In the press. "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly outdated and incomplete documentation."

Brenda Wang brenda_wang at openmoko.org
Fri Jul 18 08:21:50 CEST 2008


I put Distributions page link on mainpage , now .
On the Join Openmoko development
Every one can find this links on
Distributions section.

Thanks for reminding.
And feel free to let me know , what else I miss?
or ???

Brenda


Stroller wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I thought to try fixing a small part of this particular problem by 
> editing the main page & adding a link to 
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions
>
> But I do not see where to put it! Perhaps it should replace the 
> "Current software stack" link to 
> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/NeoSoftwareStack ??
>
> Perhaps these 5 categories:
>   Introduction to Openmoko
>   Openmoko Products
>   Join Openmoko development
>   Openmoko community
>   Getting started with Openmoko Wiki
> should be extended with the addition of "Openmoko software"?
>
> Or perhaps I should just get my hands dirty and change the 
> "Introduction to Openmoko" to include the link to "Distributions"? As 
> a user I feel reluctant to edit the main page as I feel it "belongs" 
> to Openmoko the company or to Brenda, so you must tell me explicitly 
> if you wish me to feel free.
>
> Stroller.
>
>
>
> On 17 Jul 2008, at 20:00, steve wrote:
>
>> Brenda
>>
>>   The main page index does not address Scotts issue.
>>
>>   I second scott's criticism of the wiki. It is not organized well.
>>
>>   A good start would be a better search engine
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org
>> [mailto:community-bounces at lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Brenda Wang
>> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6:56 AM
>> To: scott at tnstaafl.net; List for Openmoko community discussion
>> Subject: Re: In the press. "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly
>> outdated and incomplete documentation."
>>
>> Hi, I am wiki full time editor of Openmoko.
>> Thank you for your opinion . I will put more effort , to make wiki 
>> more easy
>> to use.
>> And now , If you want to know what we have on wiki , Please use this 
>> Index
>> page.
>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Main_Page
>>
>> Brenda
>>
>> Scott Derrick ??:
>>> Perhaps this is what you seek?
>>>
>>>> http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Distributions
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This is a great page, one of the gems hidden in the bowels of the OM 
>>> Wiki.
>>>
>>> Its also a great example of whats wrong with the Wiki.
>>>
>>> But how do I find it?  Its not listed on the home page,  not on the
>>> FreeRunner page,  not on the getting started page?    Unless I search
>>> for exactly teh right word or combinations of words I would never know
>>> it existed... The only link I could find, after I knew it existed was
>>> Software/distributions/distributions..
>>>
>>> There has to be some kind of boiler plate format for the design and
>>> layout of the Wiki so things are easier to find. You can't rely on the
>>> search engine, it sucks..
>>>
>>> I think that was the point of the person who recommended the OpenWRT
>>> Wiki.  Its design and format was easy to use and helped you find
>>> things instead of thwarting you.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>





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