provisions for specifying CSS, so it is
> > certainly
> > >> > > doable.
> > >> > > > > > The above method allows for the avoidance of committing
> > generated
> > >> > > files
> > >> > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > the core codebase (obviously, all generated files compose
> the
> > SVN
> > >> > > > site),
> > >> > > > > > and allows for a direct correlation between documentation
> and
> > a
> > >> > given
> > >> > > > > > commit while simultaneously not binding the site explicitly
> to
> > >> SVN
> > >> > or
> > >> > > > ASF
> > >> > > > > > CMS.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > One item that seems problematic with the above plan is that
> it
> > >> > would
> > >> > > > > remove
> > >> > > > > > the ease of submitting a patch via the provided bookmarklet
> > that
> > >> > > works
> > >> > > > > with
> > >> > > > > > the CMS.  This becomes a manual process to find the source
> > >> content
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > > apply the patch to it in Git.  Although to some extent, this
> > is
> > >> > > already
> > >> > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > case given the use of Asciidoc and the Processor
> > documentation.
> > >> > Not
> > >> > > > sure
> > >> > > > > > if it is a deal breaker or not, but it is a point of
> > >> consideration.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > [1]
> > >> > >
> https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site/blob/master/deploy-site.sh
> > >> > > > > > [2] http://www.apache.org/dev/cms.html#external
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Jennifer Barnabee <
> > >> > > > > > [email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > You guys are totally right.  Ok, as a starting point, what
> > >> about
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > > or
> > >> > > > > > > something like this?
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Apache NiFi is a highly configurable and intuitive
> dataflow
> > >> > > > management
> > >> > > > > > > system.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > -Jenn
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Donald Miner <
> > >> > > > [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Same here, never heard of fbp.
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > I like the Accumulo blurb on the front page a lot:
> > >> > > > > > > > The Apache Accumuloâ„¢ sorted, distributed key/value store
> > is a
> > >> > > > robust,
> > >> > > > > > > > scalable, high performance data storage and retrieval
> > system.
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > (I think i based my suggestion on this). It just gets to
> > the
> > >> > > point
> > >> > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > as
> > >> > > > > > > > a technologist that has a clue or two I know what it is
> > >> trying
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > do.
> > >> > > > > > > > Another example Kafka: "A high-throughput distributed
> > >> messaging
> > >> > > > > > system. "
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Jan 29, 2015, at 5:07 PM, Joey Echeverria <
> > >> > [email protected]
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Just to clarify, I wasn't advocating that it should be
> > >> > removed
> > >> > > > (I'm
> > >> > > > > > not
> > >> > > > > > > > > really advocating for anything). My point was meant to
> > >> > > illustrate
> > >> > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > it's
> > >> > > > > > > > > not a draw, but it is potentially an educational
> > reference.
> > >> > So,
> > >> > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > depends
> > >> > > > > > > > > on how you want to use the real-estate in the tag
> line.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Thu Jan 29 2015 at 11:19:38 AM Joe Witt <
> > >> > [email protected]
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >> We can get rid of the FBP reference.  I'll just be
> the
> > >> > excited
> > >> > > > > tech
> > >> > > > > > > guy
> > >> > > > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > >> the corner of the conference that keeps talking about
> > it.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> On Jan 29, 2015 1:00 PM, "Joey Echeverria" <
> > >> > > [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> I understand that flow-based programming is very
> > >> important
> > >> > as
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > model
> > >> > > > > > > > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> NiFi, but I don't think it's a widely understood
> term.
> > >> > FWIW,
> > >> > > I
> > >> > > > > > hadn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >> heard
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> of it until I started working with NiFi.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> On Thu Jan 29 2015 at 9:56:10 AM Jennifer Barnabee <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> [email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Hi Donald,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> I like your tagline sentence for the most part.
> > Thanks
> > >> so
> > >> > > much
> > >> > > > > for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> sending
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> it. Maybe it can get us to where we want to be...
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> I have these thoughts to add...
