I believe the link to the site of Antweb (ofbiz.info) adds little value, as the list can be sorted on location.
Further more the columns 'number of committers/contributors' and 'Contributors' provide an unfair advantage to those with committers and more than 1 contributor. The same applies with to service providers with more than one location. As I mentioned earlier, let the service providers do their marketing on their own site. Referencing blog sites, social media accounts, email addresses, etc falls into that category. A link to the primary website of the service provider should be enough, resulting in following columns in the table: - name - Country, Province/Region/State - website. Best regards, Pierre Smits ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com> OFBiz based solutions & services OFBiz Extensions Marketplace http://oem.ofbizci.net/oci-2/ On Wed, Aug 3, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Jacques Le Roux < jacques.le.r...@les7arts.com> wrote: > Thanks for the effort Sharan! > > I'd wait a bit that people have a look. I just had a glance but did not > review all yet. > > for instance, I'm fine with http://www.ofbiz.info/control/providers but I > wonder if it follows the rules because I also did not read yet > http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/linking#productsupport > > Jacques > > > > Le 03/08/2016 à 14:21, Sharan Foga a écrit : > >> Hi All >> >> I have done an initial review of the service provider page and removed >> any of the links that are broken, no longer working or where the webpage >> has nothing to do with OFBiz. If I know that it is OFBiz related (even >> though I couldnt find it on the website, I have left it in the list). There >> are a few Chinese ones that I will need some help in de-coding :-) >> >> I think this list built up to a big size was because it was previously >> open and people just came in and created an entry and link to their >> website, even if it had absolutely nothing to do with OFBiz. Now with >> having to be a contributor to edit the wiki, I hope this will prevent this >> type of thing happening in the future. >> >> It is sorted alphabetically and I've removed the description column. I >> will take a look at the link Emmanuel has provided. Should I continue with >> the tidy up based on what has been talked about so far or should I wait to >> see if this needs to be discussed some more? >> >> Thanks >> Sharan >> >> >> On 2016-08-03 09:43 (+0200), "Sharan Foga"<sharan.f...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I will start to implement some of these changes discussed here so if >>> anyone else wants to join in and help, then please feel free. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Sharan >>> >>> On 2016-08-02 16:06 (+0200), Jacopo Cappellato < >>> jacopo.cappell...@hotwaxsystems.com> wrote: >>> >>>> While we wait for the new site we could: >>>> >>>> 0) add the page discalimer as suggested; additionally, as Jacques >>>> pointed >>>> out, this page is open to anyone who submits an ICLA and asks to be >>>> registered as OFBiz contributor: no one is really reviewing the data >>>> provided... we could mention this in the header of the page >>>> 1) merge the two lists into one >>>> 2) sort in alphabetical order >>>> 3) add a column with the number of committers; one with the number of >>>> contributors; we could add also a column with the number of employees >>>> working on OFBiz related projects; I don't think that this data would >>>> "unduly >>>> advantage one commercial entity": the idea is to provide some insight >>>> about >>>> the teams available to work on OFBiz specific projects >>>> 4) make the above columns sortable >>>> 5) Location: simply specify the location of the company's >>>> offices/buildings; in the description the company can specify the >>>> countries >>>> of operation >>>> >>>> Jacopo >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 11:39 AM, Emmanuel Lécharny < >>>> elecha...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi ! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> it came to my attention that this page : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/Apache+OFBiz+Service+Providers >>>>> >>>>> might not be neutral enough, as it lists companies having Ofbiz >>>>> committers before any other companies. This is a problem, accordingly >>>>> to >>>>> this : >>>>> >>>>> "Apache is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, which is a tax-exempt charity for >>>>> the >>>>> public >>>>> good. As such, our projects must not unduly advantage one commercial >>>>> entity >>>>> over another -- otherwise, funding our projects would be a way to fund >>>>> a >>>>> commercial activity without being taxed." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> You can also have a look at >>>>> http://community.apache.org/projectIndependence : >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> " >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Apache projects are managed independently >>>>> >>>>> Apache projects must be managed independently, and PMCs must ensure >>>>> that >>>>> they are acting in the best interests of the project as a whole. Note >>>>> that it is similarly important that the PMC clearly show this >>>>> independence within their project community. The perception of existing >>>>> and new participants within the community that the PMC is run >>>>> independently and without favoring any specific third parties over >>>>> others is important, to allow new contributors to feel comfortable both >>>>> joining the community and contributing their work. A community that >>>>> obviously favors one specific vendor in some exclusive way will often >>>>> discourage new contributors from competing vendors, which is an issue >>>>> for the long term health of the project. >>>>> >>>>> " >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would suggest you rework this page to order the company using an >>>>> alphabetical order, not mentionning the fact taht some committers >>>>> belong >>>>> to those companies. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure that grouping companies by country is the right thing to >>>>> do, as some of them might provide support in many countries. One option >>>>> would be to add the list of countries a company provides support in on >>>>> the same line. >>>>> >>>>> A disclaimer at the top of the page may also be added, informing users >>>>> that >>>>> neither Apache nor the project endorse any company. You can have a look >>>>> at other project's page : >>>>> >>>>> http://cxf.apache.org/commercial-cxf-offerings.html >>>>> >>>>> http://directory.apache.org/commercial-support.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks ! >>>>> >>>>> Emmanuel Lécharny >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >
