Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Bob Basques
All, I know this has to be created and managed somehow, but here are some ideas on this: * Could there be some way of collecting business information related to not only OpenSource software but also a means for companies to describe themselves in their own words, even as it pertains

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Frank Warmerdam
Bob Basques wrote: All, I know this has to be created and managed somehow, but here are some ideas on this: * Could there be some way of collecting business information related to not only OpenSource software but also a means for companies to describe themselves in their

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Bob Basques
Frank, But the existing system doesn't get to the questions I've seen in this thread, namely, about searching for companies with mixed capabilities (open and proprietary) experience. I also see it as expanding on what's there already, not overly complicating it. bobb On 9/3/2010 11:59

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Bob Basques
All, Replying to my own posting to make an addition. There is still no indication on the front page about (commercial) Support providers. Should there be some link on the front page about who (can) support the OSGEO projects? seems like a link to the Providor page should be included at the

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Bob Basques
All, Oops . . . Oh, dopey me, I searched for Support, when I should have searched for Service on the front page. disregard previous. bobb On 9/3/2010 1:02 PM, Bob Basques wrote: Frank, But the existing system doesn't get to the questions I've seen in this thread, namely, about

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Alex Mandel
Bobb, The Marketing Committee has been working on a planned overhaul of the homepage(Landing Page). Here's a preview of the idea http://svn.osgeo.org/osgeo/marketing/website/design/draft2a.jpg I'll note the link in question is right in the middle of the page. For the details you'll need to trawl

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Alex Mandel
That is indeed tricky. Since support includes both community and paid but support is the more likely term used in searching we might need to rethink the navigation strategy to have a page specific to Support that mentions both and links to the service providers and the other forms of support.

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Commercial support (Company profile improvement options)

2010-09-03 Thread Bob Basques
All, That's definitely a new look and much easier to navigate (real quickly) by eye. bobb Alex Mandel tech_...@wildintellect.com 09/03/10 1:27 PM Bobb, The Marketing Committee has been working on a planned overhaul of the homepage(Landing Page). Here's a preview of the idea