On 20 January 2014 16:01, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 20 January 2014 13:38, jan i <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi. > > > > Our homepage needs a workover, I like the graphic and would not change > > that, but I propose the following changes: > > > > 1) "browse labs" is changed, so labs are grouped according to their > status. > > - each lab get 1 line with a link to a human readable version of the > > DOA and 1 line with the timestamp of the last commit. > > s/DOA/DOAP/ ?? > thx.
> > Good idea to autogenerate the contents from the DOAPs. > > > - each lab get a link to their "own" homepage (runs off the labs vm) > > That seems like more work for the lab to maintain (and additional > skills may be needed). > Would it not be better to generate the pages from a specific directory in > SVN? > Labs already need to maintain SVN. > I am not sure its extra work, url would be http://labs.apache.org/{labname}. The labs committers could change it directly on the vm. But I agree it would be more automatic to pick up the changes from SVN (we use cms today, that could do the job). If we require a naming standard, such a script would be easy. > > 2) change timeline on front page to include number of project that > > committed in the period. > > Good idea. > > > 3) Add a whiteboard page, where ASF committer can offer their help > > (especially knowledge) and labs projects can ask for specialists. The > > whiteboard page might be of interest for incubator, that has the same > > problem (and no solution). > > The page would have to be protected against spam, so editors would > need to be allowed to post (or authorised in some way). > Would it be sufficient to use a Labs Wiki for this? > A labs wiki would actually be a better idea. I was simply not sure if it is overkill. A labs wiki would also give the labs a place to easy exchange ideas. rgds jan I. > This would have the advantage that changes are notified to a mailing list. > [The whiteboard ought to do the same] > > > At this point in time we cannot change the bylaws text, that will come > in a > > second pass. > > > > I volunteer to make the changes. > > > > rgds > > jan I. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: labs-unsubscr...@labs.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: labs-h...@labs.apache.org > >
