From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "PJ Hyett" Subject: git-scm.com (was Re: Git graph on GitHub) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:18:09 -0700 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Oct 15 12:19:54 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Kq3Tn-0006b4-UW for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:19:48 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753361AbYJOKSM (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:18:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753375AbYJOKSL (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:18:11 -0400 Received: from wa-out-1112.google.com ([209.85.146.182]:26962 "EHLO wa-out-1112.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753359AbYJOKSK (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:18:10 -0400 Received: by wa-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id v27so1429815wah.21 for ; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:18:09 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=lJcVdEEXZPwgkvd0zshC0xtRxIMVQqsy9Ct2F9Uv858=; b=DyQR4TzjvYVLbt6rL0V9P9KEAPoBKJX+Jgx6XEoROCeCm6QTDuNLABqQkd1jJAn7eP 29cpn7g8+AZXQMS26/QfD8UyqObX8Bmpzix1zHIXqaEO3PR8PiVxjN5VGOJ0YAEfWo6+ X2MEqwJtRSFkAtC/4oRuSfnSgjk1oQSk9ybkM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=T7MDeHrQ/j0o+RI4yC/fBxU0c6x44+Vd1BmervOLcOAQ++Lx2t0vbp073nAvRkwh1r sWRCleZjGOv1PkVwjw10dvAQ4kYurEouctCEcXMUL+jRa6bgE74gxfUYIIXQOuTeyS0b VFj7nZs64vYLBRRQ1jEQb3GwPxdZ2KiLi6Au0= Received: by 10.114.103.4 with SMTP id a4mr558908wac.172.1224065889220; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:18:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.114.74.2 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:18:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: > One nitpick regarding your git.git mirror: I doubt that people here > ("the community") consider git-scm.com to be "the git homepage". I don't > want to go into the reasons and start a pointless thread, but since > git-scm.com is a fork of git.or.cz pointing to the latter (the root) > should make everyone happy. Hi Michael, I'll go ahead and start a pointless thread along with the reasons provided via answers to the 2008 Git Survey[1]: 43) What could be improved on the Git homepage(s)? * Use git-scm.com instead of git.or.cz as the default homepage * Learn from git-scm.com. Make it more newbie-friendly. More focus on documentation * Better graphical design/organization - new(?) git-scm.com looks better * Look at git-scm.com :) * Cleaner design, better organization (http://git-scm.com/ is a good start). * Design - git-scm.com is superior compared to git.or.cz. Also the first one is more user-friendly having exposed more important things for users rather for experienced veterans who want to download most current git release. * I like what Scott Chacon has done with http://git-scm.com * I prefer Scot Chacons rewrite, but mostly just it's look and feel. The original site is perfectly functional; though it could do with better documentation. * git-scm.com * git-scm.com is a great example of some light improvement. I do think that the online man-page navigation is a little annoying, having to revert to find in the browser to get to the right spot on the page. An alternate alphabetical listing might help. * Don't put everything on the first page, it is a little confusing. Create categories, like download, documentation, About git and at least a dedicated page for each of these categories. I think the "design" could also be improved. I saw a proposition not long ago aboutr a new git homepage on the mailing list: www.git-scm.com. I think this site is easier to navigate and thus makes it easier to find informations. * I like the new git-scm site (with the blob committed to storing trees) * Merge with Git-scm page? * I like very much. I'd vote for it to be the official Git homepage. * git.or.cz?? I prefer http://git-scm.com/, it's better for beginners, and the information is nicely presented (doc, tips, videos..). * promote git-scm.com instead of git.or.cz * See http://git-scm.com/ * I think git-scm.com is starting to get things right. Making documentation readily available especially. * Complete re-design by somebody actually the least bit proficient in design? Oh wait, that's already been done at http://git-scm.com/. * Rather ugly design. git-scm.com looks much better. * I like Scott Chacon's site a lot and use it often: http://git-scm.com/ * Compare #1 and #2 1) http://git-scm.com 2) http://git.or.cz * http://git.or.cz and http://git-scm.com should be merged * http://git-scm.com/ is a worderfull project, making the homepage look and feel much better and "user friendly". The source code is at http://github.com/schacon/gitscm. What about using this as the Git official homepage (not the domain, but the interface and images). * git-scm.com should be the official page :) * Organization and flow particularly for new users. I think Scott Chacon's git-scm.com site does a much better job. Organization and navigation of the content are the things that make it a winner. * The www.git-scm.com homepage is great. * Which one? http://git.or.cz/ or http://git-scm.com/ I tend to use git-scm.com just because it looks nicer, is written in Rails and has more user friendly information. Rather than browsing what feels like "A manual online" that is git.or.cz * I think the homepage (http://git-scm.com/) however work should be done to have that come ahead of http://git.or.cz/ which currently tops all the queries. I would try to strike a deal with that domain to http-redirect to the new url. I can only imagine that this duplication leads to confusion and a bad experience. * It should look more like http://git-scm.com * http://git-scm.com/ > git.or.cz -scm has all the info I might want up front in one page, while my eyes gloss over just looking at or.cz. Cheers, PJ Hyett http://github.com/pjhyett 1. http://www.survs.com/app/4/wo/IQ2m9AwQ2qFAVwuZrRLF4w/0.0.9.3.3.0.1.3.42.1.7.1