Clean up Edubuntu Homepage

[David Van Assche]

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On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 5:44 AM, David Groos <djgroos at gmail.com> 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.
>
> 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> 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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