Re: [gNewSense-users] Sugestion on Website

[Sam Geeraerts]

Leo Arias F. wrote:
> IMHO, we should split our two websites (main and wiki). PMwiki is
> great for collaboration, but I don't like it's appearance.
> I just love the new main page of open solaris [1]. It would be great
> to have something similar, with basic information links on the main
> site (mission, screenshots, faq, news) using drupal or other CMS with
> translation features, and instead of the "Continue to OpenSolaris.org"
> link that's on the OS website, we can add a link to the wiki
> (preferably with the new CSS).
>
> [1] www.opensolaris.org

Yes, opensolaris.org is very much the kind of thing I'm talking about: 
clean, to the point, graphics. There is room for improvement, but it's a 
good example.

I'm not sure it's necessary to split up the website just for appearance. 
It would be nice to have a 'real' main website, but it would add to the 
sysadmin workload. Maybe it's better to wait until we have more manpower.

If splitting up the website would be an option, I would rather do it for 
more practical reasons. First of all to set up a real bug tracker, one 
that can talk to Launchpad. Secondly, a real forum/bulletin board would 
be nice to have, because people are more familiar with that, especially 
for asking help.

But let's not get carried away. Small easy steps are a better way to 
success than giant leaps into unexplored territory.

I think there was a consensus about the new design 
(http://wiki.gnewsense.org/ArtworkPlan/Propose#toc23). The fresh look 
would set us right on track towards a newbie-appealing website. Does 
anybody know what's going on with that?