Hi, As mentioned in [1] I started working on the website and the first phase is ready for review.
My first attempt ended up with something other than what I had originally planned; which was to move content. Instead, I worked on the readability of the website. I have tried to use a consistent look and feel across the pages to make it easier to find information. In addition, I tried to make the information available progressively ( allowing the user to decide if they want to learn more). Here is the layout at a high level for the Tuscany Website ( http://cwiki.apache.org/TUSCANY/) - Home page - On this page you will find the general stuff that apply to the whole Tuscany as well as links to each subproject and Downloads. - Each subproject has an overview page, for example SCA overview or DAS overview. On the overview page you find a brief introduction to the subproject and links to resources which are introductory information on the subproject, for example white papers, articles, webinar links if any. - Each subproject also has a more detailed page for those who want to get more info about that particular subproject. For example, SCA Java, SDO C++, DAS RDB or DAS LDAP. - Each detailed subproject page's navigation bar looks the same and provides more detailed information on the project. For example, FAQ, Documentation, How to get involved, Downloads, etc. - I tried to keep each page's navigation information to the minimum information that is needed for that stage in order to make it easier to find information. I'd like your feedback on this phase before we go ahead and put all the content in place. - Is the navigation intuitive? - Do we need additional information? If everyone is happy with the look and feel, let's try to keep the consistency across the pages as we add content. For the next step, I am trying to capture content from the old website, the old wiki and mailing threads. Please review the content on the overview pages (already there) and correct it if needed. There is a lot to be done and any help or feedback is very welcomed :) Thanks, Haleh [1] - http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ws-tuscany-dev/200704.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
