That sounds very good to me! Releases usually consist of a download, a version number and a changelog. Thats all the repository should touch in terms of project hosting - thats also what for example addons.mozilla.com provides. Defining a convention to provide these via Google Code or a Wordpress blog with minimal effort would free other resources to focus on discussion and promotion of plugins.
Jörn On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Diego <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That would make sense because drupal is very poor and every plugin > I've ever come across has its own homepage hosted elsewhere. Maybe > plugins.jquery.com should focus on being a community for users - not > developers of jQuery - allowing users to... > - 'watch' their favourite plugins > - discuss/get help from fellow users > - share / rate / comment > - post related links to demos / tutorials > - stay up-to-date with the latest releases > > And the latest releases could be simply based on an XML feed form the > author's own website - it's probably safe to assume every plugin > developer has one... > > You can't please everyone - so focus on pleasing the users and let the > developers manage their projects however they're most comfortable > with... > > How about that? > > Cheers, > Diego A. > > On Oct 14, 4:00 pm, "Nathan Bubna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> +1 get out of the plugin project hosting business. make the plugin >> site a way to list/find/promote plugins, not a place to manage them. >> >> On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Diego A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi guys, >> > I agree with all the points raised by Yehuda and Jorn, but unfortunately >> > Mike, the biggest problem of all is Drupal. >> > In a nutshell :- >> > - The navigation is shocking >> > - Issue management is long winded and painfully time-consuming >> > - So is uploading new files / creating new releases >> > I feel Yehuda and Jorn's points are great, but they focus primarily around >> > giving jQuery user's better access to plugin - which is undeniably a >> > must-have great idea. However, The system must also cater for those who do >> > (and will) voluntarily maintain their projects within the community. >> > With that in mind, I recently moved all my plugins to Google code for the >> > following reasons :- >> > - Sub-version access >> > - Easy navigation >> > - Easy-to-use issue management system (with configurable email alerts) >> > - WIKI (for project documentation) >> > - Ability for project collaboration >> > Hope that helps in some way... >> > Cheers, >> > Diego A. >> >> > 2008/10/13 Mike Hostetler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> Hi Everyone- >> >> >> I'd like to start a discussion on how we can improve the plugins >> >> repository to better fulfill the needs of the community. When we >> >> first created the plugins site, there were a lot less plugins. As >> >> jQuery's popularity continues to rise, the need for additional >> >> features for plugin authors is growing. >> >> >> As the person most familiar with the plugins site, I get a decent >> >> amount of requests for tweaks here and there. Unfortunately, because >> >> of the choice of using Drupal with Drupal's Project module, the amount >> >> of features that can be easily turned on is small. I've been very >> >> cautious at modifying the source code of the Project module for many >> >> reasons. I'm in touch with the leaders of the Project Module, having >> >> met up with them at the last Drupalcon. Currently, there is ongoing >> >> work on the Project module for Drupal.org, and the Project module >> >> remains the last major issue in upgrading Drupal.org to Drupal 6. So, >> >> this problem is bigger then jQuery. >> >> >> What I'd like to solicit is feedback on the following: >> >> >> - What works with the current plugins site, what are it's strengths? >> >> - What doesn't work, where does it fall down? >> >> - What are the top 5 major features missing from the current site? >> >> - Are there any other open source project management solutions that >> >> are worthy of consideration to replace Drupal and the Project module? >> >> (PS. Because of the work involved in this, I would consider this only >> >> as a last resort) >> >> - Any other feedback is appreciated >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mike Hostetler >> >> > -- >> > Cheers, >> > Diego A. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "jQuery Development" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
