Add distributions page #2907
Add distributions page #2907
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| frameworks = ["Helmfile", "Helm", "Kubernetes"] | ||
| licence = "Apache-2.0" | ||
| repository = "https://gitlab.opencode.de/bmi/opendesk" | ||
| support_level = "Commercial" |
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Should we add a link to where people can get commercial support?
@AmandineLP @bluesomewhere should the Foundation list all commercial distributions, or only its members / partners?
If we list all, should we add a distinctive badge for the ones supporting the Foundation and rank them higher? Hide those who don't by default, and display them when the user clicks on "expand"?
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Both are not issues specific to only distros, are they?
Perhaps it makes sense to replace support_level by commercial_support. I.e. community support is done via public repo or chat, we already have the capability to show that. If set, the link contained in commercial_support would spawn a "commercial support" button.
Can we continue without blocking on this, e.g. by not indicating anything for now? I have updated the openDesk entry to specify CE and checked BuM which seemed to have wrong info (one more reason to link to the actual support offer ;) ), so everything is now community-supported.
Here is what commercial support links would be like:
Still, I generally like the idea to draw the circle from the ecosystem category to the members page. Put a little star sticker on those projects which are Foundation members. 🌟
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Wearing my Matrix hat rather than my Element one, I don't see why the Foundation should promote commercial distributions where the organisation does not contribute to the Foundation in some form. Membership seems like the most obvious gate.
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I think an argument in favor of listing commercial non-member projects is that they are still part of this ecosystem and someone is using the technology and spreading matrix. Hopefully they are also contributing in non-monetary ways, but regardless. So perhaps one approach would be to have some kind of icon or badge indicating commercial servers, distros, and other kinds of software listed under /ecosystem, but indirectly call out those who are not a member by giving those who are a member also some kind of badge indicating their membership and linking to the /membership page.
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I think an argument in favor of listing commercial non-member projects is that they are still part of this ecosystem and someone is using the technology and spreading matrix. Hopefully they are also contributing in non-monetary ways, but regardless. So perhaps one approach would be to have some kind of icon or badge indicating commercial servers, distros, and other kinds of software listed under /ecosystem, but indirectly call out those who are not a member by giving those who are a member also some kind of badge indicating their membership and linking to the /membership page.
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| {% if not distribution.matrix_standard %} | ||
| <div class="standard" title="This distro might not be entirely compatible with standard Matrix apps.">!</div> | ||
| {% endif %} |
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This doesnt seem very accessible and hard to discover
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From the weekly:
- Probably have it not only on hover
- We need to explain where we draw the line so its clear to the users
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A bit of an issue with the "non-standard" discussion is: do we then also start listing non-standard clients (e.g. BuM-client?) or non-standard servers (e.g. something gematik?). Maybe all this stuff needs to move somewhere else (#2913).
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Fixes #2068. Based on #2182.
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