Web site development

[Tony Hammitt]

Just my 2 cents on the issue:

Would everyone please just sign off on using each other's website
code, design and images?  Then we could all paste together our own
versions of the website, put them somewhere on the web, and exchange
further ideas.  When weve all borrowed the features we like and
consider the sites to be release quality, we can vote on which one
we like best.

Does anyone see anything wrong with that plan?  I don't consider the
Linux community (or GNU community, for you purists) to be a bunch of
talkers, but a bunch of do-ers.  Let's all of us who can spend an
hour or two putting together a site then post the links.  We are
supposed to be representing the Open Source community, let's
demonstrate how it's done.

This is by no means a critique of those who have done the above,
but more of a call to action to those of us who haven't done anything
yet.

Regards,

Tony Hammitt

Robert Berg wrote:
> 
> I wasn't trying to create a debate over who can design a better site.
> So, to keep this thread going in a positive direction I guess I'll
> just withdraw my offer.  I guess I didn't have much to offer anyway...
> 
> Incidentally, I completely understand the whole pet peeve thing.
> Infact, its a pet peeve of mine when people say... "I hate to do
> _blank_" and then go ahead and do _blank_ anyway.  Good luck with the
> design... if I can help in any way let me know.
> 
> -Robert
> http://www.kclinux.com
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> 
> On 1/17/00, 12:50:42 AM, Chris Midkiff <cmidkiff at kc.rr.com> wrote
> regarding Re: kclug - Web site development:
> 
> > Glad to have your input on the site design.  I wish I had seen your
> original
> > post (must have slipped by).  It would have saved me some typing.  I
> hate
> > to critique in public, but. (uh oh, here it comes...)
> 
> > I guess I'm from the old school, but I believe in not using pictures
> where
> > text will do.  Use bandwidth carefully.   I guess most people have 56k
> > connections, (heck, I have a cable modem myself), but I think the
> principal
> > still applies. Don't get me wrong,  I think the 3d-looking title image
> and
> > links look great, and I know they are not very big. I guess it's just
> a "pet
> > peeve" of mine.
> 
> > I would be willing to scrap what little I have done, and help the
> group
> > get your base up and running. The objective here is for KCLUG to have
> the best
> > site possible. It is, after all, representing all of us, and the Linux
> > community as well.
> 
> > A little about myself, since I am not well known to the group.  Most
> of my html
> > is stuff I learned years ago.  I have not had the time to really use
> it, and I
> > know I've fallen behind the times.  The only active stuff I have ever
> done is
> > plain java.  There's a little "Helper" applet at
> 
> > http://home.kc.rr.com/cmidkiff/color.html
> 
> > (feel free to have a look) that I wrote several years ago.  Currently,
> I am a
> > network admin/programmer.  The programming is (unfortunately) in M$
> C++ and
> > (cringe) VB.  I guess I really should go to the next meeting, I keep
> meaning
> > to...
> 
> > On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > > I'm glad to see this topic has started to turn in a positive
> > > direction!  Here's a few more thoughts on the website...
> > <snip>
> 
> > --
> > <insert silly little sig>
> > Chris Midkiff
> > cmidkiff at kc.rr.com
> 
>