Re: [libreoffice-website] Re: Extension-Template-Website: Categories need explanation

On Fri, 2011-07-15 at 19:44 +0200, Andreas Mantke wrote:
> Hi Marc, *,
>
> Am Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2011, 23:52:40 schrieb Marc Paré:
> > Le 2011-07-13 16:45, drew a écrit :
> > > On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 22:33 +0200, Andreas Mantke wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > I solved the issue with the blobstorage for the extensions / templates
> > > > with the help of Caolan yesterday. I created two new sections / center
> > > > for extensions and templates for technical reasons in the site now.
> > > > There are some categories with description inside the extension part
> > > > and a very few in the template part. We have already a list in the wiki
> > > > with more categories for templates. But every category had to have not
> > > > only a name but also the name of the category that will be displayed to
> > > > the user in the drop down menu (category) and a description of the
> > > > category.
> > > >
> > > > We need some volunteers who write down the missing text onto the wiki
> > > > page:
> > > > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/index.php?title=Exitensions-website
> > >
> > > Excellent - I'll add a few categories
> > >
> > > Just to be sure - extensions can be marked with multiple categories?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > //drew
> >
> > I'll help out with the descriptions as well. How long or short would you
> > like the descriptions?
>
> they should be as long as the ones that are already on the site. Something like this:
>
> Writer | Extensions for Writer | Extensions that could be used to extend the word 
> processor module. 
>
> or
>
> Presentation|Presentation-Templates|Templates for presentations (Impress). 
>
> The second part will be shown in the drop down menu. The last one should be only one 
> sentence, that makes clear, what the category means at all. I had to examine where 
> and how this description will be shown to the user. Maybe I had to work on the code 
> again for that.
>
>
> > We still also need to add a statement on the "Home" page regarding our
> > support for OpenSource license (preferably "copy left"). You had
> > mentioned this in another thread and I have it on my to-do-help list.
> > Italo should also take part in creating this statement, just so that we
> > are all on the same wavelength.
> >
> > ==============
> >
> > We need some more text on the front page or for a page with a link from
> > the front
> > page where we explain that we support only extensions / templates under
> > a OpenSource
> > license (preferable copy left). Maybe Italo or others could give more
> > input for this
> > task.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Andreas
> >
> > [http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.documentfoundation.libreoffice.websi
> > te/5504] ==============
>
> Yes, I remember ;-)
>
> Could you please make a first draft for this? I can create you and Italo an account 
> on the website and generate a new page for this, if that helps.

Hi,

I really do not agree with the idea that more discussion of license
needs be on the front page - it seems quite clear already. More
information on the application and on extensions perhaps, but not about
license.

//drew



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