A suggestion to consider is to remove the description element completely. Let the service providers promote themselves at their own sites.
Best regards, Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> OFBiz based solutions & services OFBiz Extensions Marketplace http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 8:50 PM, Sharan Foga <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I think including the company office location is important because it may > be that people are looking for a company in a particular place (e.g for tax > reasons etc). I also think it would be good to reduce the description size > text to a standard length because in some cases it looks like people have > gone a bit overboard in describing what they do. In one of Emmanuel's > examples it was limited to a couple of lines with links to their site, so > being concise could help make the page more standard. > > As part of the work for the new website, one of the things I am in the > process of doing was running through this list and checking that these > providers do actually mention OFBiz on their websites - and if they don't I > have been either contacting them to add it or was going to remove them from > the list. > > Thanks > Sharan > > > On 02/08/16 16:06, Jacopo Cappellato wrote: > >> While we wait for the new site we could: >> >> 0) add the page discalimer as suggested; additionally, as Jacques pointed >> out, this page is open to anyone who submits an ICLA and asks to be >> registered as OFBiz contributor: no one is really reviewing the data >> provided... we could mention this in the header of the page >> 1) merge the two lists into one >> 2) sort in alphabetical order >> 3) add a column with the number of committers; one with the number of >> contributors; we could add also a column with the number of employees >> working on OFBiz related projects; I don't think that this data would >> "unduly >> advantage one commercial entity": the idea is to provide some insight >> about >> the teams available to work on OFBiz specific projects >> 4) make the above columns sortable >> 5) Location: simply specify the location of the company's >> offices/buildings; in the description the company can specify the >> countries >> of operation >> >> Jacopo >> >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Emmanuel Lécharny <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi ! >>> >>> >>> it came to my attention that this page : >>> >>> >>> >>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Service+Providers >>> >>> might not be neutral enough, as it lists companies having Ofbiz >>> committers before any other companies. This is a problem, accordingly to >>> this : >>> >>> "Apache is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which is a tax-exempt charity for the >>> public >>> good. As such, our projects must not unduly advantage one commercial >>> entity >>> over another -- otherwise, funding our projects would be a way to fund a >>> commercial activity without being taxed." >>> >>> >>> You can also have a look at >>> http://community.apache.org/projectIndependence : >>> >>> >>> " >>> >>> >>> Apache projects are managed independently >>> >>> Apache projects must be managed independently, and PMCs must ensure that >>> they are acting in the best interests of the project as a whole. Note >>> that it is similarly important that the PMC clearly show this >>> independence within their project community. The perception of existing >>> and new participants within the community that the PMC is run >>> independently and without favoring any specific third parties over >>> others is important, to allow new contributors to feel comfortable both >>> joining the community and contributing their work. A community that >>> obviously favors one specific vendor in some exclusive way will often >>> discourage new contributors from competing vendors, which is an issue >>> for the long term health of the project. >>> >>> " >>> >>> >>> I would suggest you rework this page to order the company using an >>> alphabetical order, not mentionning the fact taht some committers belong >>> to those companies. >>> >>> I'm not sure that grouping companies by country is the right thing to >>> do, as some of them might provide support in many countries. One option >>> would be to add the list of countries a company provides support in on >>> the same line. >>> >>> A disclaimer at the top of the page may also be added, informing users >>> that >>> neither Apache nor the project endorse any company. You can have a look >>> at other project's page : >>> >>> http://cxf.apache.org/commercial-cxf-offerings.html >>> >>> http://directory.apache.org/commercial-support.html >>> >>> >>> Thanks ! >>> >>> Emmanuel Lécharny >>> >>> >>> >
