On Sat, 1 Jan 2005, robert burrell donkin wrote:On 29 Dec 2004, at 16:10, Henri Yandell wrote:
I'm a fan of the www.apache.org look and how it gives us a lot more usability in terms of available column space. I'd like to change Jakarta to the 3-columns (though not the l&f or anything).
Switching to 3-columns means less space in the center for content, however I also want to simplify the content so I think it will look fine.
Any views?
if we're moving to this format, then i'd suggest getting rid of the news section. http://www.apachenews.org/ does this much better than us. we're not even getting syndicating on stuff like java.net anymore so i'm now really sure it's worth the effort.
Even our own release news?
ditch the whole lot :)
not only is it no longer pleasing to the eye (in those three columns) but it also ineffective...
I see us just focusing on our own news; xxx moves to TLP, yyy moves out of Commons, 10.4 of Foo released etc.
jakarta isn't the important resource it used to be for news. our place has been taken. people no longer come to read our news.
it would be far more effective to ensure that the announcements are made to the right lists, that the resources which are important now (java.net, apachenews.org, serverside.com) receive the news and that users know which announcement lists they should subscribe to.
- robert
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