Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL
Paul Ramsey wrote: project.osgeo.org During ColabNet days, we had this scheme, but it was dropped when we moved. Was there a reason for it? I personally feel some love for it, since it allows things like bringing the Mapserver site into osgeo.org with a simple URL change. Paul, I'm not sure, but AFAIU the current scheme, it look like this: project.osgeo.org - project website with detailed info about docs, downloads, mailing lists, dedicated menu, etc. osgeo.org/project - short info sheet about a project that is hosted externally, under its own domain Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL
I don't think that it was specifically dropped, it just wasn't made a requirement for new projects coming into OSGeo. There are project pages on the OSGeo site (like http://www.osgeo.org/grass - just product info fliers) but from there the project URL can be anything from external host-based (like http://grass.osgeo.org/ - which is non-canonical, this seems to be the same as grass.itc.it) to hosted host-based (http://mapguide.osgeo.org/) to dedicated domains (like http://www.qgis.org/). I don't think that projects should be _required_ to use project.osgeo.org, but I believe that SAC is typically happy to set these host records up for projects if they want them. Domain/url changes are never simple if you want to retain your search engine results, and marketing is an important part of any OS project. Here is some very good advice to follow when doing so: http://tinyurl.com/5s2w3q A bit specific to Google, but it can be extrapolated out to the other engines too. Jason -Original Message- From: Paul Ramsey Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL project.osgeo.org During ColabNet days, we had this scheme, but it was dropped when we moved. Was there a reason for it? I personally feel some love for it, since it allows things like bringing the Mapserver site into osgeo.org with a simple URL change. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Jason Birch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that it was specifically dropped, it just wasn't made a requirement for new projects coming into OSGeo. There are project pages on the OSGeo site (like http://www.osgeo.org/grass - just product info fliers) but from there the project URL can be anything from external host-based (like http://grass.osgeo.org/ - which is non-canonical, this seems to be the same as grass.itc.it) Jason, grass.itc.it and others are the mirror sites of http://grass.osgeo.org/ (which is the master site). @All: I would appreciate to see all projects using the project.osgeo.org scheme, even only with a redirection. Just to apply a generic scheme and provide transparency to our users... Markus ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL
+1 It's a useful mnemonic, and with 304 redirection the search engines will still provide link karma to links that use the *.osgeo.org scheme. P. On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Mateusz Loskot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Markus Neteler wrote: On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Jason Birch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that it was specifically dropped, it just wasn't made a requirement for new projects coming into OSGeo. There are project pages on the OSGeo site (like http://www.osgeo.org/grass - just product info fliers) but from there the project URL can be anything from external host-based (like http://grass.osgeo.org/ - which is non-canonical, this seems to be the same as grass.itc.it) Jason, grass.itc.it and others are the mirror sites of http://grass.osgeo.org/ (which is the master site). @All: I would appreciate to see all projects using the project.osgeo.org scheme, even only with a redirection. Just to apply a generic scheme and provide transparency to our users... +1 -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL
IMO: +1 Bruce Bannerman Mateusz Loskot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 12/08/08 09:11 AM Please respond to OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org To OSGeo Discussions discuss@lists.osgeo.org cc Subject Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] URL Markus Neteler wrote: On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Jason Birch [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think that it was specifically dropped, it just wasn't made a requirement for new projects coming into OSGeo. There are project pages on the OSGeo site (like http://www.osgeo.org/grass - just product info fliers) but from there the project URL can be anything from external host-based (like http://grass.osgeo.org/ - which is non-canonical, this seems to be the same as grass.itc.it) Jason, grass.itc.it and others are the mirror sites of http://grass.osgeo.org/ (which is the master site). @All: I would appreciate to see all projects using the project.osgeo.org scheme, even only with a redirection. Just to apply a generic scheme and provide transparency to our users... +1 -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net Charter Member of OSGeo, http://osgeo.org ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss Notice: This email and any attachments may contain information that is personal, confidential, legally privileged and/or copyright.No part of it should be reproduced, adapted or communicated without the prior written consent of the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and remove viruses. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by return email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. You are not authorised to use, communicate or rely on the information contained in this email. Please consider the environment before printing this email. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
