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'''How to sign up people to get notified when 0.7 and 1.0 are available? S''' ign-up form, like we did with CE. Create a simple form (probably Google form) embedded on main EDT page. Ask all existing EGL Cafe members to go register (via EGL Cafe notification and/or blog entry). Send mass email to all CE downloaders and pre-registration'ers informing them of EDT. Could send them to a blog OR send them directly to the EDT page. Post announcements to the LinkedIn group.Theresa to investigate whether we can get the raw list of e-mails, which would allow us to weed out duplicates. | '''How to sign up people to get notified when 0.7 and 1.0 are available? S''' ign-up form, like we did with CE. Create a simple form (probably Google form) embedded on main EDT page. Ask all existing EGL Cafe members to go register (via EGL Cafe notification and/or blog entry). Send mass email to all CE downloaders and pre-registration'ers informing them of EDT. Could send them to a blog OR send them directly to the EDT page. Post announcements to the LinkedIn group.Theresa to investigate whether we can get the raw list of e-mails, which would allow us to weed out duplicates. | ||
| − | '''What kind of new presence is needed for EGL/EDT on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn's EGL Group, and/or Google+?''' At a minimum, we want a Twitter account that people can follow. Need to show feed on the EDT main page (see Xtext as an example). | + | '''What kind of new presence is needed for EGL/EDT on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn's EGL Group, and/or Google+?''' At a minimum, we want a Twitter account that people can follow. Need to show feed on the EDT main page (see Xtext as an example). Need to determine how to leverage IBM / dW (IBM software, Rational software, dWorks) and other Twitter accounts to spread the world. |
'''What technical videos are needed at launch time?''' 1) EGL EDT Hello World (like CE video) - shows end to end process. 2) Database access example (if JPA - show configuration, simple service, simple RUI / Data view) 3) Calling existing JSON/XML service (weather example). | '''What technical videos are needed at launch time?''' 1) EGL EDT Hello World (like CE video) - shows end to end process. 2) Database access example (if JPA - show configuration, simple service, simple RUI / Data view) 3) Calling existing JSON/XML service (weather example). | ||
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*Comments on EDT web site -- like Xtext? How to enable this? | *Comments on EDT web site -- like Xtext? How to enable this? | ||
*Installation instructions needed on EDT download page - yes. With detailed system requirements (like https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/W75c8733d99bb_4d55_9ee8_4dbc8c56ebee/page/System%20requirements%20and%20supporting%20software?lang=en_US ) | *Installation instructions needed on EDT download page - yes. With detailed system requirements (like https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/W75c8733d99bb_4d55_9ee8_4dbc8c56ebee/page/System%20requirements%20and%20supporting%20software?lang=en_US ) | ||
Revision as of 13:05, 8 August 2011
We need to resolve the following questions over the next few weeks, in preparation for the planned 0.7 release in September:
- Where to blog about EGL developer-focused topics (not EDT contributor topics)?
- Where we we expect developers to ask questions? Existing EDT forum?
- How to sign up people to get notified when 0.7 and 1.0 are available? Sign-up form, like we did with CE?
- What kind of new presence is needed for EGL/EDT on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn's EGL Group, and/or Google+?
- What technical videos are needed at launch time?
- What communication channels are available to use by the Eclipse Foundation?
- What types of education / lunch-n-learn types events need to be scheduled? And how do we drive awareness?
- What changes are needed to the EDT project site?
- Who/how should we coordinate discussions with key Eclipse folks prior to launch (to start driving awarness in anticipation of the launch)?
Notes from August 8 2011 launch planning meeting
Where to blog about EGL developer-focused topics (not EDT contributor topics)? Leaning towards BlogSpot. Need to update EGL Cafe main page to include feeds from Tim Hahn's blog and EDT blog (first), and linked in forums. Next steps: investigate what it takes to create a blog on BlogSpot and how to access feeds programmatically.
Where we we expect developers to ask questions? Existing EDT forum? Need to separate committer and consumer discussions. Plan: current EDT forum will be used by consumers/users only. Newsgroup/mailing list will be used by committers. In regards to the Cafe: keep separation between CE/RBD/RME and EDT. Redirect EDT questions posted on the EGL FCafe to the EDT Forum (and vice versa). Need to ask Eclipse how we can add "EDT" to the end of the EDT user forum name (like some other forums). For example: http://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/i/1/
How to sign up people to get notified when 0.7 and 1.0 are available? S ign-up form, like we did with CE. Create a simple form (probably Google form) embedded on main EDT page. Ask all existing EGL Cafe members to go register (via EGL Cafe notification and/or blog entry). Send mass email to all CE downloaders and pre-registration'ers informing them of EDT. Could send them to a blog OR send them directly to the EDT page. Post announcements to the LinkedIn group.Theresa to investigate whether we can get the raw list of e-mails, which would allow us to weed out duplicates.
What kind of new presence is needed for EGL/EDT on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn's EGL Group, and/or Google+? At a minimum, we want a Twitter account that people can follow. Need to show feed on the EDT main page (see Xtext as an example). Need to determine how to leverage IBM / dW (IBM software, Rational software, dWorks) and other Twitter accounts to spread the world.
What technical videos are needed at launch time? 1) EGL EDT Hello World (like CE video) - shows end to end process. 2) Database access example (if JPA - show configuration, simple service, simple RUI / Data view) 3) Calling existing JSON/XML service (weather example).
What communication channels are available to use by the Eclipse Foundation? TBD
What types of education / lunch-n-learn types events need to be scheduled? And how do we drive awareness? TBD
What changes are needed to the EDT project site? See lots of ideas below. TBD
Who/how should we coordinate discussions with key Eclipse folks prior to launch (to start driving awareness in anticipation of the launch)? TBD
Other stuff:
- Need better navigation in EDT wiki --- hard to get back to main EDT page or parent page. Need the ability to customize the left-hand side.
- Question: what is the name for the twitter account, Blog name, etc ?? epsionnews ?? Common to put "news" after ?
- See: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/epsilon/spreadtheword/
- Show RSS feeds, etc in EGL IDE .. maybe under a Help menu action.
- General EDT web page navigation updates needed: http://www.eclipse.org/gmt/epsilon/doc/egl/
- Comments on EDT web site -- like Xtext? How to enable this?
- Installation instructions needed on EDT download page - yes. With detailed system requirements (like https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home/wiki/W75c8733d99bb_4d55_9ee8_4dbc8c56ebee/page/System%20requirements%20and%20supporting%20software?lang=en_US )
- Need How to get started section on EDT page -- like Google projects ...
- EDT web site needs brain-dead simple
- EDT FAQ page -- https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en_US#/wiki/W75c8733d99bb_4d55_9ee8_4dbc8c56ebee/page/FAQs .better example: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/wikis/home?lang=en_US#/wiki/W75c8733d99bb_4d55_9ee8_4dbc8c56ebee/page/EGL%20Community%20Edition%20FAQ
- De-marketing CE ... pulling down web sites, essentially it's an end of market.