+1 to move that to dev section. However on that note: how hard is it to connect other providers for authentication? Google, Facebook, etc I know people like the OSGeoID thing, but having other options isn't bad.
- Nathan On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 7:24 PM, Richard Duivenvoorde <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We (as osgeo SAC admins) receive a lot of requests for the osge-mantra > from QGIS users, just because they think you need that to use plugins. > > I think it is because plugins.qgis.org lands on a page in which it says: > "In order to access to some functionalities of this website you will > need to login with a valid OSGEO ID." > > I think it has something to do with the fact that we plugins.qgis.org > was first 'hub', a collection of some QGIS/django/issues related web-apps. > But now plugins.qgis.org is actually only plugins (+ a user map and > planet) > > I propose either to cleanup the django app, so it is ONLY plugins, and > maybe create another small app for all the rest apps (usermap, planet) > > OR to remove the landing page, and move that text to the dev part of the > website. The landing page could be a more generic page maybe, telling > that you install plugins via the plugin manager, and this app is only if > you want to upload plugins? > > Another option would be to remove the little login-man from the frontpage. > > It is getting annoying to answer all the user requests for a mantra, > just because they want a plugin... > > Regards, > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > List info: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer > Unsubscribe: http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
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