It was here, but I forgot it was on the home page too - will be done before you get this message:
http://build.ofbiz.org/branches.php Cheers, Ruppert -- Tim Ruppert HotWax Media http://www.hotwaxmedia.com o:801.649.6594 f:801.649.6595 On Dec 9, 2009, at 6:27 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: > Hi Tim: > Well, you can't blame a girl for asking :-) > I'll look at the "What Do You Get" stuff next. Also, I just looked at the > changes and I think you said #6 was done (below) but I don't see it on the > page. > > Thanks for doing this. > Ruth > > Tim Ruppert wrote: >> Ruth, first of all, thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to do >> this, but I fear that we need to call a "Time Out" and recalibrate the >> direction you went with your offering. There are a bunch of changes here >> around an agenda that I've repeatedly mentioned does not seem to be inline >> with what the project generally pushes for development - so let's step back >> and look at this requirement the way we originally discussed it - to >> document what we have not to change it all around. >> Comments inline >> >> Cheers, >> Ruppert >> -- >> Tim Ruppert >> HotWax Media >> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com >> >> o:801.649.6594 >> f:801.649.6595 >> >> On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Tim et al: >>> >>> First, I'm not sure I know what the difference is between the column >>> labeled "Nightly Trunk Builds" and the one labeled "Archived Trunk Builds". >>> Why both? >>> >> >> Well one is of the trunk - and one is of the trunk every month for the >> entire time we've been doing this. This is common functionality for many >> projects - that's why we do both. Check out the branches page for hte >> >>> OK, but not to get hung up on that...here's my first go-round at suggested >>> changes: >>> >>> For starters, how about something like the following: >>> >>> 1) Change the big download button on the right of the page to point to the >>> latest nightly 9.04 release build. (Not the trunk build). Also, change the >>> text on that button from "DOWNLOAD OFBIZ" to: "New Users DOWNLOAD OFBIZ >>> Here!". >>> >> >> I'd like to keep the main download as the trunk with better directions to >> getting the 9.04 release from this main page. Button text is too large to >> be graphically pleasing in any way. Let's figure another way to make this >> clear. >> >> >>> 2) Change the "OFBiz Nightly Trunk Releases" heading to: >>> "OFBiz Nightly Release Builds" >>> >> >> This is committed and posted with some mods. I'm going to change the main >> page to OFBiz Nightly Builds (since not both are releases) and changed the >> branch page to OFBiz Nightly Release Builds (since it only has releases) if >> that makes it more clear for you >> >> >>> 3) Swap the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column with the "Nightly Release 9.04 >>> Builds" column so that "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" may be easily seen by >>> new users. >>> >> >> Again - they're both at the top of the page and I do not think this is a >> good idea. >> >> >>> 4) Under the "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" column, put something like the >>> following: >>> [Recommended for new users. >>> >> >> I don't agree without more information about them and how they're going to >> use it. >> >> >>> The most stable code base. >>> >> >> +1 there. >> >> >>> All current stable features. >>> >> >> That's likely not true that all features are stable - but those are the >> breaks. >> >> >>> The best option for getting community help.] >>> >> >> I think this is absolutely not true. >> >> For now, I've changed this information to the following - we can adjust it >> to something more when we agree: >> >> "The most current release of OFBiz and the most stable platform for >> production deployments." >> >>> Also, only list 5 or so links. Add a link to list other, older builds after >>> the 5 most recent. >>> >> >> Done - let's try 10 first and see what we think - but 5 is too little (I >> checked it out). >> >> >>> 5) Under the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column, put something like the >>> following: >>> [Recommended for project committers and those who want the latest and >>> greatest code. May not be as stable as the 9.04 nightly release builds.] >>> >> >> Done >> >> >>> Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older >>> builds after the 5 most recent.] >>> >> >> Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little - especially for >> archives. >> >> >>> 6) Under the "Nightly Release 4.0 Builds" column, put something like the >>> following: >>> [Recommended for (legacy) compatibility with earlier releases of OFBiz. >>> Not recommended for new development where compatibility with the 9.04 >>> release is desired. >>> Note: support for Release 4.0 builds may be difficult to find and hence >>> this release is not recommended for new users.] >>> >> >> Done >> >> >>> Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older >>> builds after the 5 most recent. >>> >> >> Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little - especially for >> archives. >> >> >>> I'd like to see how those changes look. That might be enough to minimize >>> any confusion. >>> >> >> For the descriptions, I'd focus on cleaning up the "What you get?" area for >> further clarification >> >> >>> TIA >>> Ruth >>> >>> >>> >> >>
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