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 "The OpenMoko wiki - a tangled pile of mostly outdated and incomplete documentation."

Fri Jul 18 08:46:42 CEST 2008

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 outdated and incomplete documentation."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
>>>>>>>>