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> a) I think we want to honor that flow-based
> > programming
> > >> is
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > > > basis
> > >> > > > > > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> software. So, that's important, and I think that's
> > why
> > >> it
> > >> > > went
> > >> > > > > > into
> > >> > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> tagline. But I'm not sure whether it has to be
> > >> > specifically
> > >> > > > > there.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> Someone
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> else can weigh in on that.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> b) My only problem with your tagline is the last
> > part:
> > >> > > > > "transform
> > >> > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> move
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> files". One thing is - we don't want to limit NiFi
> to
> > >> > being
> > >> > > > only
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> file-based. Secondly, moving and transforming data
> is
> > >> not
> > >> > > all
> > >> > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > NiFi
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> does. In truth, NiFi is not just a dataflow system.
> > >> It's a
> > >> > > > > > dataflow
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> management system. And that encompasses everything
> > about
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > > > dataflow,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> how the data moves and/or gets transformed and
> > routed,
> > >> to
> > >> > > how
> > >> > > > > you
> > >> > > > > > > > >> monitor
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> that, how you track down the data, how you
> configure
> > and
> > >> > > > design
> > >> > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> dataflow to be better, etc.  The moving and
> > transforming
> > >> > > parts
> > >> > > > > are
> > >> > > > > > > > just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> some of the extension points. It's the framework
> that
> > >> > allows
> > >> > > > you
> > >> > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> manage
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> *whatever* you do with the data.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> So, now that I've rambled on, it's clear that I
> can't
> > >> come
> > >> > > up
> > >> > > > > with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> something concise. I think I may be too close to
> > >> > everything
> > >> > > > :-)
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> But I think you are on the right track! I would be
> > happy
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > know
> > >> > > > > > > what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> others think. It would be great if people could
> land
> > on
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > page
> > >> > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> quickly understand what NiFi is. So far, your
> > sentence
> > >> > would
> > >> > > > get
> > >> > > > > > > > people
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> closer to that than anything I have proposed.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Cheers,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Jenn
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Donald Miner <
> > >> > > > > > > [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> On the subject of taglines, a minor nitpick
> (sorry).
> > >> I'm
> > >> > > > just a
> > >> > > > > > fan
> > >> > > > > > > > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> concise and meaningful taglines.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> "is a dataflow system based on the concepts of
> > >> flow-based
> > >> > > > > > > > >> programming.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> It
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> is currently a part of the Apache Incubator." is
> > rather
> > >> > > > wordy.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> "flow" and "based" are in this sentence twice,
> which
> > >> > makes
> > >> > > it
> > >> > > > > > kind
> > >> > > > > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> awkward. Does flow-based programming really matter
> > >> enough
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > be
> > >> > > > > > > part
> > >> > > > > > > > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> tagline? Maybe it should just be a bullet point
> > below.
> > >> > Same
> > >> > > > > with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> incubator
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> status... I think that's readily available
> > information
> > >> > that
> > >> > > > > > doesn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> necessarily need to be in the tagline (and would
> > >> > eventually
> > >> > > > > > > change).
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> Here's my stab:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> "The Apache NiFi dataflow system is an easy to
> use,
> > >> > highly
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> configurable,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> extendable, and reliable way to transform and move
> > >> > files."
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> I think the list of properties in the middle of my
> > >> > sentence
> > >> > > > > could
> > >> > > > > > > be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> replaced by someone who has a better idea of what
> > the
> > >> > true
> > >> > > > > > sticking
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> points
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> for NiFi will be.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> -d
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 8:13 AM, Joe Witt <
> > >> > > > [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Jenn
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Apologies for the delayed feedback.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> I agree it could be more concise but feel like
> the
> > >> > > proposed
> > >> > > > is
> > >> > > > > > too
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> concise
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> to as have lost some important meaning.  Many
> > projects
> > >> > > claim
> > >> > > > > > > > >> they're
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> lightweight, scalable, and easy to use and almost
> > >> always
> > >> > > > that
> > >> > > > > > just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> isn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> true.  We're arguably not 'lightweight' anymore.
> > We
> > >> > could
> > >> > > > > have
> > >> > > > > > > > >> said
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> when it was a 6 MB download perhaps but now that
> > we're
> > >> > > > > weighing
> > >> > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > >> at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> 100MB's we probably shouldn't claim that on its
> > own.
