[Ubuntu-be] Website discussion

[Pierre Buyle]

Hi,

The deadline and the proposed content for the Dapper release seems
perfect to me. After that, adding resources list and belgian specific
howtos should be the next goal. Having a ubuntu distribution points
map (in the "How to acquire Ubuntu" section) is also good goal for the
Dapper release. Google Map is not very usefull in Belgium with is low
resolution (in map or satellite view) but it's better than nothing.

CMS Made Simple and Plone have been proposed as CMS. I proposed myself
for webmastering but I don't have any plone/python experience, so
Plone is probably not a solution if I'm the one to maintain it.
Anyway, it's probably too much for our needs. I don't know about CMS
Made Simple but it seems ok for the job. However I think we may also
look at Joomla! (community fork from Mambo - www.joomla.org). I hope
to be able to try test installations of Joomla! and CMS-MS this week
end.

P.

On 3/3/06, Lionel Dricot <ploum at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> I suggest the following schedule :
>
> - for friday 10th, the official webmaster, the host and the CMS is
> choosen. (it's just to have a deadline so we don't discuss this for 3
> months)
> - One week before Dapper release, we must have a good-looking website
> (even if it's not complete) so we can polish it for Dapper release.
>
> Now, contents (or how I see what we have talked about at the meeting ):
>
> - First page : a little welcome word in three or four languages.
>
> For each language :
>
> - Main page : What is Ubuntu and Ubuntu-be
> - Announcement and presse release
> - How to acquire Ubuntu (download and shipit)
> - Ubuntu support (with links to a forum, IRC chan)
> - Contact us
>
> That's, IMHO, the most important things we need to have for the Dapper
> release. I agree with Jan that Dapper must be our priority goal.
>
> What is missing but, IMHO, not a priority for Dapper ?
>
> - A ressources list. (if you agree with this idea of course).
> - Belgian Ubuntu Howto (someone raises this great idea during the
> meeting. Maybe it must be in Ubuntu support ? )
> - a planet. Not sure we need one but it's always funny ;-)
>
> Thanks for all the propositions and for the ubuntulinux.be domain :-)
>
> Lionel
>
> Le jeudi 02 mars 2006 à 12:06 +0100, François Schoubben a écrit :
> > Pierre Buyle a écrit :
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I probably can help with the website, so add me in the website team.
> > > And if nobody with more motiviation comes up, I can also be the main
> > > webmaster. Like many people here (I guess), I've past experience with
> > > different CMS engine, mostly using PHP+MySQL. Namely phpNuke,
> > > postnuke, nucleuscms, PmWiki and some others I forgot about.
> > >
> > > Concerning the choice of a CMS, it seems to me that a (light)
> > > requirements analysis is the first thing to do (eg: which features are
> > > needed and why, how will the site be structured, etc.). Almost every
> > > CMS (except specialised one) can fit to what I've read about the
> > > Ubuntu-be site. Refinement of the needs could probably lead to a wiser
> > > choice.

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