Hi Anil, Of course. I think any contributor, including companies such as HotWax Systems, is welcome to create educational content and share it with the community.
Regarding a "Community Contributed Content" page, I would expect the community to evaluate any proposal to include links to useful external content, regardless of who produced it, provided that the page is clearly presented as a collection of community resources and does not appear to endorse any particular individual, company, or commercial service. Best regards, Jacopo On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM Anil Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Jacopo, > > I have a question, > > If the content is posted on a YouTube channel owned by HotWax Systems, will > you allow us to link to that channel and its videos on the Community > Contributed content page? > > > Thanks and Regards > Anil Patel > CEO > HotWax Systems > http://www.hotwaxsystems.com > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM Arun Patidar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Jacopo, > > > > I have deleted the comment on the video that was accidentally posted from > > the project's official account and have now replied using my personal > > account. I apologize for any inconvenience caused. > > > > Best regards, > > Arun Patidar > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM Jacopo Cappellato < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi Anil, > > > > > > I have to disagree with the idea that "something is better than > > > nothing". In my view, quality matters, and creating educational videos > > > is not a mandatory activity for the project. If we currently do not > > > have contributors with sufficient content creation skills, I think it > > > is perfectly acceptable for the project not to publish official videos > > > until we do. > > > > > > I also hope we can reach a shared understanding of the minimum quality > > > standards expected for the project's official deliverables, regardless > > > of their form. > > > > > > That said, I am absolutely in favor of encouraging engineers to > > > experiment with content creation and develop those skills. My > > > suggestion would simply be to have those videos published from > > > personal accounts or channels, and then shared with the community via > > > the mailing list or perhaps a wiki page collecting community-created > > > content. I don't think this would discourage contributors; on the > > > contrary, it would give them the opportunity to experiment, receive > > > feedback, and improve their skills without making every attempt an > > > official project publication. > > > > > > To me there is an important distinction between sharing content within > > > the community and publishing content as the Apache OFBiz project. The > > > latter represents the project itself and therefore deserves a higher > > > level of review and quality. > > > > > > As another example of why I believe official communications deserve > > > review, I am also uncomfortable with the official reply posted under > > > one of the videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ByUvnGx5ws&t=26s), > > > where the project appears to promote paid services from a third-party > > > vendor. I think this illustrates that review should apply not only to > > > the videos themselves, but more generally to content published through > > > the project's official communication channels. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Jacopo > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 4, 2026 at 7:40 AM Anil Patel <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Jacopo, > > > > > > > > Thank you for raising this topic. I agree that as our official YouTube > > > > channel becomes a key resource for the community, maintaining a > > > > professional presentation is important for the project's public image. > > > > > > > > However, I have a slightly different perspective on the path to > > achieving > > > > that quality. > > > > > > > > We currently see very limited contributions in terms of tutorials and > > > > community content, and I am concerned that imposing strict production > > > > standards at this stage might inadvertently stifle the few contributors > > > we > > > > do have. Many of our contributors are engineers, not content creators > > or > > > > videographers, and expecting them to be both often leads to no > > > contribution > > > > at all. I believe that right now, "something is better than nothing." > > > > > > > > Before we codify formal standards or guidelines, I think our priority > > > > should be enablement: > > > > > > > > 1. *Building a Toolkit:* We should focus on creating a simple, > > > > "lightweight" toolkit—templates, basic editing guides, and software > > > > recommendations—that makes it easy for a developer to produce decent > > > > content without needing invent a process. > > > > 2. *Leading by Example:* We need to identify 10 solid examples of > > > videos > > > > published in the last few years that we consider "good." These can > > > serve as > > > > the benchmarks for future contributors to follow, rather than > > relying > > > on a > > > > rigid rulebook. > > > > > > > > Until we have such a toolkit and a more active pool of motivated > > > > contributors, I would prefer we avoid implementing formal best > > practices > > > or > > > > standards that discourage eager contributors trying new things. Let’s > > > focus > > > > on making it easier for people to contribute and encourage them to do > > > their > > > > best to help the community. > > > > > > > > I look forward to seeing how the community wants to approach this, and > > I > > > am > > > > happy to support a collaborative effort to define these kinds of > > > resources. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > Anil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM Jacopo Cappellato < > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > > > > > > I would like to open a discussion about the content that is published > > > > > on the official Apache OFBiz YouTube channel. > > > > > > > > > > Some of the recently published videos contain useful technical > > > > > information and can certainly benefit users and developers. However, > > I > > > > > believe that content published through the project's official > > > > > communication channels should also meet a certain standard in terms > > of > > > > > presentation quality. This includes aspects such as audio clarity, > > > > > video quality, readability of the recorded screen, and the overall > > > > > structure of the presentation. The official Apache OFBiz channel > > > > > represents the project to the broader public, including potential > > > > > users, contributors, and organizations evaluating OFBiz. The quality > > > > > of the material published there contributes to the overall perception > > > > > of the project. > > > > > > > > > > I am not suggesting creating unnecessary bureaucracy or discouraging > > > > > anyone from producing content. Rather, I believe a collaborative > > > > > review process would help us publish material that best represents > > the > > > > > project while also giving authors constructive feedback before their > > > > > work becomes part of the project's official communications. > > > > > > > > > > I would be interested in hearing the community's thoughts, as well as > > > > > any ideas for defining practical and lightweight guidelines. > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Jacopo > > > > > > > > > >
