Mailing-List: contact cloudstack-dev-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
Reply-To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
Received-SPF: neutral (athena.apache.org: local policy)
MIME-Version: 1.0
In-Reply-To: <CD4A9A5E.8A74%chiradeep.vittal@citrix.com>
References: 
 <93099572B72EB341B81A644E134F240B012F747FE693@SJCPMAILBOX01.citrite.net>
 <CD4A9A5E.8A74%chiradeep.vittal@citrix.com>
From: David Nalley <david@gnsa.us>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:39:07 -0500
Message-ID: 
 <CAKprHVb1XVJxVb=V5yxBtWi3d+=BE0k_ZVHBEMURH2EUpmpYzw@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Discuss]Apache wedbsite redesign
To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org
Cc: "cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org"
 <cloudstack-users@incubator.apache.org>,
	"cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org"
 <cloudstack-marketing@incubator.apache.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

>
> I'm not a Windows8 user, but.. From a marketing perspective, there's
> perhaps 3 calls for action?
> - Do you want to know what CloudStack is? Go here
> - Do you want to contribute? Go here
> - Do you want to report a bug? Go here
> - Get started? Download here
>
> Most project sites devote most space to blurbing on how great / easy /
> featureful the project is. The Get started is usually highlighted as well.
> The rest of the stuff is usually smaller?
>

Yes - our objectives (at least in my mind) should be (in this order):
- Make people aware of what it is/does
- Get them to consume (download - documentation)
- Get them involved (filing bugs, submitting patches, etc)

--David