C, D, A

Pedro Santos


Em qua., 21 de out. de 2026 às 11:36, Martijn Dashorst <
[email protected]> escreveu:

> Oh FYI: on the ribbon, the season selector will be invisible for normal
> use. I added it to show what will happen in different seasons.
>
> Martijn
>
>
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>
> On Wed, 21 Oct 2026 at 14:44, Emond Papegaaij <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > My vote: C, B
> >
> > Emond
> >
> > Op wo 21 okt 2026 om 13:44 schreef Daniel Bartl <[email protected]>:
> >
> > > Hi Martijn,
> > >
> > > many thanks for your time and effort!
> > >
> > > My vote: C, B, D.
> > >
> > > Daniel
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 21, 2026, at 12:51 PM, Martijn Dashorst wrote:
> > > > TL;DR: there's a vote at the end of this message.
> > > >
> > > > I have done considerable work on what I think is a significant
> > > improvement
> > > > over the old site. This restructure is now live on
> > > https://wicket.apache.org,
> > > > but I want the site to go further.
> > > >
> > > > First what is already achieved, I have restructured the site to:
> > > > - have fewer top level menu items
> > > > - give the blog more prominence
> > > > - have community capture both support and contribute
> > > > - give ASF and a link to our Github repo prominence (not that we
> value
> > GH
> > > > over
> > > >   ASF, but we don't want people /have/ to look for the link)
> > > > - have documentation according to Diataxis (How-to's, Tutorials,
> > > Explainers
> > > >   and References)
> > > > - have search to our documentation, including a glossary, index, and
> > more
> > > > - give each release line (wicket-10.x, wicket-9.x, wicket-8.x, etc)
> > their
> > > > own page
> > > > - update the blog to be categorized with each release line, and also
> > > > featured posts
> > > > - give every release line page the facts you look for: its status,
> the
> > > date
> > > >   support ends, the Maven dependency with a copy button,
> requirements,
> > > >   downloads and how to upgrade to the next line
> > > > - use one vocabulary for release status everywhere: LTS, Current and
> > end
> > > of
> > > >   life, instead of "for production" and "for new features"
> > > > - put the newest release in the menu, leading to its line's page
> > > > - bring back the quick start wizard, under Releases
> > > > - link the reference guide (one page and PDF) and the Javadoc of
> every
> > > >   release line from the documentation
> > > > - write the guide as about 140 pages by topic and kind, each marked
> > with
> > > the
> > > >   Wicket version it applies to
> > > > - teach the search the release vocabulary, so "LTS" or "10" finds the
> > > right
> > > >   page
> > > > - put questions, bug reports, reporting a vulnerability and the
> mailing
> > > > lists
> > > >   on one Community page
> > > > - sort the contributor documentation by kind under /contribute/
> > > > - give long pages an "On this page" rail beside the text
> > > > - give the homepage a Get started button, the release lines in the
> > hero,
> > > the
> > > >   featured blog posts right below it, a page shown as its Java and
> its
> > > HTML,
> > > >   and the newest Built with Wicket showcases
> > > > - make the release tables and the homepage work on phones
> > > > - add a site footer, a 404 page that helps you on your way, and an
> > > llms.txt
> > > >   for AI assistants
> > > >
> > > > What's next:
> > > >
> > > > On top of the new structure I made three new designs, to make the
> site
> > > > fresher and more modern. Each has an introduction on the homepage
> that
> > > shows
> > > > how Wicket works; Ribbon also has a separate page that builds one
> page
> > in
> > > > seven steps, which I intend to extend to explain more concepts
> > visually:
> > > >
> https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/ribbon-site/start/overview.html
> > > >
> > > > The previews show the content as it will be on release day (11.0.0
> and
> > > > 10.12.0 out), so some dates are in the future.
> > > >
> > > > These are the choices:
> > > > A - Current: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/structure/
> > > > B - Departure board:
> > > https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/departure-board/
> > > > C - Reveal: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/reveal-site/
> > > > D - Ribbon: https://dashorst.github.io/wicket-site/ribbon-site/
> > > > E - Other, ...
> > > >
> > > > Please rank the choices in order of preference, most preferred first,
> > for
> > > > example "D, B, A". You don't have to rank every choice. If you choose
> > E,
> > > say
> > > > what you have in mind.
> > > >
> > > > Everyone is welcome to vote, and in the case of a split decision, the
> > PMC
> > > > votes
> > > > will be binding. The vote runs for at least 72 hours. I'll count it
> as
> > an
> > > > instant
> > > > runoff: the choice with the fewest first preferences drops out and
> its
> > > > votes go to
> > > > their next choice, until one choice has a majority.
> > > >
> > > > Onwards to Wicket 11 and beyond! Check the proposals and  give us
> your
> > > > preference(s)!
> > > >
> > > > Martijn
> > > >
> >
>

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