> > >> > > We're
> > >> > > > > > > > >> certainly
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> 'lightweight' in many important aspects and
> > arguably
> > >> in
> > >> > > all
> > >> > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> ways
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> truly matter but we should be at least somewhat
> > >> > > specific.  I
> > >> > > > > > agree
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> we're
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> scalable but again without context that feels
> > >> > > misleading.  I
> > >> > > > > > agree
> > >> > > > > > > > >> we
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> have
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> an extremely nice UI that is indeed highly
> > >> configurable
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > >> intuitive
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the same thoughts apply which is we should
> provide
> > >> some
> > >> > > > > context
> > >> > > > > > as
> > >> > > > > > > > >> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> we mean.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> This is the nice part of this as an open source
> > thing.
> > >> > We
> > >> > > > can
> > >> > > > > > > just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> straight up and precise about the features and
> what
> > >> > > they're
> > >> > > > > good
> > >> > > > > > > > >> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> what they do.  We can even be self deprecating
> and
> > >> point
> > >> > > out
> > >> > > > > > what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> we're
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> good at.  If it were a commercial construct or we
> > were
> > >> > > > > marketing
> > >> > > > > > > > >> then
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> we
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> might need to be less specific so as not to
> exclude
> > >> some
> > >> > > > > > potential
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> business
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> area.  But in this case, we're a tiny little open
> > >> source
> > >> > > > > project
> > >> > > > > > > > >> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> very
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> few people know about.  We're only going to grow
> by
> > >> > being
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> straightforward
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> about what it is and attracting those who buy in
> to
> > >> that
> > >> > > > > vision
> > >> > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> direction.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Just thoughts here - i am not asking you to avoid
> > >> > changing
> > >> > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >> should
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> you
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> feel really strongly that you want to change it.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Thanks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Joe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> On Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:04 AM, Jennifer
> Barnabee
> > <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Hi Matt et al -
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> The new website design is looking great...  I
> feel
> > >> like
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > > > text
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> needs
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> be simpler and more to the point.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> For the tagline under the first Apache nifi
> > heading,
> > >> I
> > >> > > > > suggest
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> making
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> bullet rather than including the verb "is". I'd
> > also
> > >> > like
> > >> > > > to
> > >> > > > > > make
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> features into simpler bullets. See my suggested
> > text
> > >> > > > below. I
> > >> > > > > > > > >> hope
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> still
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> captures the essence of what we want to convey,
> > but
> > >> > > others
> > >> > > > > may
> > >> > > > > > > > >> have
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> good
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> suggestions as well...  For example, in the last
> > >> > bullet,
> > >> > > I
> > >> > > > > > don't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> know
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> if
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> "client" would be better than "user" or if
> > >> > > "authentication"
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> better
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> than "authorization". You guys probably have a
> > better
> > >> > > > handle
> > >> > > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> type
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> of stuff.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> *Apache nifi *
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> - A dataflow system based on the concepts of
> > >> flow-based
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> programming.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> It
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> currently a part of the Apache Incubator.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Apache NiFi supports powerful and scalable
> > directed
> > >> > > graphs
> > >> > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > >> data
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> routing,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> transformation, and system mediation logic.
> > >> High-level
> > >> > > > > features
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> include:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Lightweight
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Scalable
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Highly Configurable
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Intuitive User Interface
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Component-based Extension Model
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Fine Grained Data Provenance
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Enterprise & Inter-system Security
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Content Encryption/Decryption
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>   - Pluggable SSL & PKI User Authorization
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> *I kinda don't like that you have to scroll down
> > to
> > >> see
> > >> > > all
> > >> > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> features.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> But I realize it wouldn't bother me if I was
> > looking
> > >> at
> > >> > > it
> > >> > > > on
> > >> > > > > > my
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> phone,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> so
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> I don't know why I'm complaining about that... *
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Cheers,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> Jenn
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 11:43 PM, Matt Gilman <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> I went ahead and started implementing the
> website
> > >> > based
> > >> > > on
> > >> > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> most
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> recent
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> feedback and mock ups. I've done just the main
> > page
> > >> > and
> > >> > > > put
> > >> > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> here:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> http://nifi.incubator.apache.org/v2/
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Please let me know if there's a more
> appropriate
> > >> place
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > host
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> that.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Anyways, I am going to continue working to port
> > over
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> remaining
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> pages
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and figure out a good way to integrate the
> > >> > documentation
> > >> > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > >> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> generated
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> from building NiFi. Part of that is likely
> going
> > to
> > >> > > depend
> > >> > > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> repository the site is kept in. What I've done
> > uses
> > >> a
> > >> > > > number
> > >> > > > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> tools
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> (grunt, assemble, bower, etc) to actually build
> > the
> > >> > > site.
