The only drawback is that you can not update the website via user interface: https://cms.apache.org/metamodel/
I will play around with mdtext to HTML sometimes next week to see how easy it is to port it. - Henry On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Kasper Sørensen < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Henry, > > Must confess I always just used the HTML. Seemed a lot easier to get > working and since most in-depth information is delegated to the wiki, > I thought we could live without too much CMS infrastructure to begin > with. A bit silly reasoning maybe, feel free to punk me for it :-) Or > maybe remake it into a CMS template we can edit thru mdtext. > > 2013/8/12 Henry Saputra <[email protected]>: > > So Kasper, so to build the MetaModel CMS we are currently used the mdtext > > files to generate the HTML files? > > > > I am seeing the content directory contains the index.html file that is > > manually generated? > > > > > > - Henry > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 10:50 AM, Kasper Sørensen < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Updated that then :-) > >> > >> 2013/8/12 Noah Slater <[email protected]>: > >> > I would change the footer to: > >> > > >> > Copyright © 2013 The Apache Software Foundation — Licensed under the > >> Apache > >> > License 2.0 > >> > Apache MetaModel, MetaModel, and the project logo are trademarks of > The > >> > Apache Software Foundation > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 1 August 2013 17:56, Henry Saputra <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > > >> >> This will work for good start. +1 for pushing it. > >> >> > >> >> The more (correct) information about the podling should help attract > >> more > >> >> contributors to build the community. > >> >> > >> >> Good job Kasper, thanks =) > >> >> > >> >> - Henry > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 1:44 AM, Kasper Sørensen < > >> >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > Updated the staging site with that correction. > >> >> > Also added a sentence near the top which I feel is kinda important > to > >> >> > avoid confusion with ORM-style frameworks: > >> >> > > >> >> > "MetaModel isn't a data mapping framework. Instead we emphasize > >> >> > abstraction of metadata, making MetaModel great for generic data > >> >> > processing applications, less so for applications modeled around a > >> >> > particular domain." > >> >> > > >> >> > Does this make sense? If you have ideas for improving the wording > >> >> > here, please bring it up. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > 2013/8/1 Kasper Sørensen <[email protected]>: > >> >> > > I see your point about too much information. On the other side I > >> think > >> >> > > this layout is better when there's a lot of content. Maybe if we > >> move > >> >> > > the "examples" section down below the mailinglist/wiki/sourcecode > >> >> > > section. Then it's ordered a bit more in sequence of giving all > the > >> >> > > "actionable" resource links before going into deeper details. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > We can also go for multiple pages of course, I just kinda like a > big > >> >> > > long page for all the basic information. The menu in the top lets > >> you > >> >> > > quickly "scroll" to the part that you're interested in. > >> >> > > > >> >> > > 2013/8/1 Henry Saputra <[email protected]>: > >> >> > >> It looks good but I think it is a bit too much info in one page. > >> Maybe > >> >> > >> separate different contents into separate page? > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> Also, I agree with your previous comment about having some of > the > >> info > >> >> > like > >> >> > >> getting started and how to build in the Wiki and add link to > them > >> from > >> >> > the > >> >> > >> website. > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> - Henry > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 1:33 AM, Kasper Sørensen < > >> >> > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >>> I did some more work on the layout ... What do you guys think > of > >> this > >> >> > >>> (staged)? > >> >> > >>> http://metamodel.staging.apache.org/ > >> >> > >>> > >> >> > >>> 2013/7/29 Kasper Sørensen <[email protected]>: > >> >> > >>> > That's a good checklist. I'll make a few more additions > based on > >> >> that > >> >> > >>> > and then publish. Of course I invite everyone with an > interest > >> to > >> >> > >>> > further build up a good site. > >> >> > >>> > > >> >> > >>> > 2013/7/29 Henry Saputra <[email protected]>: > >> >> > >>> >> This should be a good start. Thanks for driving this Kasper. > >> >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >>> >> FYI about guide for good podling website: > >> >> > >>> >> http://incubator.apache.org/guides/sites.html > >> >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >>> >> - Henry > >> >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >>> >> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Kasper Sørensen < > >> >> > >>> >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> > >>> >> > >> >> > >>> >>> Hi everyone, > >> >> > >>> >>> > >> >> > >>> >>> Please take a look at this first draft from me for a > "simple > >> >> > website" > >> >> > >>> >>> @ Apache: http://metamodel.staging.apache.org/ > >> >> > >>> >>> > >> >> > >>> >>> It's "simple" in the sense that I didn't want to spend days > >> and > >> >> > weeks > >> >> > >>> >>> on it, so I just wanted to have something up there to > direct > >> >> > people to > >> >> > >>> >>> the wiki and mailing lists and give them a brief idea of > what > >> >> > Apache > >> >> > >>> >>> MetaModel is. It's mostly just a quick summary and > >> >> > apache-adoptation > >> >> > >>> >>> of the old website contents. > >> >> > >>> >>> > >> >> > >>> >>> This is still only a staging site, so let me know if I can > >> >> publish > >> >> > it > >> >> > >>> >>> to the real URL: > http://metamodel.incubator.apache.org/(which > >> >> is > >> >> > >>> >>> anyways just EMPTY right now). > >> >> > >>> >>> > >> >> > >>> >>> Kasper > >> >> > >>> >>> > >> >> > >>> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Noah Slater > >> > https://twitter.com/nslater > >> >
