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[Cross-posted]
Hey, in case you hadn't noticed, the linux-india.org site is slowly coming back to its feet. Where're some statistics, followed by requests and finally some dos and don'ts:
STATISTICS ==========
Users: We have 68 registered users now. I don't know who you are, but thank you for registering and trying things out.
LUGs: We have 6 LUGs/GUGs/FSUGs/GLUGs registered. More entries welcome. The LUG list is at:
http://linux-india.org/index.pl?iid=2198
TODOS =====
1. Please learn how to use the portal. MetaDot is an extremely powerful online portal, and you can do incredible things with it without once having to (a) leave your browser or (b) have administrative rights on the site. You can add all sorts of interesting stuff (RSS feeds, formatted HTML, JS, FAQs, News items, forms, polls, etc.) to your own site, and you can have multiple pages within your site.
1. If you're a LUG, please send me your entry.
If you don't already have a web site you can create an account and your complete web site within your account on linux-india.org itself.
If you already have a site, please do create an account and at least a single page in your account that summarises your LUG. Send me the account information and I'll link your page to the main LUG page.
2. If you're a user, please create an account and populate your site. If you feel your site is of general interest, please send me your user ID and I'll be happy to link to your site from the Users' Pages section. Let's get some content on!
3. If you're a well-wisher with 1/2 hour per day to spare, please handle one or more of these sections:
News Press Releases Job Postings Job Requests Events
You will become the contact point for that section and you will have full administrative rights within your section. More than one person can share the load of handling one section -- it's group-based.
I'm currently handling the security section. However I'd be glad to hand that over to someone else if anyone wants it. Another alternative would be to hand it over to one of the Linux Security News RSS feeds.
4. Keep the feedback flowing in. Suggestions on how to improve the site, useful new sections, etc. are welcome.
DOS AND DON'TS ==============
Please DO look at the site, figure out how to use the system and add content.
Please DO NOT add content that is not Linux- or FLOSS-related. Of course, you can add whatever interests you in your personal page (e.g. I have received a request for a Tsunami Relief page), but try to stay at least loosely on topic :)
Please DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT add any content that violates the laws of India or any other country. CD images or activation keys of Winduhs XP Home Edition are completely ruled out, as is pornographic material, links to not-free-to-copy materials on the 'net, etc.
Please DO NOT send me feedback about how the site design sucks, how the colour scheme looks ghastly, etc. If you are willing to add content, please go ahead and do it. If you are only coming up with alternative suggestions on portal systems to use, forget it -- I have done the best within the constraints that are available to me and I'm not really interested in looking at or evaluating 1000s of other portal systems. Each person has her own favourite and I really can't keep up with the gazillions of portal systems that are released each month.
Regards,
- -- Raju - -- Raj Mathur raju@kandalaya.org http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves
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