> > >> > > > I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> believe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Apache CMS tool will be CMing the resulting
> site.
> > >> > Where
> > >> > > do
> > >> > > > > > > > >> others
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> CM
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> actual development artifacts of their sites? I
> > did
> > >> > find
> > >> > > > > > another
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> Apache
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> project with a similar set up:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> https://github.com/jclouds/jclouds-site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> and they appear to have a separate repository
> for
> > >> > there
> > >> > > > > site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Should
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> requesting another repository for this? Or
> > should I
> > >> > just
> > >> > > > add
> > >> > > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> existing incubator-nifi and have a top level
> > folder
> > >> > for
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> site?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Also, I also noticed that jclouds has a
> > deployment
> > >> > > script
> > >> > > > > > which
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> appears
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> automate that process as well. Is this how most
> > >> > projects
> > >> > > > > > handle
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> updates?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Thanks.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> Matt
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:24 PM, Aldrin Piri <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> Seems like a fair list of points to resolve.
> > Let
> > >> me
> > >> > > know
> > >> > > > > how
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> you
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> want
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> to tackle it and if you'd like me to
> investigate
> > >> any
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > > them.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> AsciiDoc provides an HTML5 backend [1] that
> > should
> > >> > > > provide
> > >> > > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> hook
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> help it be consistent in some form with the
> > rest of
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> [1]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > >
> > http://www.methods.co.nz/asciidoc/asciidoc.css-embedded.html#X35
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 8:10 AM, Matt Gilman <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Agreed. Lets see give it a try and see how it
> > >> > looks. I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> thought
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> about
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> possibly just putting the drop in the toolbar
> > but
> > >> > held
> > >> > > > off
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> initially
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> your comment about being consistently visible
> > >> across
> > >> > > all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> pages
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> point.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> This brings up another issue that the current
> > >> > > > > documentation
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> loads
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> page
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> without the toolbar so that'll have to be
> > >> addressed.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Haven't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> messed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> bootstrap so I'll have to see what's
> possible.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Outstanding issues...
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> - Better integrate documentation pages into
> > >> website
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> - Get updated images (and properly scale
> them)
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> - Update website markup for production use
> > (what I
> > >> > did
> > >> > > > was
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> quick
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> for the mockup so we continue this
> discussion)
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> Anything else I'm forgetting?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:26 AM, Aldrin
> Piri <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Matt,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Looks good here.  I think clean and simple
> is
> > the
> > >> > > right
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> direction
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> is just another step in that evolution. I
> > think
> > >> it
> > >> > > is a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> matter
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> nit-picking at this point so the following
> > >> comments
> > >> > > > come
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> scope of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> importance.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> I would like to see the logo make it
> > somewhere on
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > page
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> consistently
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the sake of keeping it across all pages in
> the
> > >> > > site.  I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> realize
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> logo in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the navbar is rather redundant for the home
> > page,
> > >> > but
> > >> > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > > >> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> other
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> pages such as documentation and general
> > project
> > >> > > > > > > > >> information,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> there
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> will
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> no presence in the current state.  One way
> to
> > >> > > > compromise
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> might
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> make
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> use of the commonplace technique where the
> > logo
> > >> on
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> main
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> content
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> area
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> gets placed into the navbar when scrolling
> > would
> > >> > > > obscure
> > >> > > > > > > > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> logo;
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> other pages would then just have it in the
> > >> header.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Maybe a slightly heavier weight on the
> navbar
> > for
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > menu
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> items.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 22:51 Matt Gilman <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Aldrin,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I like what you did here and it sounds like
> > most
> > >> > > > people
> > >> > > > > > > > >> do
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> too.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wanted
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> provide some feedback and minor suggestions
> > but
> > >> > > > thought
> > >> > > > > > > > >> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> easier to mock it up myself rather than
> > trying
> > >> to
> > >> > > ask
> > >> > > > > > > > >> you
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> move
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> here
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> and that there. Anyways, take a peek and
> lets
> > >> > > continue
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> iterating.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> we're on the right track.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> com/mcgilman/apache-nifi-site/
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> screenshots/index.html.lite.v1.2.png
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Matt
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:05 PM, Joe Witt
> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dan,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> No real thought behind it.  But I
> personally
> > >> > agree
> > >> > > > > > > > >> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> your
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> statement:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the logos look good as "nifi" and the text
> > >> looks
> > >> > > good
> > >> > > > > > > > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> "NiFi"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Joe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Daniel
> > Bress
> > >> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aldrin,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   I think this looks good.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> All,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   Maybe this is a little off topic, but I
