Re: Improving the Drill website

[Jacques Nadeau <ja...@apache.org>]

Hey Everybody,

Great feedback here.  Guys at MapR have tried to address some of these
issues and I'll try to get this posted tomorrow as part of the 0.4 release.
 From there we can continue to iterate.


On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Yash Sharma <ya...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Got some time to have a deeper look at the website,
> Adding few thoughts and minor corrections/improvements :
>
> 1. Handout text in Get Involved:
> Weekly Google Hangout - First Tuesday of each month (Next hangout: August
> 5th) 10:00am PDT
> <https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/event/ci4rdiju8bv04a64efj5fedd0lc>
> Should be "Monthly Google Hangout"
>
> 2. How to contribute link in Get Involved:
> - 2.1: The link points to how to wiki contribute page (
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/DRILL/Contributing) - which
> still points to the old list of drill functions. This is the new list by
> Mehant :
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgAGbQ6asvQ-dDRrUUxVSVlMVXRtanRoWk9JcHgteUE&usp=sharing#gid=0
> Don't have permissions to edit the page myself.
>
> - 2.2: Good to have link to 'contribution ideas' on same page - Beginners
> would find everything on the same page:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/DRILL/Apache+Drill+Contribution+Ideas
>
>
>  3. Incorrect/Temporary Links
> All links in Documentation & Meetup section point to the contribution page
> (
> http://shlshk.com/apachedrill/content/drill/community.html#)
>
> Will add on to the list if I find something else.
>
> Overall: Great new UI. Loved It !!
>
> Peace,
> Yash
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 9:11 PM, Jason Altekruse <altekrusejason@gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Just a quick note if we are thinking of posting this soon. When I
> designed
> > the site we are currently using someone at Apache quickly noticed that I
> > did not include nofollow attributes on outgoing links. We should make
> sure
> > that these are added before posting the new site.
> >
> > -Jason
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 10:37 AM, Jim Scott <js...@maprtech.com> wrote:
> >
> > > +1
> > >
> > > Additionally, not all the links in the menu work.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:42 AM, Michael Hausenblas <
> > > michael.hausenblas@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >> +1, it is an improvement. Two notes:
> > >>
> > >> * Also see the ghost effect (Chrome 36.0.1985.125 on MacOS 10.9.4)
> > >> * In a few places I see weird characters, such as on the landing page
> > >> (see attached screenshot, between ‘Parquet.’ and ‘Apache')
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Cheers,
> > >> Michael
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Michael Hausenblas
> > >> Ireland, Europe
> > >> http://mhausenblas.info/
> > >>
> > >> On 29 Jul 2014, at 23:07, Jacques Nadeau <ja...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Hey Guys,
> > >>
> > >> MapR marketing was kind enough to put together a refresh to the
> existing
> > >> Drill website to go along with the 0.4 release.  I think that the
> > changes
> > >> do a great job of better representing the what and why of Drill and I
> > >> suggest we post them.
> > >>
> > >> Rather than getting into a long discussion about subjective design
> > >> aesthetics, I propose that you answer one simple question: "*Is this
> an
> > >> improvement over what we have today?*"  If you do, let's post it.
> > >>
> > >> Once posted, for those that are really motivated (as opposed to just
> > >> having
> > >> a passing interest), additional JIRAs can be opened and people can
> raise
> > >> their hand to contribute additional improvements.  This way we won't
> get
> > >> mired in this discussion when there are so many other important things
> > on
> > >> which we should focus.
> > >>
> > >> How does that sound?
> > >>
> > >> You can find the updated pages here:
> > >> http://shlshk.com/apachedrill/content/drill/index.html
> > >>
> > >> thanks,
> > >> Jacques
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >  *Jim Scott*
> > > Director, Enterprise Strategy & Architecture
> > > +1 (347) 746-9281
> > >
> > >  <http://www.mapr.com/>
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> > >
> >
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