Michelle Olson wrote: > On 11/17/08 17:32, Shawn Walker wrote: >> Alan Coopersmith wrote: >> >>> Michelle Olson wrote: >>> >>>> Finally, I've added new buttons for four tasks that we want >>>> developers to complete with ease, but which aren't easily found on >>>> the front page currently (Install, Join a User Group, Contribute a >>>> Package, and Report a Bug). >>>> >>> Install blurs the line between OpenSolaris.org the code community and >>> OpenSolaris.com the distro community - are we moving away from that >>> distinction? (Will other distros complain that "Install" is only >>> the Sun distro and not Belenix, Milax, etc. that are pointed to >>> from the current large Download icon or the new feature spot?) >>> >> >> I'd rather see a page in the Distribution CG that has links for each >> distribution (install, report a bug, contribute a package) and link to >> that. >> > > Does this page exist? I don't have privs to edit Distro CG pages. I > prefer to link from the home page to a landing page under /os/, so the > navigation elements will be consistent if at all possible. I'll mock > something up to address this.
If you want to maintain a landing page under /os/, that's fine. The closest page that exists right now under the Distribution CG is here: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/distribution/links/ However, it would have to be expanded to cover all the topics you mentioned. I have no personal preference here, it was just a possible suggestion. >> With that said, if it has the OpenSolaris 2008 logo and clear links >> for that, that's a different story. But it would still be good to >> have the page I mentioned previously. >> >> >>> Are the Contribute a Package instructions ready for such prominent >>> exposure? That page has more questions than answers, (and the answers >>> it has are confusing in steps - you don't build a webrev, and I don't >>> think pkg.opensolaris.org/myusername works at all) and only really >>> tells them how to host packages if they have a dedicated repository >>> server set up somewhere, not how to contribute to the >>> pkg.opensolaris.org >>> repository, which isn't accepting direct contributions yet. >>> >> >> There is no real process in place for contributing packages right now. >> I'd rather not advertise this until someone has the necessary >> resources in place. >> > Of course, I'm assuming that we're gonna have those resources in place > very soon, which is why I'm going for review, to find out what is > underway and get content drafted for that special moment when we have a > pending repo. If we don't get resources, then contribute a package will > point to : > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/pkg/add_package/ . My personal feeling is that it's a least a month or so off before we see our first real external contribution. But I'm not "in the loop" on who's making what decisions and when processes will be in place. Thanks, -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ website-discuss mailing list [email protected]
