[ZWeb] Newbie thoughts on zope.org re-org

[Robert Rottermann]

And now I go build upon your product and create an enhanced replacement. Or
I just use your product as a base for a new one.

Should I then go to your product, and add an indicator saying that it is
replaced by a better one?
Or for the second example that there is a product that elaborates on this
and this feature?

actually I think this would be a good thing

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Hungate" <adrian@haqa.co.uk>
To: "alan runyan" <runyaga@runyaga.com>; "Michael Twomey"
<michael.twomey@sun.com>; <Zope-web@zope.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ZWeb] Newbie thoughts on zope.org re-org


> alan runyan said:
> >
> > > * I'm still having problems finding Products/howtos. They are
presented
> > > as far too long a list and aren't easily searchable. Its a bit
> > > frustrating to search for a product, download it, try it out for a
> > > while, run into a problem, search the lists and find that the product
> > > has been replaced by something else (ok extreme example).
> >
> > not really an extreme example.  but I believe having some sort of
> packaging
> > system could help out.  we should come up with a Zope OOTB Certified
label
> > that can be put on Products that can be installed w/o programming
> > intervention.  I have always been a fan of 'certifying' products.
> > Especially when it comes to RDBMS -- which Postgres Adapter should I
use?
> > This could also lead to people being more organized on, 'things to do to
> > make this product OOTB certified'  .... just throwing out ideas
>
> Ok, it must be this cold medication, but my brain is running clearer than
> usual at the moment (or something).
>
> A comment here made me think of my own product set on the current
> www.zope.org where I have one product (PatchKit) that includes and
> completely replaces another (TextConvert), but for historical
completeness,
> and because others might find the code interesting, instructional (or at
> least very amusing) I want to keep TextConvert online. I have added a
> property to my products, and written a page to distinguish between current
> and obsoleted products, but it would be very useful to both product
authors,
> and product browsers/uesrs to see:
> 1) If a product is current or obsoleted
> 2) What product(s) have replaced this one
>
> I assume this would be done within the Products Product (If you see what I
> mean), but I have not see the code so I don't know what would be
involved...
>
> My thoughts would be something like a select list of all your products
with
> the word <NONE> at the top labled something like "Obsoleted by" or
"Replaced
> by".
>
> Just a medication induced thought :)
>
> Adrian...
>
> --
> Adrian Hungate
>
> All views expressed in this email are those of the whole world, however
some
> people don't realise this yet.
>
>
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