Hi Caty, On 17 Feb 2016 at 17:43:48, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) ([email protected](mailto:[email protected])) wrote:
> Hi Vincent, > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 4:11 PM, [email protected] > wrote: > > > Hi Caty, > > > > On 17 Feb 2016 at 14:51:07, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) ([email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected])) wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > This proposal wants to improve the current documentation page we have at: > > > > > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/InstallationStandalone > > > in order to be more easy to be followed by beginner users. > > > > Actually your proposal goes beyond changing that page. It also touches a > > lot of what’s on > > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Installation. > > > > > The proposal is here: > > > > > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/XWikiOrgInstallationLocal > > > > Thanks for working on this! :) > > > > Some comments/questions: > > > > * You haven’t explained the wording “Local Installation” but I happen to > > have discussed it with you and AFAIR the goal is to also offer Cloud-based > > solutions too (myxwiki.org, companies offering cloud instances, etc). So > > I guess the idea is to have “Local Installation” and “Cloud-based > > Installation”? There are also other terminologies used such as > > “On-premises”, “SAAS”. What is best? > > > > This proposal doesn't tackle any of the things you mentioned. This only > wants to change the information presented on the > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/InstallationStandalone > page. Yes but it's not correct. You mentioned “Local Installation”. If you replace "Local Installation" by “Standalone Installation” (i.e. HSQLDB/Jetty) then it’s correct. > If you go to the Download page, in the "Installation Help" column, the EXE, > JAR and ZIP list the InstallationStandalone page. Yes but that page is not about Local installations ;) > > * You’re missing several packagings in the Local Installation: the WAR > > packaging, the Debian packaging, the yaourt one, etc. Actually the 3 you’ve > > listed are not about Local installation, they’re about providing a > > HSQLDB/Jetty setup (This is missing from the description you’ve used, only > > the third one mentions it when they’re all about HSQLDB/Jetty - Also it > > should be mentioned that they should be used for trials/tests and not for > > production). > > > > The Download page layout is covered by > http://markmail.org/thread/6wgmvwxl6h6pvogr Ok will read & respond on that thread later on too! > > * Some suggestion for the various packaging names: > > ** “Generic Graphical Installer”. For all OSes. Note that this is NOT > > reserved for non-windows OSes, as mentioned. > > ** “Windows Graphical Installer”. Reserved for Windows. > > ** “Generic ZIP Installer”. For all OSes. > > I've used the current text on > http://enterprise.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Download , but sure we can > improve it. > > > > > > * I see there’s a link on “XWiki version”. Where does that lead to? > > > > That lead to the Download page. ah ok, that’s wasn’t clear to me… maybe we need to make that more clear. Thanks -Vincent > > * Where would you put the other links that are on > > http://platform.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/AdminGuide/Installation, namely: > > ** the tutorials > > ** the troubleshooting > > > > I guess they should still stay where they are, on AdminGuide/Installation > page. I don't want to crowd this page and try to keep it as simple and > straightforward as possible. > > Thanks, > Caty > > > > > > Thanks! > > -Vincent > > > > > > > Let me know what you think. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Caty _______________________________________________ devs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/devs
