[OSGeo-Discuss] Gentle reminder reg: Project selection on the new website draft

[Jeffrey Johnson]

Bingo. 1) is fixed. http://osgeo.getinteractive.nl/projects/ ...
Hopefully they can add the default filter tomorrow.

On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
> Just got off the phone with the vendor. They are going to do 2 things ASAP.
>
> 1) Add the badge. Its actually there, but is not showing for some reason.
> 2) Add a filter in the megamenu for the type of project, and have the
> OSGeo filter checked initially so ONLY OSGeo projects are showing for
> now.
>
> From here we can discuss the path forward.
>
> I encourage all of you to try the "Choose a Project" wizard ... with
> the understanding that its not all working yet ... but we *really*
> want to get this part right and funnel people new to OSGeo right at
> this Wizard to help them find what they need.
>
> Feel free to file new issues in GitHub. Angelos will take care of
> filing one about how to sort appropriately.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 7:00 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm not sure at all, but it was a suggestion.
>>
>> Can someone open a ticket on the github so we can have a discussion there.
>>
>> There are 2 issues.
>>
>> 1) We need to be able to identify which are OSGeo incubated projects
>> vs others. This is a technical issue that will get solved quickly (see
>> my previous mail with links)
>> 2) We need a way to sort/order/rank projects when many are displayed.
>> This is a philosophical decision we will have to make as a group and
>> then implement technically.
>>
>> I have no pre-conceptions as to what we should do for 2), but I would
>> like us to do it with as big of a pool of projects as possible. It
>> makes sense to me to carefully go through ALL the workshops and
>> presentations from FOSS4G and make sure *every* project represented in
>> this set has a corresponding presence on the site. This is what I mean
>> by Big Tent thinking.
>>
>> Happy to be having this discussion ... it means no-one is so bothered
>> by the stretched logos etc ... and assume that will get fixed :)
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:52 AM, María Arias de Reyna
>> <delawen+osgeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Are you sure ordering by rank is a good idea (whatever the rank is)?
>>> That leaves small projects behind...
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I should also point out that it has been suggested that we have a way
>>>> to 'rank' projects in these pages somehow that indicates their
>>>> popularity ... for instance when we have a page of all OSGeo projects
>>>> like the one linked below. Perhaps we can use the number of GitHub
>>>> stars or some objective metric to accomplish this?
>>>>
>>>> http://osgeo.getinteractive.nl/choose-a-project/mapping-and-cartography/desktop-mapping/
>>>>
>>>> Also, we have alot of work to do to make the "Choose a Project" wizard
>>>> work properly, but its one part of the site that is *very* important
>>>> to us. Please keep an eye on this section and we encourage feedback
>>>> ... but understand its not working to our satisfaction yet either.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:47 AM, Jeffrey Johnson <ortelius at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 6:43 AM, Moritz Lennert
>>>>> <mlennert at club.worldonline.be> wrote:
>>>>>> On 16/08/17 15:29, Jeffrey Johnson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Note that several of these issues are on the list to be discussed with
>>>>>>> the vendor today.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is also the issue of actual OSGeo projects that simply havent
>>>>>>> responded to various requests for input. I've had to just add them in
>>>>>>> myself so they are there and can be hooked up to the choose a project
>>>>>>> wizard. What do we do about projects that have simply atrophied, but
>>>>>>> are still considered OSGeo projects?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I *really* want us to adopt the mantra of "Bigger tent, more
>>>>>>> people/groups/projects under it" ... Small tent thinking wont get us
>>>>>>> very far.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not sure that I've read a lot of small tent thinking. Most comments were
>>>>>> about priorities in the way projects are displayed on the OSGeo website, not
>>>>>> about excluding non-OSGeo (understood here as projects that have not
>>>>>> undergone a formal process to be labeled) projects from the website.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I agree that the current website does not correspond to what I would expect.
>>>>>> I also am guilty of not having reacted earlier (although you have to admit
>>>>>> that the actual form of the website with actual project descriptions has
>>>>>> only been available to us in the last days). I personally would also plead
>>>>>> for highlighting OSGeo projects more than what the current form does.
>>>>>
>>>>> Again, this is the very first item on the list for our meeting in 15
>>>>> minutes with the vendor.
>>>>>
>>>>> One technical thing to note. For some reason the 'cards' on the
>>>>> homepage do NOT yet show the badge for the type of project, but the
>>>>> final pages of the Choose a project Wizard do. Check these 2 pages to
>>>>> see what I mean.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://osgeo.getinteractive.nl/projects/
>>>>> http://osgeo.getinteractive.nl/choose-a-project/publish/content-management/
>>>>>
>>>>> Note the latter has the badge in the upper right corner.
>>>>>
>>>>> We will get these badges on the main projects pages ASAP today and
>>>>> that should help further the conversation.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> This does not diminish in any way my profound respect and awe in front of
>>>>>> what the team has been able to pull off. I think the reactions on the list
>>>>>> just show how important this work is for everyone !
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Moritz
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