Extensions/website/Minutes/2007-06

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2007-06-21

10:00–12:00 CEST

Attendees

• Bettina Haberer
• Joachim Lingner
• Jürgen Schmidt
• Kai Sommerfeld
• Martin Damboldt
• Stefan Taxhet
• Thorsten Bosbach

Minute Taker: ST next (MD, TBO, BH, JSC,KSO, ST)

Action Items

• How could an update feed be generated on the extensions.services.opennoffice.org site? (TBO, In progress)
• Redesign the extensions.services.openoffice.org site (STS, In progress)
• Establish a new virtual host on the same server as our extensions repository to handle the updates of extensions (TBO, In progress)
• Extend Extension Manager to use default extension update URL contained in version.ini for update pings (JL, new)
• Provide extensions update URL that is to put into version.ini of 2.3 (TBO, In progress)
• Provide document describing the benefits of OXT over Non-OXT as target for "Developer Resources" (JSC, open, due 2007-07-05)
• Prepare Mock-ups for Improved Site (STS)
• Prepare Notification of Extension Owners about Site (ST)
• Prepare Documentation for Users as tagrget for "User Resources" (BH)
• Ensure that string “Download more extensions...” gets changed to “Get more extension...” (JL, done)
• Implement “Type” for repository items (TBO, done)

Topics

• We would like to push OXT as the preferred format
• Owners of Extensions mentioned on the Wiki Page could be notified about the availability of the extension site
• Comments during quick review of site home page:

version of extension should be visible in the items listed in overview

non-published extensions shouldn't be listed

update feed should promote most recent version only

OXT extensions will be promoted with oxt icon in overview

• Comments during quick walkthrough of the submission of an extension:

the term “project” will be replaced by “extension”

a label for the “extension class” is still to be found

the provider logo is upload only (no link)

upload of an extension leads to validation of fields; email is mandatory but has been removed from the form

Stella will provide some draft mock-ups for improved usability and branding of the site.

Thorsten will focus on the update feed for extensions and work on the results of the branding discussion then.