From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 7 01:41:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DAE8D16A4CE; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 01:41:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from phantom.cris.net (phantom.cris.net [212.110.130.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96B2C43D31; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 01:41:54 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from phantom@FreeBSD.org.ua) Received: from phantom.cris.net (phantom@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phantom.cris.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i378fCZI035305; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:41:13 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from phantom@FreeBSD.org.ua) Received: (from phantom@localhost) by phantom.cris.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i378fCsN035304; Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:41:12 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from phantom) Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 11:41:12 +0300 From: Alexey Zelkin To: Josef El-Rayes Message-ID: <20040407084112.GA35059@phantom.cris.net> References: <20040401102823.GA304@jenny.daemon.li> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040401102823.GA304@jenny.daemon.li> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE i386 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [call for participation] contributor needed X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 08:41:57 -0000 hi, On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 12:28:23PM +0200, Josef El-Rayes wrote: > i am currently working on an xml conversion of the > commercial pages. the code is 95% ready, but what i > need is someone who helps me converting the entries > from the old format in the new one. > this can either be accomplished by a skript that parses > the old format and converts it into the new one. or > by manual work. Well. I did not asked you to do it (xml conversion), didn't I ? :-) But since you started with this task I have remembered my ideas then I was about to do it by myself. If we are going to change format of datafiles, it would be nice to have some more data added into xml and add more features in order to make commercial gallery more user friendly. 1. Split/add following information into separate entries (for each company): contact email, phone, fax, etc? And print it each on new line after printing of company description. All these entries should be optional. 2. Add "product" entity. I.e. each company may have "company description" and "few" products. Each "product" should have name, description, web reference, and email. 3. Each company need to have internal (i.e. not published on site) information about contact person and last updated date. 4. It would be nice to have "by product" listing generated as well. 5. Consulting vendors should be divided into "countries", not "continents". 6. More? Then we need to contact all companies got listed on the site in order to request updating/reviewing information there. If company is "died", it should be removed from site. This is most complex and longer task, but we have to do it anyway. PS: I also think we need to slowly start with conversion. And it can be achieved by creating "www/en/ncommercial" directory not connected to the build (or connected but not linked from anywhere). Then it gets ready we'll just add "WEBDIR=commercial" to its Makefile and it will be installing into 'commercial' directory in destination site. -- /* Alexey Zelkin && Independent Contractor */ /* phantom(at)FreeBSD.org && http://www.FreeBSD.org/java */ /* phantom(at)cris.net && http://www.FreeBSD.org.ua/ */