On Nov 25, 2011, at 3:16 PM, Kay Schenk wrote: > On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > >> On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:10 PM, Dave Fisher <dave2w...@comcast.net> >> wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >>> >>> I agree that we can be quick. We will ask Apache Infra to permanently >> redirect contributing.openoffice.org to our new page either to >>> >>> http://ooo-site.apache.org/participate/ >>> >>> or >>> >>> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/participate/ >>> >>> As long as there is a simple page in place the infra change can proceed >> independently from the content correction. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> 3) From what I've been told, the plan is to switch the ooo-site live >>>> within a couple of weeks, >>> >>> Well, next few weeks. I'm contemplating a more direct approach and >> pruning approach that must proceed specially for several subdomains. >>> >>> downloads.oo.o is another discussion and it goes as far away from the >> podling site as possible. >>> >>>> >>>> So.... it seems to me that anything that can be done now, in the short >>>> term, is more useful. We can always refine it over time, add to it., >>>> expand it, make it more friendly, etc. But almost anything is better >>>> than the 100% incorrect information that is on the website now. So >>>> I'd recommend, per my original proposal, that we just put a 1-pager up >>>> for now, directing volunteers to ooo-dev. Unless, of course, someone >>>> actually is volunteering to do more in this same timeframe. Doing >>>> more later is fine as well. But let's keep the focus on what can be >>>> done in, say the next two weeks. >>> >>> Agreed. Keep it simple and then refine it. I think it will turn some >> attention to the AOO podling's story. >> >> >> Let's try to restart this thread, since it appears entropy got he best >> of it in the first try. >> >> We currently have this on the Podling website: >> >> http://incubator.apache.org/openofficeorg/get-involved.html >> >> Can we update that as needed and just direct the participate page to that? >> >> One higher level issue we have is that we have never reached consensus >> on how the Apache-domain project site and the openoffice.org site >> relate. I'll start another thread on that/ >> >> -Rob >> >> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Dave >>> >>> >>>> >>>> -Rob >>> >>> >> > > Rob--We can certainly do this pretty quickly if that's what we TRULY want. > I don't see any responses to this in the last 4 days. > > My only concern/objection is that if we did this, the "users" are bounced > out of the user portal and into what we are now considering the "developer" > portal, but, oh well.
This is a concern, but I think that this is the correct action - if a user wants to participate then they are engaging at Apache. I think it will be important that the "get_involved" page has been updated and that the PPMC (and our mentors) are happy with it. > > How about if we don't hear any major objections by say, Dec. 1, I'll go > ahead and make this change (redirect contributing/index.html to this). > Nothing is in concrete, we can always go back or do something else. I am back home and will be thinking through a number of details and a larger plan. Regards, Dave > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > MzK > > "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged > by the way its animals are treated." > -- Mohandas Gandhi