> > >> > noticed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> logos
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> consistently use "nifi" whereas in text
> its
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> consistently
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> written
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "NiFi".  Any reason for the difference?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>   I kind of thing the logos look good as
> > >> "nifi"
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> text
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> looks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> good
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> as "NiFi" so I might be questioning
> > something
> > >> > > that I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> am
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> OK
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> with.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> But I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> noticed they are different and was
> > wondering
> > >> if
> > >> > > this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> was a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> conscious
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> decision or not.  Thoughts?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dan Bress
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Software Engineer
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ONYX Consulting Services
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ________________________________________
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: Joe Witt <[email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2015 6:40 PM
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Website Theme
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Solid design and agree with all your
> > comments
> > >> > > > > > > > >> aldrin.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> Very
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> nice
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Jan 20, 2015 6:27 PM, "Aldrin Piri" <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the comments.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I actuality tried it without the logo on
> > the
> > >> > main
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> page
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> felt
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit empty.  I don't know that we
> > necessarily
> > >> > need
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> logo
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> there,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something is needed.  Additionally, I
> > viewed
> > >> it
> > >> > > as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> being
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> "front
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> page" inclusion, as other pages would
> just
> > >> have
> > >> > > > > > > > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> top
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> navbar.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You caught me.  I was lazy and I
> recycled
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> screenshot
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> first iteration.  It would definitely
> need
> > >> > > > > > > > >> updating,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> largely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just a placeholder for the concept.  I
> > would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> definitely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> like
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> something
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a bit more engaging.  (faux edit) I
> > >> rearranged
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> things
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> bit,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> removing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the second instance of the logo and
> > placing
> > >> > more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> emphasis
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the corner of the application.  Not
> > sure
> > >> if
> > >> > I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> like
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> better,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've provided the results [1] with all
> > three
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> submissions
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> shown
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in chronological order [2].
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The news section is a toss-up for me at
> > this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> juncture.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> could
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> see
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the need one for eventually, but I'm not
> > sure
> > >> > if
> > >> > > > > > > > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> project
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> quite
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there yet.  It seemed a common thread
> > among
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> incubating
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> sites
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> such
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a section was omitted whereas those
> > top-level
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> projects
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> typically
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> included one.  Given that the project is
> > on
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> verge
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> first
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the regular releases, perhaps this is
> > >> > > increasingly
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> pertinent
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> near future.  At minimum, one of the
> > screen
> > >> > grabs
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> your
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> blog
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> posts
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be a good candidate.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apiri/apache-nifi-site/scr
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> eenshots/index.html.lite.v1.1.png
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [2]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > >
> > https://github.com/apiri/apache-nifi-site/blob/screenshots/README.md
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 10:19 AM, Mark
> > Payne
> > >> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aldrin,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm liking it! Definitely looks nice.
> > >> Though I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> provide a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> bit
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feedback:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure that I would include the
> > NiFi
> > >> > logo
> > >> > > > > > > > >> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> right-hand
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> side,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since it's already in the top-left.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From a NiFi 'brand' perspective, I
> would
> > >> > update
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> screenshot a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> bit.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This screenshot is using the old logo in
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> top-left
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> corner,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> graph
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shows all of the data disappearing
> before
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> RouteOnAttribute
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Processor.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd recommend we construct a dataflow
> > that's
> > >> > more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> appealing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> target
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> audience, perhaps integrating with other
> > >> Apache
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> projects
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> (HDFS,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Kafka
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> are
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible, for instance) or using (S)FTP
> > >> > > processor.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Does it make sense to have maybe like a
> > >> > 'Latest
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> News'
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> section
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> or
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something where we could post things
> like
> > >> > > "Version
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> 0.0.1
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> released!"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc.?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm really liking the concept - nice
> job!
