Re: some thoughts on the OFBIZ.org site redesign

Posted by Tim Ruppert on Jun 23, 2006; 9:07pm
URL: http://ofbiz.116.s1.nabble.com/some-thoughts-on-the-OFBIZ-org-site-redesign-tp168708p168712.html

Thanks so much for the kind words, Si - we were glad to be of service.

As for your comments on the website redesign, we couldn't be more in
agreement with what you laid out here.  Looking forward to getting the
discussion rolling.

Cheers,
Tim

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Si Chen wrote:

> David, Tim, Mike, et al-
>
> I'm really excited about the OFBIZ.org site redesign and think this'll
> be great for the project.  I just had a couple of thoughts about it:
>
> 1.  It should be more "visual" but not overly graphical or fancy with
> flash or images, etc.  I think open sourcers are looking for
> information, and something that looks overly commercial would not be
> right.
>
> 2.  We should play up more about the sites, products, and projects
> that use OFBiz.  It's really great how many major commercial sites,
> products, and open source projects use OFBiz, and that should give us
> more credibility.
>
> 3.  Above all, we should talk about what OFBiz stands for -- what are
> the core values or principles of the project, both technically and
> culturally, and why they are better for the developers and users of
> OFBiz.  I think people try open source because it's free, use it
> because it works for them, but then get passionate about it because
> they identify with its values and ideals, so it's really important
> than we communicate ours clearly.  For example, we just discussed the
> roles and responsibilities of our committers on the DEV list.  I think
> we should have information like that and then explain to newbies what
> that really means.  We should similarly discuss what the philosophy
> behind the framework and applications are and then explain why it's
> great.
>
> Again, I'm very excited about the site redesign and the new logo and
> really appreciate your work on this.
>
> Si