[webteam] radical simplicity

[Sander Devrieze]

2008/5/24 Robert Martinez <mail at mray.de>:
> Sander Devrieze wrote:
>>>
>>> In my eyes this is pretty clear. We are the ones to do the talking and
>>> showing here!
>>> We need to tell people about their freedom,
>>>
>>
>> People are not interested in this
>>
>
> that's why we need to tell it.

Strange logic :D

>>> We need to show how things in the xmpp world work,
>>>
>>
>> People are not interested in this; it only should work and then
>> they'll be happy. Note that the definition of "work" is that of the
>> user of XMPP software; if he thinks it does not work because he can't
>> chat with people on a walled garden network, he is right.
>>
>>
>
> I'm not interested in this. (Off topic)

It's not off topic: if you don't give the people you target with the
website what they want, the website never can become successful in
accomplishing its goals.

<snip>
>> IMO jabber.org should act like an umbrella to promote the XMPP brand:
>> * no documentation at all (client projects can do that better)
>> * few text
>> * lots of up to date screenshots of clients (not older than the latest
>> release)
>> * lists of XMPP clients, XMPP compatible services, XMPP servers, XMPP
>> libs,...
>> * links to XMPP projects
>>
>
> That's what I said - I guess you want to say we do need drupal for this,
> too?

We don't need anything: what tool(s) are used is irrelevant; the
important thing is having the right content.

>> * an XMPP button programme (idea: XMPP projects and XMPP services can
>> put a button on their website that links to a page on jabber.org, this
>> page presents the user with basic information about interoperability
>> and it links to lists of compatible software and services)
>>
>
> If we do our job right this will happen automatically.

Nothing happens automatically; someone has to do this.

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-- 
Mvg, Sander Devrieze.