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks-Mark
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 07:00:52 -0800
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: Website Theme
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From: [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To: [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I like it.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 8:50 PM,
> Aldrin
> > >> Piri
> > >> > <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I found some time today to provide
> > another
> > >> > > > > > > > >> look
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> There
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> were very minor changes to the core
> > HTML
> > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> currently
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> served
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nidi homepage and it is largely just
> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> stylesheet.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> This
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> highly
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> minimal and clean, still driven by
> > >> Bootstrap
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> directly
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> makes
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> use
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the colors from the UI itself.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A screenshot can be seen at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> > >> > > https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apiri/apache-nifi-site/scr
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> eenshots/index.html.lite.png
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the associated code under the
> > "lite"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> branch
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>
> https://github.com/apiri/apache-nifi-site/tree/lite
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any thoughts are appreciated.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 9:54 PM,
> Aldrin
> > >> Piri
> > >> > <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry if this somehow gets sent
> twice.
> > >>  My
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> first
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> submission
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> seemed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bounce as it exceeded the spam
> > threshold
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> when I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> sent
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> it a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> couple
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hours ago and it has yet to appear,
> so
> > >> I'm
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> sending
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> again.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First and foremost, good feedback.
> I
> > >> think
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> UI/UX
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> stuff
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> tricky
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am happy to find my livelihood in
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> plumbing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> behind
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> scenes
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's my attempt to try and tackle
> > all
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> comments
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> one
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> fell
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> swoop:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree that Bootstrap is
> everywhere,
> > >> but I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> don't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> necessarily
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is a bad thing.  One could
> argue
> > >> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> interfaces
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> forms
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> converging and users have the
> instant
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> familiarity
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> known
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quantity.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know that I am totally unaware of
> > what
> > >> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> takes
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> make a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> both
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> functional and maintain its feel
> > across
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> devices.  I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> last
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> part is important.  Personally, as a
> > user
> > >> > > > > > > > >> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> other
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> side
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> screen, I don't really understand
> why
> > >> sites
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> do
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> work
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> or
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> jive
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my mobile device du jour these days;
> > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> should
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> work.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> With
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little I've learned about UX and
> "Not
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Making
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> [Anyone]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Think,"[1] I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want an effortless experience; no
> > pinch
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> zooming,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> tap
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> panning,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> etc.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there is a way to take bits and
> > pieces of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> bootstrap
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> end
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support that aspect without the
> cookie
> > >> > > > > > > > >> cutter
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> air,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thankful for some guidance on that
> > front
> > >> > > > > > > > >> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> do
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> my
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> best
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> provide
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Out of the box though, the sample
> > looked
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> pretty
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> decent
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> across
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> devices to which I had access, and
> > used
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> constructs
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> everyone
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> who
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> views
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> content through a tiny screen is
> > >> > > > > > > > >> accustomed.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do agree on the front of the
> > >> possibility
> > >> > > > > > > > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> brand
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> dilution,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think it is an excellent point for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> consideration.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> As
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> mentioned
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> original mailing, consideration was
> > given
> > >> > > > > > > > >> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> integrating
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> application's aesthetics into the
> core
> > >> > > > > > > > >> site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> sure
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> if
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pan out in an appreciable way as I
> can
> > >> see
> > >> > > > > > > > >> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> my
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> mind,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> do
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel it is an avenue worth
> > exploring.  It
> > >> > > > > > > > >> may
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> also
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> completely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> miss
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mark, but with my new found web dev
> > >> > > > > > > > >> prowess,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> should
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> be a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> much
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quicker iteration than the first
> > draft.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> You'll
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> see a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> slight
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> homage
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this via the graph wallpaper that is
> > >> > > > > > > > >> featured
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> application
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> itself.  This was muted a bit by a
> CSS
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> overlay
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> to a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> level
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seemed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> okay, but I definitely hedged as to
> > >> whether
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> or
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> include
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> it.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ultimately, I wanted to get
> something
> > out
> > >> > > > > > > > >> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> start
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> ball
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rolling,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> establishing a base for successive
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> iterations.  I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> know
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the hard work everyone is putting
> in,
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> project
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> closely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reaching
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> its first milestone for release, and
> > >> > > > > > > > >> thought
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> important to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> chip
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> where possible to give a face to the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> project.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Additionally, I think this
> particular
> > >> > > > > > > > >> project
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> needs
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> pictures
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demonstrate what it's capabilities.
