Re: [Ganglia-general] Ganglia web site makeover
On Fri, 2006-12-29 at 11:30 -0800, Ben Hartshorne wrote: > On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 02:40:52PM -0800, Peter Mui wrote: > > Hi All (at ganglia-general): > > > > I've been talking to Matt Massie about re-doing the Ganglia website > > at http://ganglia.info/ > > > > We're open to any or all ideas at this point so feel free to chime in > > with whatever comes to mind. > > I actually like most aspects of the ganglia website. Even so, feeling > the need to chime in, I give these three requests: > > * take the "Main Menu" to a top bar, and make it consistent across all > sections of the website. My biggest website gripe is consistency - > the entire site should have a consistent look-and-feel. A global menu > is one step towards this goal. done. > > * Fix the gmetric repository. There are a whole bunch of neat gmetrics > floating around, and several different versions of metrics that do > basically the same thing. I even went so far as to start my own > gmetric page because I didn't like most of the metrics there. > Modeling the gmetrics section after the Firefox extensions page would > be awesome - allow ratings to float the best to the top, but also > categorize so alternatives within a particular metric (say, taking > detailed disk metrics) are available. i agree this need to be done but not sure the right way to do it i like the wiki approach.. and i actually installed a wiki at http://ganglia.info/wiki/ but it didn't get much traction with the team maybe it needs to be revisited... > > * Fix the Documentation section and add a FAQ, wiki style. There's a > lot of good info out there, but it's hard to get to. A nice section > of a wikiable FAQ would be complete sample configuraitons (actually > taken from practice that *really* work, rather than ways you should be > able to set it up... ;) see above. > > I realize that some ofthese things are rather grandiose in scope and I > havn't actually offered my help What can > I say. Here's hoping for the best. :) happy new year! -- matt massie phone: 415.692.0828 x2843 fax: 415.278.0441 http://archrock.com/
Re: [Ganglia-general] Ganglia web site makeover
On Thu, Dec 28, 2006 at 02:40:52PM -0800, Peter Mui wrote: > Hi All (at ganglia-general): > > I've been talking to Matt Massie about re-doing the Ganglia website > at http://ganglia.info/ > > We're open to any or all ideas at this point so feel free to chime in > with whatever comes to mind. I actually like most aspects of the ganglia website. Even so, feeling the need to chime in, I give these three requests: * take the "Main Menu" to a top bar, and make it consistent across all sections of the website. My biggest website gripe is consistency - the entire site should have a consistent look-and-feel. A global menu is one step towards this goal. * Fix the gmetric repository. There are a whole bunch of neat gmetrics floating around, and several different versions of metrics that do basically the same thing. I even went so far as to start my own gmetric page because I didn't like most of the metrics there. Modeling the gmetrics section after the Firefox extensions page would be awesome - allow ratings to float the best to the top, but also categorize so alternatives within a particular metric (say, taking detailed disk metrics) are available. * Fix the Documentation section and add a FAQ, wiki style. There's a lot of good info out there, but it's hard to get to. A nice section of a wikiable FAQ would be complete sample configuraitons (actually taken from practice that *really* work, rather than ways you should be able to set it up... ;) I realize that some ofthese things are rather grandiose in scope and I havn't actually offered my help What can I say. Here's hoping for the best. :) -ben -- Ben Hartshorne email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.hartshorne.net signature.asc Description: Digital signature
[Ganglia-general] Ganglia web site makeover
Hi All (at ganglia-general): I've been talking to Matt Massie about re-doing the Ganglia website at http://ganglia.info/ But neither of us has much of an aesthetic eye or web design chops, so we're looking for help, or at least some direction. So I'm soliciting feedback from you: how can we improve the Ganglia website, making it more useful, more useable, and more visually attractive? For example: oHave you seen other websites that we should look to emulate? A specific aspect or feature of a website you think the Ganglia site should have? o Have you seen good graphics or images that can help to convey what Ganglia is and does? A better idea for a Ganglia logo? We're open to any or all ideas at this point so feel free to chime in with whatever comes to mind. And if you're got experience in web design or can refer us to others with experience in web design who can help implement the new site, that'd be most welcome as well. Many thanks for any reply, -Peter Peter Mui, Open Source Community Advocate GROUNDWORK Open Source, Inc. 139 Townsend Street, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94107-1946 +1 415 992 4573 (direct) +1 415 947 0684 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
