rm -rf gallery/

Bill Moran wmoran at potentialtech.com
Wed Mar 3 20:10:12 UTC 2004


Bill Moran wrote:
> Josef El-Rayes wrote:
>> as i did not get much feedback on my request for comments
>> about removing the gallery i make it short:
>>
>> any objections to me removing the gallery
>> (www/en/gallery/) from the website?
>>
>> why? it is hard to maintain, it is no real benefit
>> and most links are broken anyway.
> 
> Whoah!
> 
> I'm glad I saw this email, I wasn't paying much attention, but luckily
> I saw this before it was done.
> 
> I would have a HUGE problem with this being removed.  I've actually got
> new customers as a result of my company being listed on the commercial
> page.
> 
> I understand that a lot of links are broken and that it's hard to
> maintain ... but it has been of TREMENDOUS benefit to us.
> 
> If a doc commiter is willing to do the officials, I'm willing to dontate
> my time tracking down the broken links and fixing up the page (it would
> benefit me more anyway, if there were less broken links obscuring my
> listing)
> 
> Please don't delete this, I'll help maintain it, it's put money in my
> pocket.

Check that.

I took another look, and it appears as though the commercial vendors page
is completely different from the gallery.

So I reverse my paranoid outburst.  I can support the removal of the gallery.
I don't think it's helping us any, and I can imagine that it's a PITA.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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