[General] Project Description for Wiki Homepage

Jared Rhine jared at wordzoo.com
Wed Jul 11 13:18:00 PDT 2007


Mimi Yin wrote:
> The Wiki Homepage should be more 
> of a Pro-JECT description than a Pro-DUCT description.

Ok, makes sense.

> Things in here that aren't in the product description:
> + Open source and standards-based are front and center now
> + What category of software we're in: Following Ted's example and using 
> personal information manager (again).
> + Target user group: Small groups that need to collaborate
> + Specifically calls out Chandler Desktop, Chandler Server and Chandler 
> Sharing Service as separate components
> + What kinds of items we support in Preview
> + An explanation of where we're at with email.
> + Goals for Preview are more explicit and include growing our community!
> + Longer-term goals with extensibility etc.

This is a good list and is more extensive than the "about this wiki" 
charaterization I just gave the page in another response.

> The copy is up on the wiki already (since the Homepage hasn't actually 
> been pushed out yet). I will leave it there and update with additions, 
> edits accordingly.

I think the page could still live where it is comfortably without moving.

One alternative I just thought of is just shorten it slightly to 
"Product/ChandlerProject".

And "Main/WebHome" is there if you really want it though I still shy 
away for unarticulated reasons.

-- Jared



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