Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-21 Thread Maitraya Bhattacharyya 
We also have a lot of discussions going on in the mailing list which if
formatted in the form of an article can be used on the site to help a lot of
people.

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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-21 Thread Maitraya Bhattacharyya 
Nice idea. This was proposed some time back but was never implemented. Let's
see this time.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Nitesh Mistry wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya
>  wrote:
> > Anything else?
>
> I guess there are quite a few bloggers in the community. It would be
> nice to have something
> called "Planet Ubuntu-in" aggregating their content on one section of
> the website. IIRC, we
> had a discussion on this, don't have time to dig up the conversation right
> now.
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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-21 Thread Nitesh Mistry 
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya
 wrote:
> Anything else?

I guess there are quite a few bloggers in the community. It would be
nice to have something
called "Planet Ubuntu-in" aggregating their content on one section of
the website. IIRC, we
had a discussion on this, don't have time to dig up the conversation right now.

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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-21 Thread Nitesh Mistry 
On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:21 PM, Stereotactic  wrote:
> On 04/20/2011 10:05 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya wrote:
>
> What about creating original content (e.g. "Make GIMP more powerful by doing
> xyz" where everyone of us can write what they know and  the article will
> improve).
>
> This means that someone has to really dig in heels and create content; if it
> is targeted towards "newbies", it would be incomplete without screenshots
> etc. And it makes NO sense to duplicate the efforts.

I don't think we are/will be duplicating efforts. If there is
information somewhere
else why write it again. But there are so many threads on the
mailing list asking about modem xyz (usually sold in India) not
working, etc. It is
difficult to find information about these on 'global' sites since they
may not be very
popular elsewhere. The site is intended to target that kind of audience.

> Remember: This is not meant to be an Ubuntu knowledge site like OMG!Ubuntu.
> This will provide LoCo centric articles and some stuff to make the Ubuntu
> user feel more comfortable.
>
> True, but I remember the time when I used to stare a spartan 'Indian Loco'
> web site without being of any use. The best help was in the IRC but then,it
> depends on the active participation. I wonder how many are really aware.

That is the intended change. The website should be the primary source
of information
and if it still does not work out, the user comes to mailing list and irc.

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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-21 Thread Stereotactic 



On 04/20/2011 10:05 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya wrote:
What about creating original content (e.g. "Make GIMP more powerful by 
doing xyz" where everyone of us can write what they know and  the 
article will improve).
This means that someone has to really dig in heels and create content; 
if it is targeted towards "newbies", it would be incomplete without 
screenshots etc. And it makes NO sense to duplicate the efforts.


Remember: This is not meant to be an Ubuntu knowledge site like 
OMG!Ubuntu. This will provide LoCo centric articles and some stuff to 
make the Ubuntu user feel more comfortable.
True, but I remember the time when I used to stare a spartan 'Indian 
Loco' web site without being of any use. The best help was in the IRC 
but then,it depends on the active participation. I wonder how many are 
really aware.


Ultimately it's your decision but I can only chime in my ideas. 
Seriously, it takes a lot to convince someone steeped in Windows 
XP/Vista/7 crapware to even look at Ubuntu/Linux derivatives because it 
is perceived to just "work" (whatever annoyances Windows XP may have). 
If you such a user base to start off with, they would need ways and 
means to get aggregated content in one place. It would also be a strong 
case of more user interaction on the site.


On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Stereotactic > wrote:


A much better idea would be to aggregate the content from Ubuntu
focused web sites. This would avoid a lot of duplication of
efforts. India specific news/announcements/support can be provided
through forums/mailing list/IIRC with clear directions.

Hope this helps.

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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread Maitraya Bhattacharyya 
What about creating original content (e.g. "Make GIMP more powerful by doing
xyz" where everyone of us can write what they know and  the article will
improve).

Remember: This is not meant to be an Ubuntu knowledge site like OMG!Ubuntu.
This will provide LoCo centric articles and some stuff to make the Ubuntu
user feel more comfortable.

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Stereotactic wrote:

> A much better idea would be to aggregate the content from Ubuntu focused
> web sites. This would avoid a lot of duplication of efforts. India specific
> news/announcements/support can be provided through forums/mailing list/IIRC
> with clear directions.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread Stereotactic 
A much better idea would be to aggregate the content from Ubuntu focused 
web sites. This would avoid a lot of duplication of efforts. India 
specific news/announcements/support can be provided through 
forums/mailing list/IIRC with clear directions.


Hope this helps.

On 04/20/2011 06:37 PM, Nitesh Mistry wrote:

On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya
  wrote:

Hi All,
We couldn't get Filtered wordpress theme for our site. So for now this is
the one I am going for http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Nova/ nice and
sleek.
Any comments?
Got something better?
Tell me here,

Looks good to me, and I am sure you are going to give nice Indian
touch to it. :=)

Now that the website design is starting to roll, we need to get going
with the content.

People with good written English, time to rise!



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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread ప్రవీణ్ 
Wow thats cool brother...

2011/4/20 Maitraya Bhattacharyya 

> Hi All,
>
> We couldn't get Filtered wordpress theme for our site. So for now this is
> the one I am going for http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Nova/ nice and
> sleek.
>
> Any comments?
> Got something better?
>
> Tell me here,
> Maitraya.
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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread Maitraya Bhattacharyya 
All old content is going in with edits. First we need to sort them out. I
have the entire site mirrored and will upload everything when we get
wordpress up and running.

Also we will have:
 1. OpenID login (so log in with launchpad account = nice wordpress plugin).
2. Mobile site ( another nice plugin)

Anything else?

>
> Now that the website design is starting to roll, we need to get going
> with the content.
>
> People with good written English, time to rise!
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Re: [ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread Nitesh Mistry 
On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Maitraya Bhattacharyya
 wrote:
> Hi All,
> We couldn't get Filtered wordpress theme for our site. So for now this is
> the one I am going for http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Nova/ nice and
> sleek.
> Any comments?
> Got something better?
> Tell me here,

Looks good to me, and I am sure you are going to give nice Indian
touch to it. :=)

Now that the website design is starting to roll, we need to get going
with the content.

People with good written English, time to rise!

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[ubuntu-in] Website theme decided

2011-04-20 Thread Maitraya Bhattacharyya 
Hi All,

We couldn't get Filtered wordpress theme for our site. So for now this is
the one I am going for http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Nova/ nice and
sleek.

Any comments?
Got something better?

Tell me here,
Maitraya.
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