Hi,
I wouldn't like the website rebuild to go a drupal-django flamewar as I stated in my first mail :( I though by giving full power to one person in order to organise and achieve the goal the flamewar and other non practical discussions will not take place.
Anyway just to clarify my opinion, I feel thankfull about DevelopmentSeed offer for development, but what worries me more is maintenance and future evolution of the site, which in my experience with Drupal becames painful. Also, the Drupal 6 vs 7 issue is around in my mind as well.
I have analysed the inkscape sitemap and content types and in my next mail I'm sending my conclusions.
I have no access to the google docs yet, can you have a look, Ian?
Cheers, n3storm
El 01/12/10 23:17, Ian Caldwell escribió:
yup, completely understandable. I have contacted the people from developmentseed that originally offered to help with the new website prior to sending this email and I have yet to hear anything back..... so I'm not real hopeful and it's time for us to make a move. So we're starting with mockups. If you have a backway to contact them and they're still willing we're more than willing... Thanks, Ian
2010/12/1 Jarosław Foksa <jarek@...2504... mailto:jarek@...2504...>
I remember that back in 2008 we had simillar discussions - Chris was advocating Django, I wanted Drupal, there was a lot of talk but we ended up with the old site. Development Seed (http://developmentseed.org/) was offering volunteer work on new inkscape.org <http://inkscape.org> site few months ago. Is this proposal still actual? They are one of the best shops you could find - perhaps it would be best to let them lead the development if they agree so. On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Ian Caldwell <inchosting@...400... <mailto:inchosting@...400...>> wrote: > hello, > > It's been a good long while since I've emailed the mailing list I am a part > of the server management involving inkscape and have been for approximately > 4+ years. I am writing you today for 2 reasons. > > Our current site is terrible, I'm sorry but there is no chance of just > brushing over it. I know there have been a fair number of people in the past > 2 years who have submitted website mockup ideas and we've had contests but > no one has ever followed through. Which I'll take partial blame for it. > Things are just scattered every which way > I wanted to update you on the status of the Test suite, Osuosl is currently > in the process of setting up the ability to run test suites so that we can > test the SVG building more efficiently. So stay tuned for more info on this > in the near future. > > Anyway back to problem 1. Here's how I think we can best solve this problem. > We're going to break the website into different categories and duties. > > UI (mockups) (*ARTIST*/PROGRAMMERS*) > > Ability to make mockups of how you think the website should look. > After we pick yours we will request to see the top couple in HTML/CSS > > Artwork for the website (*ARTIST*) > > Ability to develop / sharpen logos as well as various buttons etc as needed > > Drupal Modules (*PROGRAMMERS*) > > Skills required > > Knowledge of Mysql/PHP/JS and HTML > Knowledge or ability to learn how drupal works > > Documentation (*WRITERS*) > > Skills > > Moderate knowledge and ability to update and port existing content over to > the new site. > > Translation > > We need people who specialize in various languages to port content once > completed into the various languages. > > So what's wrong with the current design? a lot, it's way too cluttered and > disorganized not to mention you click wiki you go to a whole different > navigation and sub site. That is just a pain to deal with as a user. So if > you have skills in 1 of the above 5 categories, please contact me or the > list directly and we'll assemble the a team and get this going! let me know > what you think.... > Thanks, > Ian "Inc" C. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! > Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by > optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the > Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Inkscape-devel mailing list > Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App & Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base & get more eyes on your game by optimizing for Intel(R) Graphics Technology. Get started today with the Intel(R) Software Partner Program. Five $500 cash prizes are up for grabs. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intelisp-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Inkscape-devel mailing list Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/inkscape-devel
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