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Re: Is our name confusing people....
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David Chisnall |
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Re: Is our name confusing people.... |
Date: |
Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:20:48 +0000 |
Hi Stef,
I agree with almost all of what you say, but not this:
On 18 Nov 2010, at 18:10, Stef Bidi wrote:
> I'll also mention that if you've managed to make it to the GNUstep website,
> you have at least a rough idea of what is.
I very often get to open source project home pages by seeing their name
somewhere, typing it into a search engine, and hitting the 'official site'
link. I get there specifically because I want to know what the project is and
why I should care (or, often, why it's a dependency of something I want to
install / have installed), so I think it is important to have a concise
definition of what GNUstep is on the front page (maybe with a link to a history
page for people who want to read more).
One other thing that I've said before:
It really helps to have news on a front page that is updated frequently. I
write on the Étoilé blog quite often, Gregory blogs about GNUstep, and so do a
few other people. And yet, the front page is almost never updated. Having a
side bar that linked to recent GNUstep news / posts really goes a long way
towards making the project appear alive; if people have to check the svn logs
to see if the project is active, they will assume that it isn't.
David
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- Re: Is our name confusing people...., (continued)
RE: Is our name confusing people...., Nicola Pero, 2010/11/17
Re: Is our name confusing people...., Riccardo Mottola, 2010/11/17
Re: Is our name confusing people...., Quentin Mathé, 2010/11/18
Re: Is our name confusing people...., Germán Arias, 2010/11/20