> > One
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> facets
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> makes
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> believer about NiFi as a whole is
> that
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> end
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> user
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developers.  Citing the previous
> > example
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> Accumulo,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> its
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> intended
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> audience is very technical in nature
> > and,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> accordingly,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> lot
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expressed via the simple phrase of
> > >> > > > > > > > >> "key-value
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> store."
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contend
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that NiFi's reach is far broader and
> > >> can't
> > >> > > > > > > > >> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> done
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> justice
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simple phrase.  For the casual
> > potential
> > >> > > > > > > > >> user
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> who
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> has
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> strung
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> together
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> n-many processes of taking a file,
> > >> manually
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> transforming
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> it,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moving it elsewhere, they need to
> see
> > at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> quick
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> glance
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> there
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something that can automate this
> > tedium
> > >> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> make
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> them
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> effective.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Succinctly, the value proposition
> > needs
> > >> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> there
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> only
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> technical folks who will use this
> as a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> framework,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> additionally
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end users.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The background for the header isn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >> awesome,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> knew I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wasn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> violating any licenses if I
> generated
> > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> myself.  I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> viewed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a placeholder than anything else.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Definitely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> not a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> front
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> end
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> web
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> developer, even more definitively
> not
> > a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> graphic
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> artist.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> The
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> colors
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> came from starting with the logo
> dark
> > >> blue
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> running
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> whole
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bunch
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of filters and plugins via GIMP to
> get
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> something.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Additionally,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a CSS gradient applied over top
> of
> > it
> > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> well
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> when
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> seemed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> too loud.  It could definitely deal
> > with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> being
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> muted
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> bit
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> more.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
> http://www.sensible.com/dmmt.html
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:57 PM,
> Tony
> > >> Kurc
> > >> > > > > > > > >> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey! It looks awesome! The existing
> > site
> > >> > > > > > > > >> was
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> put
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> together a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> placeholder
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we went with a very generic layout
> > that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> worked
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> well
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Apache
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CMS and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contained all the information
> > expected
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >> an
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> apache
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> process.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a big improvement! For
> people
> > >> new
> > >> > > > > > > > >> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> project,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> gives
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> nice
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> upfront screenshot, with big fat
> > links
> > >> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> things
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> care
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seeing!
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some things I didn't like about the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> existing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> are
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> glyphicon
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> links
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to "external" sites on the menu. I
> > used
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> "link",
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> think
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meant to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be used for "permalink". Also, we
> > kind
> > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> took a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> best
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> guess
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> about
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> should go in each dropdown in the
> > menu.
> > >> > > > > > > > >> I'm
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> pretty
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> sure
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> could
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> better
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> organized. I'd also like to see the
> > >> > > > > > > > >> awesome
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> guides
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> people
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consistent theme with the website
> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >> maybe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> have
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> pdfs
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> so
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> old-school
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> folks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can print them out (which may be a
> > dumb
> > >> > > > > > > > >> idea
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> ;)
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> )
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> A
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> pet
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> peeve
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mine of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects is having a hard time
> > finding
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> documentation I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> need,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> javadocs or specifications - and
> > keeping
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> around
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> older
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> versions
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation. I think we're still
> > >> working
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> these
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> -
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> since
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> you
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> retained
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the menu up top it should be
> > >> > > > > > > > >> straightforward
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> have a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> robust
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> documentation
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dropdown.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The blue you used is more of a
> > reddish
> > >> or
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> purplish
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> blue
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> -
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> used
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the app is more of a greenish blue.
> > I'm
> > >> > > > > > > > >> kind
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> curious
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> greener
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would look like ... did you mock
> one
> > up
> > >> > > > > > > > >> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> looked
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> bad?
