Projects vs products?

[lloyd at foolswisdom.com]

On 5/1/06, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt at canonical.com> wrote:

Thank you for the friendly response Matthew. I created a few bugs ;-)

> On May 2, 2006, at 12:39 PM, lloyd at foolswisdom.com wrote:
> >
> > Projects vs products seem to be a re-occurring open source identity
> > crisis that also finds itself in launchpad.
> >
> > Products are defined at https://launchpad.net/products
> >
> > Projects seems to be used in the main page introduction text and in
> > the FAQ. Right below that is 'Search for products' and 'Featured
> > products'.
>
> Yes, the introductory text is misleading.

not clear how to register my product
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42624

Launchpad home page, misuse of "project" in Support Ticket Tracker intro
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42644


> > Aside, I am not sure why title capitalization is not used on this page
> > except for the main title, and the 'Other services' ?
>
> The "Welcome to The Launchpad" capitalization is a recently-introduced
> inconsistency that I haven't had time to fix yet.

Use title capitalization, or at least be consistent on Lanchpad front page
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42519


> > My personal favorite confusion is achieved while viewing
> > https://launchpad.net/projects
>
> Projects are actually defined on that page, though maybe you didn't
> notice the definition because it's in a box down the side.

Products page and projects page describe the term in different
locations (layout).
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42646


> That the
> form on the Projects page says "Search products" instead of "Search
> projects" is a recently-introduced bug.

Search projects field is labeled "Search products"
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42633


> > Though I typed in the link directly, so I am not sure what pages lead
> > there.
>
> The Projects page is linked to from the "Launchpad" menu in the top
> left corner of each page, as well as from the "Projects" link next to
> it on the page for any particular project. It's quite understandable
> that you didn't notice either of those; most Web users don't. :-)

Oh, I see now. That is a user interaction bug as it has zero discoverability.
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42519

Funny, I actually did a google search on links to the projects search
and could not figure out why there were so many hits. A Find in page
does not find 'project'. I guess I could have looked at the page
source.


Other related bug:

Product search on other services "products" does not result in
Lanchpad being listed
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42642

'Learn more...' for items on the home page may be a misnomor
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/42638
*misnomer

Product page should prioritize information and commands better
https://launchpad.net/products/launchpad/+bug/29777


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