Maybe we should use that wiki page for release advertising while the web page only points to it?
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 6:09 AM, Ron Wheeler <rwhee...@artifact-software.com> wrote: > > Makes sense but we should try to get rid of inaccurate stuff and stuff > that makes it look like the project is not maintained. > > This is particularly and obviously true with pages that talk about > "current" versions, roadmaps and outstanding issues. > > The page in question was very explicit about version 4.6 being current and > duplicated the ideas that were contained in a page about release policy > that was not version specific. It did have some nice graphics that might be > worth incorporating into the other page. > > The structure of the wiki needs a bit of thought and cleaning up. It needs > to be looked at from a "marketing" point of view rather than a developer > point of view. Development policies need to be included since they are > important but they need to be written in a version-free point of view and > need to be structured in a way that a first time visitor will have an easy > way to find what they need and will find as many pages that paint a > favourable view of the project as is possible without lying. > > The details about version numbers and release policies are not top of mind > with a person doing an evaluation of Cloudstack and its alternatives but is > critical for developers. > > Ron > > > > On 05/02/2018 11:14 PM, Will Stevens wrote: > >> My point was simply that if it has good ranking already, we should update >> the page so we can put relevant information there so it can be easily >> found. Just trying to leverage it in our favor is all. >> >> *Will Stevens* >> Chief Technology Officer >> c514.826.0190 >> >> <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> >> >> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:34 PM, Ron Wheeler < >> rwhee...@artifact-software.com <mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com>> >> wrote: >> >> SEO ranking is great but putting up stuff from 3 or 4 releases in >> the past blows away all of the SEO benefit when someone actually >> goes to the page. >> The reader is left with the impression that the product is not >> actively supported (actively developed but not supported) >> >> I am not sure that SEO raking makes any difference when the number >> of alternative search results is so small. >> How many "products" will rank ahead of Cloudstack for >> virtualization orchestration? >> >> Is there a list of search keywords for which we want to get a high >> ranking? >> Who are the competitors and what keywords should they win? >> >> Ron >> >> >> >> On 05/02/2018 4:13 PM, Will Stevens wrote: >> >> As a project, especially around the topic of 'releases', I >> assume we should >> leverage any SEO placement we can use. I don't have specific >> content I >> think we should put there, but if it is well placed, it would >> make sense >> that we put some detail on the page. We don't have to, but I >> figured I >> would mention it. >> >> *Will Stevens* >> Chief Technology Officer >> c 514.826.0190 <tel:514.826.0190> >> >> <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> >> >> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 4:07 PM, Daan Hoogland >> <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com <mailto:daan.hoogl...@gmail.com>> >> wrote: >> >> no one had made use of it since the RM for 4.4 (no who was >> that again) We >> can undelete if you wish. I copied the only worthwhile >> page to the HOWTO >> articles. >> >> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:02 PM, Will Stevens >> <wstev...@cloudops.com <mailto:wstev...@cloudops.com>> >> wrote: >> >> Is there a reason we deleted it and didn't just update >> it? It would have >> been good to take advantage of the SEO that page >> already had working for >> >> us >> >> and just update the content to represent the latest >> details. No? >> >> *Will Stevens* >> Chief Technology Officer >> c 514.826.0190 <tel:514.826.0190> >> >> <https://goo.gl/NYZ8KK> >> >> On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 4:00 PM, Daan Hoogland >> <daan.hoogl...@gmail.com <mailto:daan.hoogl...@gmail.com >> >> >> wrote: >> >> deleted >> >> On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 2:05 PM, Ron Wheeler >> >> <rwheeler@artifact-software. >> >> com> >> wrote: >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confl >> uence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Relea >> <https://cwiki.apache.org/conf >> luence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Relea> >> ses+in+Progress is old and needs to be update >> to talk about ACS 4.10, >> 4.11 and 4.12. >> >> Ron >> >> -- >> Ron Wheeler >> President >> Artifact Software Inc >> email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com >> <mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com> >> skype: ronaldmwheeler >> phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 >> <tel:866-970-2435%2C%20ext%20102> >> >> >> >> -- >> Daan >> >> >> >> -- >> Daan >> >> >> >> -- Ron Wheeler >> President >> Artifact Software Inc >> email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com >> <mailto:rwhee...@artifact-software.com> >> skype: ronaldmwheeler >> phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 <tel:866-970-2435%2C%20ext%20102> >> >> >> > -- > Ron Wheeler > President > Artifact Software Inc > email: rwhee...@artifact-software.com > skype: ronaldmwheeler > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > > -- Daan
