Re: Proposal for a new website

> Hi all,
>
> a very bad person has hijacked the thread of Bharat about Git. To take
> him in the right way, I start a new thread here ;-)
>
> It seems that some people agree that the "web presence" of the project
> must be re-worked for a better consistency and visibility. As a starting
> point for the discussion, I present the way I imagine it.
>
>
> ==== WHAT ====
> A public website : www.galleryproject.org
>     It is a "store" for the project. There should be :
>      - news
>      - forum
>      - documentation for the user (installation, how to use, FAQ)
>      - download
>      - access to demo
>
> A development website : dev.galleryproject.org
>     This is the place that concentrate everything about development. The
>     intented audience is the core team, the plugins developers, the
>     themes developers, and people just interested to look at the code.
>     There should be :
>       - a wiki (No user info here, only API, roadmap, ...)
>       - a bug tracker
>       - a code browser
>
> A VCS : git.galleryproject.org
>
> A demo : demo.galleryproject.org
>     A clean installation of the lastest version. It must be resetted
>     each hour to avoid squatting. (some of the more popular themes could
>     be added to the demo ?)
>
> A forge : forge.galleryproject.org
>     The goal is to group projects that turn around Gallery :
>      - parallels branches (Windows, PgSQL, ...)
>      - popular plugins and themes ?
>
>     The projects in the forge have their own wiki/bug tracker (it is
>     important that bugs introduced by theses projects are not in the
>     main bug tracker, it's up to the maintainer to follow up the ticket
>     to the core team)
>
>
> ==== WHO ====
> There is a need for some skills :
>  - Web design : create an identity for the project and adapt it for the
>    differents websites
>
>  - Web development : integrate the differents applications, may be some
>    specific development
>
>  - System administration : manage the server, DNS, and backups, install
>    the applications
>
>
> ==== HOW ====
> Depending of the resources of the project :
>  - a dedicated server : it will handle all the services, everything
>    needed could be installed
>
>  - take the services where there are : there is no cost but it will be
>    difficult to do good integration
>
>
> ==== MY POINT OF VIEW ====
> It is probably clear that I'm in favor of a server that can be totally
> managed, it will help to have something consistant.
>
> The homepage must be clear and efficient : a quick presentation, the
> last news and two big button "Try" (-> demo) and "Download". It should
> not be longest than a screen (no scrollbar)
>
> There must be no bridge between the public website and the two others
> except ONE link in the menu (eg: "Development | Forge"). This way, the
> end-user won't be lost in the dev except if he wanted it.
>
> The sites must have the same design but must be clearly distinguable.
> For example : three colors themes, and three logo (the main logo and two
> adapted for dev and forge)
>
> A shared authentication system would be great. This way, the same login
> is valid for the forum, the bugtracker, and git (with a validation for
> git, of course)
>
>
> Waiting for feedback and candidatures...
>
>
> Greetings.
>
>
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