Per-- I'm not familiar with the original form of this page, but, based on what you currently have done, here are my suggestions. See my comments below...
Per Eriksson wrote: > Hello, > > As a part of Simplifying entry for new developers (1) I have looked at > the download the source page: > > http://download.openoffice.org/3.1.0/source.html OK, right off, I would *definitely* put Information about getting the source in some kind of heading format at the very top of this page and call it something like "README first! OpenOffice Source information". I think this information is rather critical to a new developer and would explain a lot right up front. Also, I would re-arrange the bottom links a bit. So, what I am proposing would be something like README first! OpenOffice Source information" (linked to Information ...) * (current itemized list you have) Links (rearrange these a bit....) * System Requirements for Building OpenOffice.org * OpenOffice.org 3.1.0 SDK * Developer Resources Page * Release Notes Thanks for working on this. Our developers definitely need all the help they can get! > > I have made a few adjustments to it and describe them here. > > I have made the headline a h1 to harmonize with all the other documents. > I have also made most of the list items paragraphs instead to make it > more a document. > > I have added the SVN checkout command with the info about the milestone > it is based on. > > I have also removed the information about CVS. As this is a 3.1.0 page, > only 3.1.0 relevant information should be there. I have removed the > information about that CVS was the older system to simplify for new > developers. New developers shouldn't have to think about what we used to > use. > > My goal is to get the new developer downloading and building the > software as quickly as possible. Instead of linking to the complete > tutorial for SVN, I have included the command here. If the user cannot > successfully get the source, links with more information is provided to > the user. I hope this will help the new developer. > > Comments are welcome. > > Per > > 1 > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Development/Simplifying_entry_for_new_developers > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy." --Helen Hayes (at 73) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
