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* website changes (see http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/webcom/2008-May/001665.html)
 
* website changes (see http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/webcom/2008-May/001665.html)
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** Remove OSGeo Download Server link
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** Remove OSGeo Download Server link ''(MN: I had added it since it is highly ranked in the [http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/KPI%27s_and_AWStat_data#Pages_.28most_viewed.29_-_In_February_2008 Web stats], till Feb 2008 it was a broken link)''
 
** Remove Logo link (A Marketing page might be useful instead of the direct link to the logos)
 
** Remove Logo link (A Marketing page might be useful instead of the direct link to the logos)
 
** Add RSS News Feeds info to the news_items page
 
** Add RSS News Feeds info to the news_items page
 
** Add links to outwards-facing committees such as Marketing and Incubation
 
** Add links to outwards-facing committees such as Marketing and Incubation
 
** Service providers and News might move up into the OSGeo Foundation menu from the Community menu. This stretches the splitting of official and Wiki content a bit, so maybe some of the pages would require an 'official' version instead
 
** Service providers and News might move up into the OSGeo Foundation menu from the Community menu. This stretches the splitting of official and Wiki content a bit, so maybe some of the pages would require an 'official' version instead
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** Remove incubation indication from project listings
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** Remove incubation indication from project listings ''(MN: please keep it. It was sort of [http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/discuss/2008-January/003070.html approved even by the president])''
 
** For sponsors we have two links on the homepage. Suggest to make an animated gif with the logos and put those on e.g. the lower right corner. That image could than link to the sponsors page. The sponsors page links to the sponsorship help page. That help page may also provide the sponsor opportunities? This allows to remove at least one (if not two) of the sponsors links in the menu.
 
** For sponsors we have two links on the homepage. Suggest to make an animated gif with the logos and put those on e.g. the lower right corner. That image could than link to the sponsors page. The sponsors page links to the sponsorship help page. That help page may also provide the sponsor opportunities? This allows to remove at least one (if not two) of the sponsors links in the menu.
 
** From the Wiki, the logo on the top left links to the OSGeo Wiki. I (Jeroen) think that logo would better link to the official page to make that easier to find once you end up on the Wiki)
 
** From the Wiki, the logo on the top left links to the OSGeo Wiki. I (Jeroen) think that logo would better link to the official page to make that easier to find once you end up on the Wiki)
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** Add a community menu entry for "Blogs" pointing to http://planet.osgeo.org
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** Feeds:
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*** should the home page(www.osgeo.org) have "link" tags in the HTML head to indicate feeds, such as http://www.osgeo.org/feed/news
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*** should the "News (RSS)" link under "OSGeo Community" include the standard feed icon
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*** should the "News (RSS)" link under "OSGeo Community" go to a regular webpage that in turn links to both the OSGeo feed and planet.osgeo.org, and explains the differences between them
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** IRC: should there be an "IRC (chat)" link under "OSGeo Community" that links to a page that with information about OSGeo-related IRC channels (e.g. #osgeo, #foss4g2008, #foss4g, etc), as well as a link to the TelaScience interface
 
* Get a FOSS4G 2008 banner in place
 
* Get a FOSS4G 2008 banner in place
 
* Revitalize the spotlights effort (Comment by Jeroen: The Community Spotlights section seems virtually dead while it takes up a lot of space. We could consider (re)moving it to free up space and make the page less overwhelming/ lighter to digest.)
 
* Revitalize the spotlights effort (Comment by Jeroen: The Community Spotlights section seems virtually dead while it takes up a lot of space. We could consider (re)moving it to free up space and make the page less overwhelming/ lighter to digest.)
 
* refresh the FAQ?
 
* refresh the FAQ?
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* fix some [http://trac.osgeo.org/osgeo/query?status=new&status=assigned&status=reopened&component=WebSite&order=priority Webcom trac tickets]?
  
 
== Minutes ==
 
== Minutes ==
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See IRC Logs:
 
See IRC Logs:
  
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http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2008-05-08.log - from 10:00
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[[Category: WebCom]]
 
[[Category: WebCom]]
 
[[Category: WebCom Meeting]]
 
[[Category: WebCom Meeting]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 12 May 2008

OSGeo Website Committee Meeting

Meeting Info

Chair:  Jason
IRC:  #osgeo  For those behind firewalls Web-based IRC is available.
When:  17:00 UTC on May 8th, 2008

Agenda Items

  • website changes (see http://lists.osgeo.org/pipermail/webcom/2008-May/001665.html)
    • Remove OSGeo Download Server link (MN: I had added it since it is highly ranked in the Web stats, till Feb 2008 it was a broken link)
    • Remove Logo link (A Marketing page might be useful instead of the direct link to the logos)
    • Add RSS News Feeds info to the news_items page
    • Add links to outwards-facing committees such as Marketing and Incubation
    • Service providers and News might move up into the OSGeo Foundation menu from the Community menu. This stretches the splitting of official and Wiki content a bit, so maybe some of the pages would require an 'official' version instead
    • Remove incubation indication from project listings (MN: please keep it. It was sort of approved even by the president)
    • For sponsors we have two links on the homepage. Suggest to make an animated gif with the logos and put those on e.g. the lower right corner. That image could than link to the sponsors page. The sponsors page links to the sponsorship help page. That help page may also provide the sponsor opportunities? This allows to remove at least one (if not two) of the sponsors links in the menu.
    • From the Wiki, the logo on the top left links to the OSGeo Wiki. I (Jeroen) think that logo would better link to the official page to make that easier to find once you end up on the Wiki)
    • Add a community menu entry for "Blogs" pointing to http://planet.osgeo.org
    • Feeds:
      • should the home page(www.osgeo.org) have "link" tags in the HTML head to indicate feeds, such as http://www.osgeo.org/feed/news
      • should the "News (RSS)" link under "OSGeo Community" include the standard feed icon
      • should the "News (RSS)" link under "OSGeo Community" go to a regular webpage that in turn links to both the OSGeo feed and planet.osgeo.org, and explains the differences between them
    • IRC: should there be an "IRC (chat)" link under "OSGeo Community" that links to a page that with information about OSGeo-related IRC channels (e.g. #osgeo, #foss4g2008, #foss4g, etc), as well as a link to the TelaScience interface
  • Get a FOSS4G 2008 banner in place
  • Revitalize the spotlights effort (Comment by Jeroen: The Community Spotlights section seems virtually dead while it takes up a lot of space. We could consider (re)moving it to free up space and make the page less overwhelming/ lighter to digest.)
  • refresh the FAQ?
  • fix some Webcom trac tickets?

Minutes

See IRC Logs:

http://logs.qgis.org/osgeo/%23osgeo.2008-05-08.log - from 9:00

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