Wow, what silence!
Well, I guess the rush was part of the problem. I'd still like to see
a mockup of some sort by OOoCon, but the immediate pressure has
relented a little. But we have to start on this. What do people
suggest?
best
louis
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Hi all,
My apologies for coming so late to the feast and my compliments to
Per and Matthias for diving in and suggesting and doing super work.
Now let's get to the really fun stuff and re-do the homepage and
enduser download page(s).
We can't change CEE. But we *can* use the .services subdomain. This
means that we can include more suitable servers that would be able to
do what we want, like allow for one-click downloads.
So: Let's start. Assume a blank page (or nearly; we have to keep with
the gulls :-)) And for technology, let's think Drupal. The license
on this page would be the same as for all other OOo pages.
The boundaries:
* Deadline for a mockup--*before* OOoCon. This is just for a mockup
we can show at OOoCon. Change is always possible.
* Basic idea: User -> www.openoffice.org -> download: *one click*
download of OOo in his her or language and for her OS.
www.openoffice.org thus becomes a landing page for all.
* Once the user downloads OOo, she is presented with a page listing
templates, extensions, support, etc.: all that enhances her OOo
environment. We need then to develop that page *plus* re-do the
Support and other related pages; but the important part is to do the
home and download pages.
* Homepage: My fault but it's gotten wordy again. I agree with
Per's excellent analysis and would love to see him and Maarten and
Christian (and Matthias, if he has time) to come up with a good
design--or designs. Others of course can participate. The idea is to
draft a schematic or plan that the homepage answers. This can begin
immediately.
* Download page: Same group as above to draft schematics plan that
the mockup addresses. Mozilla is but one example, albeit a good one.
But let's see what we can do :-)
I created a wiki to start with; it's pretty empty:
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/User_Pages_Requirements
We can start with this wiki to layout the basic requirements and
schematics for the download page(s). We could also use it for the
homepage, too--or start a new one. Your call.
** Decisions: Christian, Stefan, Maarten and I will decide the final
design or designs to present to OOoCon.
** Implementation: Filip Molcan, a community member, has promoted a
draft he called oooPortal to several OOo leads. His company could
implement the design and maintain it. He would also be working with
us in the design, which is to be a community effort.
Best
louis
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