On Thursday, Jun 12, 2003, at 12:41 America/New_York, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo, Hans-Christoph Steiner hat gesagt: // Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
I think that the Developer section is actually useful as something separate from downloads and docs. I think that dev downloads and docs should be included in the downloads and docs sections respectively. The Developer section is all about who is doing what, how to join, etc., like is listed on the structure in the Wiki:
- how to join the [SourceForge project|http://pure-data.sf.net] - list of current projects/developers
I don't see this content fitting in elsewhere, except pure-data.sf.net, but I think that pure-data.org should be THE central site for all info.
But isn't this just developer information and thus does belong to Doc->Dev ? And isn't every Pd user a developer, too (of patches)?
I think having this as a separate section highlights that pd is a very open system, and that _anyone_ can join in and contribute, whether it just be a couple objects, or more substantial work. So the Developer section should be all about getting people to join the central project so that their objects become part of the central distros.
Well, maybe I'm beginning to see your point. So we have bascially two target audiences: Pd users and Pd developers. Of course both groups mix. In the interest of de-cluttering the navigation, how about moving the "Members" entry in the tabs a stage deeper in favour of a "Community" tab up front. Community could host Exchange, blog/forum, list of Members, list of developers, of musicians using Pd,...?
The "How to Join" could be under 'Docs', but I think it would be more effective as its own section. Every pd user is a developer, and I think we should highlight that and encourage people to share their code. When code gets established, it would be great to have it in the CVS, and that's why I think having a separate 'Development' or 'Developers' section would be useful. We could fit this content elsewhere, but I think we are making a statement: getting developers to share their work is very important.
As for 'Community', it is a handy bucket to put those things in, but I am wondering, if someone was looking for help, would they think to click on the 'Community' link? I originally thought that a 'Getting Help' section should be there, but I guess it doesn't fit in. But one section that I think we can get rid of is 'About Pd' I think it should be under 'Docs'.
.hc