[Compcomm] My ideas (for the record)

[Guillaume Seguin]

2007/6/15, Michael Roy <michael.roy1 at yahoo.com>:
> If the subdomains idea is the one we use, and
> personally, I think it is a fantastic idea, we could
> even, I suppose, call it compcomm.compiz.org for now.
> We could create a front page with a "we need a name
> announcement," create some temporary artwork, with,
> say, a big tacky question mark image in place of an
> icon.
>
> A newsfeed could be added to compiz.org, linking to
> compcomm.compiz.org and explaining the need for a
> name.  The new, organized name poll could take place
> in forum(s).compiz.org.  With all of the
> organizational details taken care of _ahead of time_
> then there would be no confusion about what people are
> voting for.  Additionally, there would be fewer issues
> with prior trademarks, and there would be no issues
> with finding domain names for any name idea.
>
> Plus, with some major organizational changes to the
> web site, "average user" will be excited about
> compositing again, and be inspired to generate some
> great name ideas and artwork.
>

Sounds great!

> (What I am suggesting is that, if this particular
> solution is agreed upon, the name poll be postponed
> until the organizational changes are made, so that the
> buzz is back at the right time).  Changing the
> subdomain name after the poll's results should be
> trivial, right?
>

Yeah it is ;) The whole thing sounds great!

> --- RYX <ryx at ryxperience.com> wrote:
>
> > Am Freitag, den 15.06.2007, 18:45 +0100 schrieb Mike
> > Dransfield:
> > > Matt Russell wrote:
> > > > How about we choose a name (by whichever method
> > is decided to be the
> > > > most appropriate), and have the "new project's"
> > site at
> > > > <name>.compiz.org.
> > > >
> > > > That way we could have the joint forums at
> > forums.compiz.org and two
> > > > websites all at compiz.org, making it obvious
> > that the new project is
> > > > kind of part of compiz.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I think that sounds like a great idea, it solves a
> > lot of the problems
> > > as far as I can see.
> > Me, too. This is somehow what I aimed at with the
> > idea of
> > "compiz-flavors" - multiple sub-projects under
> > compiz.org as the
> > parent-project. And thus, all information integrated
> > into one
> > website ... all users in one community. That would
> > be like a dream come
> > true!
> >
> > >
> > > Then someone can define a 'project' and then they
> > can get a
> > > subdomain and then host it wherever they like.
> > Or we just add a forum/category "Community
> > Enhancements" and each
> > project can get its own subforum (and maybe a
> > subdomain). (@delfick:
> > This would be a very good usecase for the subforums
> > ... you convinced
> > me :D)
> >
> > >
> > > I would be interested in a python.compiz.org
> > subdomain myself
> > > for the python documentation and information,
> > something to
> > > encourage python developers to use Linux and come
> > help us
> > > too.  I was going to register compiz-python.org,
> > but python.compiz.org
> > > would be better.
> > Good idea. :)
> >
> > >
> > > We could even have special shared subdomains which
> > could
> > > be specially for high traffic release
> > announcements, anyone of
> > > the sub projects can use this and make sure that
> > it survives
> > > any sort of traffic load.  We had a problem with
> > forum uptime
> > > because a well meaning user linked a forum post on
> > digg.
> > >
> > > We should also tweak the plugin development
> > section of the
> > > forum so that it is more of a plugin announcement
> > section.
> > > Each plugin can specify which sub project it
> > belongs to so
> > > that people can find more information easily.
> > I can additionally add the plugins-tab to the layout
> > as soon as we have
> > some pages with info about the core-plugins (and
> > hopefuly also for the
> > third-party ones from Mike, Danny, Robert, Dennis,
> > Erkin and all the
> > others).
> > The plugin-template for the wiki ( see here for more
> > info:
> > http://forum.compiz.org/viewtopic.php?t=812 ) also
> > shows in which
> > package a plugin can be found, but we could of
> > course extend it to also
> > show a link to the right project-subforum.
> >
> > Rico
> > >
> > >
> > > > Matt
> > > >
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