Hi Bernd, *, On Mon, Nov 27, 2006 at 03:31:57PM +0100, Bernd Eilers wrote: > Christian Lohmaier wrote: > [...] > >,---- > >| UNO (Universal Network Objects) is the interface-based component model > >| of OpenOffice.org. UNO offers interoperability between different > >| programming languages, different object models, different machine > >| architectures and different processes; either in a local network or even > >| via the Internet. UNO components can be implemented in and accessed from > >| any programming language for which a UNO language binding exists. > >`---- > > > >Is far less attractive than starting with "The bricks to build your > >application" or something. > > Depends on matter of taste (you know not everybody likes the same type > of girl) as a techie terms like "component model", "interoperability" > and "any programming language" DO sound quite sexy to me.
But that doesn't fit the end-user oriented front-page. Developer and geeky terms don't fit there. And as you want a direct link to it from the frontpage, I take the opposition.. Having this linked from a Developers' gateway is fine, but not from the "Hey, you want to download OOo? Get Support? Learn what it is?" orientation of the frontpage. (And this was an open discussion, everybody was invited numerous times to take part of the webpage redesign. That's the style that everybody who did took part agreed upon) > >As in your words: You want to "sell" something. In these days, if you > >want to sell something to somebody, that things must be shiny/sexy. > > > > Right! Any volunters around to get new clothes and a little bit of > makeup for that web page ;-) ? :-) You should ask in a seperate thread. I'm sure it will get lost here.. > >>[...] > >>Basically the "second product" to download is here: > >>http://api.openoffice.org/SDK/index.html > > > >See - already spread across → One needs an overview page... (clear paths > >to the target-pages) > > Well, to be precise SDK and UDK are two seperate things with the later > being part of the former. And yes I do agree we need an overview page > clearifing technical terms and presenting sexy products. :-) > [...] > But this would not address potential customers/developers which we might > get interested into using UNO for their own not OpenOffice.org related > software. > So somewhere we still need http://udk.openoffice.org or (well) something > more sexy about UNO. I understand. But without any samples to show, making people "want it" is very, very hard. "Why should I use UNO if I have <lots of alternatives>?" And I still don't really see where a link to udk.ooo would fit on the frontpage. What label would you use? Where would you place it? > [...] > As Kay pointed out in one of the previous mails we already know about > people using UNO just because of technical merits compared to competing > technology. It DOES have value on it´s own. Beta had technical merits compared to VHS, but VHS "won" nevertheless... (Yes, bad example, but like every comparison it has to be a lousy one) > [...] ciao Christian -- NP: 4Lyn - Bonus (hidden track) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
