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 "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly outdated and incomplete documentation."

[Brenda Wang]

Yes, these tree parts is the core of wiki.
The most important .

Brenda

steve wrote:
> Organizing the wiki is a monumental task.
>
> My suggestion for the front page was three categories as opposed to your 5
>
> 1. Products.
> 2. Developer resources.
> 3. Community.
>
> No system will be perfect and no organization of data will suit everyone
> since we all carve
> The world up in different ways.
>
> That said, I would not object to the 5 categories you suggest.
>
> The biggest issue is the massive amount of knowledge the community generates
> about the devices.
>
> This knowledge needs to be structured and disseminated.
>
> Easier said than done.
>
>
>  
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stroller [mailto:stroller at stellar.eclipse.co.uk] 
> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:19 PM
> To: List for Openmoko community discussion
> Cc: steve; Brenda Wang
> Subject: Re: In the press. "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly
> outdated and incomplete documentation."
>
> 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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