Clean up Edubuntu Homepage

Fri Jul 31 16:17:49 BST 2009

Thanks David and Ace for the advice and background info.  Please check this
page from a programmers POV and improve at will...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/GuiInstallLocalApp

David

On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 6:54 AM, Ace Suares <ace at suares.an> wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> David Groos wrote:
>
>> I'm looking for some guidance on how to name a wiki page.  I'm guessing
>> this is the base: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/ but what categories should I
>> use, and what hierarchy?  For example, here's a page I made last summer:
>> https://wiki.edubuntu.org/ManageGroups and added to in Feb 09.  Is that
>> the correct name or should it be in a category such as 'software',
>> 'management', 'pedagogy'?  This page looks great:
>> https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Edubuntu/Wiki/SiteMap.  I don't see where I
>> would put in the info, though.  I want to make a how to page on installing
>> software (such as CmapTools) on to an LTSP chroot that requires the use of a
>> graphical installer.
>>
>
> The Edubuntu/WikiSite is part of my proposal to restructure the site. It's
> like my little playground in which I try to order and structure the Wiki
> information.
>
> All user documentation should go to help.ubuntu.com. We are in the process
> of moving all user contributed documentation to help.ubuntu.com
>
> help.ubuntu.com is an entirely different wiki. Some info on how to create
> a wiki page (style guide) can be found here
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WikiGuide/Style
>
> I would name the page something like LTSPGUIInstallLocalApps and just dump
> it in help.ubuntu.com
>
> However, if you are somehow unsure, and like to have other have a look at
> it first, you might want to put it in
> https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Edubuntu/WikiSite/Incoming/NameOfYourWikiPage
>
> Then you can call for review and move it later to help.ubuntu.com
>
> Keep up the good work, David!
>
>
>
>> Thanks to the many who've recently worked on improving our wiki, and
>> ace_suares esp. for your clarion call.
>>
>> David
>>
>> PS--how come when I was on this page
>> https://wiki.edubuntu.org/Edubuntu/Wiki/SiteMap anonymously, It had the
>> cool edubuntu logo, when I logged in it became the kinda boring Ubuntu logo?
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Ace Suares <ace at suares.an <mailto:
>> ace at suares.an>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>    I for one, welcome you!
>>
>>    However, it's kind of difficult to find out what to do precisely.
>>    There is no clear goal.
>>
>>    I've bene working at it for 3 days now and not much to show for it.
>>    I can't get a grasp on what needs cleaned up and what not and how
>>    and so on.
>>
>>    I'd really appreciate some guidelines.
>>
>>    I talked with Ogra for almost an hour about specs. I feel I understand
>>    it better now but it's still not clear what to exactly do.
>>
>>    I feel I am getting frustrated again. On one hand there is this huge
>>    'the wiki needs cleaning' thing and on the other hand no clue as how to
>>    do it and what it should look like then.
>>
>>    Please advice, all of you!
>>
>>    ace
>>
>>    uwe wrote:
>>     > hello everybody,
>>     >
>>     > I have been away from edubuntu for a while. I used to teach linux to
>>     > children at our local school once a week, but my company moved and
>> it
>>     > does not work anymore.
>>     >
>>     > so now I have more free time and I would also volunteer to help
>>    with the
>>     > documentation. I am a java programmer, I know database very well,
>>    ETL,
>>     > BI and reporting specialist, I know linux and I speak multiple
>>    languages
>>     > if that is worth anything in this context.
>>     >
>>     > so if there is room where I can help - please tell me.
>>     >
>>     > rgds,
>>     >
>>     > uwe
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Am Mittwoch, den 22.07.2009, 22:14 -0400 schrieb Ace Suares:
>>     >> Dear list,
>>     >>
>>     >> I am willing to clean up the edubuntu home page. I wont' change
>>     >> style/design just the content.
>>     >>
>>     >> I propose to limit the buttons to:
>>     >>
>>     >> Home Page
>>     >> Get Started
>>     >> Downloads
>>     >> Documentation
>>     >> Get Involved (or Community)
>>     >> LTSP & Thin Clients
>>     >>
>>     >> The Edubuntu Wiki, FAQ, Using Edubuntu Glossary and Help &
>>    Support all
>>     >> go under Documentation and Community.
>>     >>
>>     >> Screenshots go under Downloads
>>     >>
>>     >>
>>     >> Get Involved will be a page with a short text how Edubuntu
>>    works. Links
>>     >> from there to documentation, where there will be documentationon
>>    how to
>>     >> get involved
>>     >>
>>     >> LTSP & Thin Clients will also link to Documentation after a short
>>     >> introduction.
>>     >>
>>     >> The home page is almost good as it is, except the four links on
>>    the bottom.
>>     >>
>>     >> What tools are used to make the homepage? Don't tell me
>>    Dreamweaver ;-)
>>     >> Who is maintainer now? Can I help you clean up the homepage as a
>>    start?
>>     >>
>>     >> ace
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