Please add some comments about issues you will find during this upgrade, in
this document (draft):
http://dev.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Drafts/Migration+Guide+To+Nested+Pages

Thanks,

2016-03-07 21:35 GMT+01:00 [email protected] <[email protected]>:

>
>
>
> On 7 Mar 2016 at 21:03:07, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) ([email protected])
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Iterations 2:
>
> http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/download/Proposal/XWikiOrgTry/hostedContent2.png
>
> Let me know what you think.
>
>
> I like it! :)
>
> Only comment is that the cloud products from companies are quite small and
> it’s not obvious from the colors that they can be clicked.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Vincent
>
> PS: You’ve been able to include the committers count in the end ;)
>
>
> Thanks,
> Caty
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 7:17 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Ok I’ve had a discussion with Caty and the outcome:
> > - keep 2 buttons
> > - Name them “Hosted XWiki” and “Download XWiki”
> > - Some minor tweaks to the “Hosted XWiki” page
> >
> > Actions:
> > - Caty will update the proposal soon.
> > - We’ll try to upgrade xwiki.org to XWiki 7.4.2 tomorrow. With Nested
> > Spaces we don’t know how long it’ll take. Hopefully one day should more
> > than enough for an acceptable upgrade (with more work to be done on an
> > ongoing basis to move stuff around)
> > - Caty will then implement the proposal on the new xwiki.org during the
> > rest of this week
> >
> > Please let us know quickly if you don’t agree with something.
> >
> > Thanks
> > -Vincent
> >
> > On 7 Mar 2016 at 17:06:12, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) ([email protected])
> > wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 10:48 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Caty,
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4 Mar 2016 at 21:25:43, Ecaterina Moraru (Valica) (
> [email protected]
> > > (mailto:[email protected])) wrote:
> > >
> > > > This proposal follows the [VOTE] New governance rule for xwiki.org:
> > > hosted
> > > > XWiki options
> > > > http://markmail.org/thread/ktf5dvlmsnwc7lho
> > > >
> > > > The proposal is here:
> > > > http://design.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Proposal/XWikiOrgTry
> > > >
> > > > Changes:
> > > > - Change the current position for the 'Download' button and place it
> in
> > > the
> > > > header, for more easy access
> > > > - Besides the 'Download XWiki' button add a new 'Try XWiki' button
> > > > - Create a 'Try' page that shows how XWiki can be used in the Cloud
> or
> > > as a
> > > > hosted solution
> > > > - List professional Cloud offers along with playground.xwiki.org and
> > > > myxwiki.xwiki.org
> > > >
> > > > Let me know what you think.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the proposal!
> > >
> > > Some comments:
> > >
> > > * Nice overall! :)
> > >
> > > * I don’t like too much having 2 buttons: Try + Download. I would
> prefer
> > > having a single one that would lead to a page offering 2 options: Using
> > > XWiki Hosted or Downloading and install XWiki.
> >
> >
> > What would be the label for this button (that would summarize well both
> > cases and that uses a well-known verb)?
> >
> >
> > > 2 reasons for this:
> > > ** it’s completely not obvious which one to use without explanations.
> If
> > I
> > > want to try xwiki by downloading it locally, which button do I click?
> > > ** we currently link to the download page in lots of places. This means
> > > that everywhere we’ll need to have 2 buttons. That’s a pain
> > >
> >
> > Currently the download is part of the Panels.Download panel. We could
> > extend it and list the 2 buttons, but this is not what the proposal
> > suggests. In the proposal the buttons are part of the global.vm, so they
> > are applied to the custom skin we have on xwiki.org. So this means we
> > would
> > change only the skin and not have to modify multiple places.
> >
> >
> > > * I don’t like the word “Try” used with the 2 buttons because it
> implies
> > > it’s a test. Some users may want to test xwiki but they can do so by
> > > downloading the standalone packaging for example. However if I don’t
> want
> > > to try XWiki but use it (using a hosted solution), which button do I
> use?
> > >
> >
> > 'Try' is verb commonly used across Web. Maybe you can suggest an
> > alternative. Alternatives might be: Evaluate, Play, Demo, Test, other?
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > ==> I’d prefer having a single button. Now the complexity would be in
> > > choosing the name for that button. I have proposed “Use XWiki” in the
> > past,
> > > which then would offer the 2 options: Have an XWiki hosted for you to
> > use,
> > > Download and install XWiki to use. Even though I don’t like “Try XWiki”
> > too
> > > much, at least having a single button is more correct since you’d be
> > > presented with the various options to “try" XWiki.
> > >
> >
> > Ok, so your proposal is to have 'Use'. I don't quite like it and I prefer
> > Try (but maybe it's not as complete as you want). For me 'use' means
> maybe
> > a link to the documentation about User guide or something.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > * XWiki SAS is offering several options: cloud with XCS but also
> hosted.
> > >
> >
> > What does this mean? Do we need to add more text in order to describe
> this?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > * I’d put the number of active committers next to each company name, as
> > we
> > > do on the download feedback page.
> > >
> >
> > I though about that, but I could find the relevance (except if you know
> > that the number is used in order to achieve the sorting). IMO the
> > committers count should be listed when we present the motivation to list
> > companies. But in the Try page, for an end user doesn't have any sense to
> > know that info, since it's not related about trying XWiki.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > * Small detail: the term XWiki shouldn’t be used by other companies as
> is
> > > since it conflicts with the XWiki distribution but I guess you put that
> > > just as an example. However other companies may not have a product.
> They
> > > could simply be offering hosted services for XWiki. We’ll see when the
> > time
> > > comes.
> > >
> >
> > I don't know what to put there. It would be nice if the committers
> > representing those companies would give their input if they want to list
> > somewhere there.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Caty
> >
> >
> > >
> > > * For myxwiki.org, we probably need to mention that it’s a real life
> > test
> > > instance for the xwiki devs and comes with no warranty of uptime and no
> > > support.
> > >
> > > WDYT?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > -Vincent
> > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Caty
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