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> Or
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> maybe a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fundamental question, should the
> > website
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> evoke
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> theme of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> app? I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't know how I feel.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tony
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:59 AM,
> Joe
> > >> Witt
> > >> > > > > > > > >> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'd say the two sides of the
> > spectrum
> > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> examples
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> are:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://kafka.apache.org/  [super
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> minimalist]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> http://aurora.incubator.apache.org/
> > [
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> quite
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> fancy
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> looking ]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Both in my opinion are beautifully
> > done
> > >> > > > > > > > >> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> make
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> easy
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> get
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> content
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think these (and others) provide
> > >> great
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> examples
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> both
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> sides
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spectrum have merit.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What is most important to me is
> > that we
> > >> > > > > > > > >> as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> community
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> rally
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> behind
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the expertise and willingness
> > to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> contribute
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> space.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:34 AM,
> Joe
> > >> > > > > > > > >> Witt <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Both are bootstrap based.  Each
> is
> > an
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> iterative
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> improvement.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And we
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keep iterating as folks have
> time,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> willingness,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> expertise
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to do
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I agree that this new look does
> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> distinguish a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> brand.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> But
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we're
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mature enough to worry about that
> > yet.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> We
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> just
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> need
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> enough
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> info laid out enough to help
> grow a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> community
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> get
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> folks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> info
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> need.  We need it laid out in a
> way
> > >> > > > > > > > >> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> multiple
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> folks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> can
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> contribute.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Once we have a release, recruit
> > some
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> committers,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> demonstrate
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> progress on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Apache Way and grow then
> > perhaps
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> branding
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> becomes a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> bigger
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> deal.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ..this motivates me to spawn
> > another
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> thread
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> about
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> type
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> community
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want to be...
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joe
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:13 AM,
> > Adam
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> Taft
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This isn't a downvote -- I think
> > it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> indeed
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> looks
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> good.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> But
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> terms of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> constructive criticism...
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the mockup looks like a
> > very
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> generic
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> "bootstrap"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> site,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> similar
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> million other bootstrap based
> > sites.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> I'd
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> personally
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> almost
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prefer
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> existing utilitarian website
> over
> > a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> bootstrap
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> theme,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> simply
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> because
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't try to be anything more
> > than
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> what
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> it
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> is.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This approach might be an
> > acceptable
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> tradeoff
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> project;
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> having
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bootstrap look & feel is
> > obviously a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> resource
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> savings
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> available
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> right price point.  But the site
> > >> > > > > > > > >> mockup
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> definitely
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> doesn't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distinguish
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apache NiFi "brand" in anyway.
> In
> > >> fact
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> opposite,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> brand
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gets
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> watered
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> down with this look.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As a funny side note, humorously
> > for
> > >> > > > > > > > >> me,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> was
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> first
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thought
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> head when I saw the site:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2010-04-01/
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Adam
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 7:39 PM,
> > >> Aldrin
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Piri
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> <
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In partial fulfillment of the
> > goals
> > >> > > > > > > > >> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> NIFI-162, I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> set
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> some
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> aside
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> put together something a bit
> more
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> visually
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> appealing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> as a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> face
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My work can be found at:
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > https://github.com/apiri/apache-nifi-site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Currently, work focused around
> > the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> homepage,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> but
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> similar
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> styles
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> applied to more content driven
> > pages
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> minus
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> large
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> headlining
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sections.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The relevant technology
> colophon
> > is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> provided
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> in
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> README
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Github
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> primarily driven by Bootstrap,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> existing
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> image
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> resources
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> included
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project and current site, and
> > other
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> "artwork"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> which I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> created
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am neither a UX expert nor am
> > I a
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> renowned
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> front
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> end
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> designer,
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> input is welcome.  As a
> "version
> > >> > > > > > > > >> 1.1"
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> would
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> like to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjust
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> converge more with the
> > application.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> Ideas
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> for
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> are
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> inclusive
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> points
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> such as bringing the toolbar
> > styling
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> color
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> scheme
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> application
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If this seems like a reasonable
> > path
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> forward
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> and
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>> there
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> is
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sufficient
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> support, I can look at the next
> > >> > > > > > > > >> steps
> > >> > > > > > > > >>> to
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> get
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>> this
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> integrated
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> project, optimization, and
> > >> > > > > > > > >> integration
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> with
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> application
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> itself.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To aid in showing the
> intangibles
> > >> > > > > > > > >> that
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>> can't
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>> be
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> seen
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> an
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> image, I
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a copy of this design hosted at
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://aldrinpiri.com/apache-nifi/.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> links are currently
> > nonfunctional as
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>> they
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>> were
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>> taken
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> from
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> current
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> site.
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >> > > > > > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Aldrin
> > >> > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
>

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