maybe we need to discuss this on jabber... make a brainstorm it would be easyer than email... so what about a conference?
Adrian Rapa Pe Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:05:05 -0700 "Shane Knysh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a scris: > Greetings! > > I have to agree, the jabber.org site is not for a new user. I have a > couple of frineds that are willing to try jabber, and I sent them to > jabber.org. One is a fairly computer literate, the other is just an > average user. > > Their responses: > "Do I have to download a server first? I don't think I want to run a > server on my machine." and > "Where do I download the IM from?" > > I think we need to make the following changes to assist in making > jabber an easier selection for the average user: > 1. We need to get the clients more to the front of things, and need to > have an easier mechanism for the average user to get the client > download and install. Perhaps a new star on the client list > representing 'new to jabber friendly'. > > 2. The jabber user guide should have a "migration from" section for > the major IM clients. > > 3. The server list need to have more info in the chart and less in the > tool tip. its all well and good to have the star indicating special > services, it would be better to have the services listed on the page. > The link for the server name should either be removed or link > somewhere other than the public server list. Maybe a serach interface > where you can select the services you want and then have the servers > that support all your requests displayed. Development servers should > be listed on a seperate list. > > I have been trying to get people to migrate to jabber for over a year > and I have to say the migration process is not hard, the selling > process is a killer. > > On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 12:18:44 -0500, jdev-request wrote > > --__--__-- > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 09:55:35 +0200 > > From: Bart van Bragt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [JDEV] Poll about who will use Jabber when Trillian > > comes out Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > as Trillian Pro will support Jabber through a plugin, I was > > > wondering who is already using Jabber and who will use it. So I > > > started a little poll on the Trillian forum, might be of interest: > > > http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=38517 > > > > > > > I would like to reitterate the question I asked on the marketing-jig > > list a week ago: Do we think the current jabber.org site is > > sufficient for the sudden increase in complete noobs :D > > > > IMO: No. The jabber site contains too much technobabble, information > > to get started is too dispersed or you need to read way too much. > > IMO people just want to get started as fast as possible and they'll > > come back if they want extra info... My proposal: A quickstart guide > > for endusers that uses a few lines to tell how great Jabber really > > is and then it gives the user a few steps they'll have to take to > > get started. > > > > But I could be wrong I guess. Maybe the current site is already OK > > and am I just underestimating the average Joe... > > > > -- > > Bart van Bragt > > > > Shane > shane.knysh at YonerDotCom > "I think we can all agree on one thing: 'The Moos of Derision' would > be a good name for a rock band."-Dave Barry > _______________________________________________ > jdev mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev > _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
