Re: postgresQL.org "Latest News" or "Latest Product"?

From: Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
To: "Guy Flaherty" <flahertyg(at)a-jis(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: postgresQL.org "Latest News" or "Latest Product"?
Date: 2005-03-27 14:52:52
Message-ID: 200503270952.52864.robert.bernier5@sympatico.ca
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On March 23, 2005 10:59 pm, Guy Flaherty wrote:
> Just a thought, but is the latest news section on the website really
> showing a lot of "news" recently. It seems to be more often than not
> showing the latest product that has become available! This appears on the
> front page of the postgresQL website, and is what pretty much everyone sees
> first when they load up the page or visit the site, especially for first
> timers or new users. I know it is difficult to keep updating content for a
> news section, and I know there are other places you can get more news, such
> as the mailing lists etc., but this is the main website! Couldn't the
> latest news section be put to better use? Mailing lists are great, but the
> website seems to be a little bit underutilized for spreading the good word
> about such a top-class piece of software!

I've brought this up in the past but I think one solution worse considering is
to increase the coverage of news i.e. an RSS feed.

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