FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago

Thanks for the incredible feedback!! I think you are right, this is a very big and ambitious project and i should start smaller and grow from there.

Ive been reading some user who likes the "ideas" part and they've been giving good feedback about that.

I'm thinking of starting with the "ideas" part and change the focus a bit.

Change ideas for project and have 2 sections.

  • new ideas: People can share they new ideas to have some feedback, help... anything they want
  • existing projects: where people can share, discuss and discover alternatives open source softwate to the non open source ones.

Thanks again for the incredible feedback!

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

Ok, noted!!

Changing the direction to the project to something more focused in discussing new and existing projects would be nice!

A few of you are commenting about that or something similar.

I'm thinking about two sections in the "projects" part.

One would be what you are suggesting, a list with open source projects, to be able to look for new or already well established alternatives to non open source projects, with some short description to highlight their advantages.

The second one would be a place to share ideas/look for contributors/find a project you are interested in and contribute...

I'll start thinking how to do that as soon as i have some time!

Thanks for the feedback!

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, i mentioned it in another comment. Change the focus for the idead part and transform it to projects, where people can share ideas for new project, showcase existing ones, look for people to help, etc...

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@programming.dev
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

What you say about the documentation makes sense. Maybe i should remove that idea for the project. Noted!

Maybe i could focus more in the idea of sharing ideas or actual projects and have a discussion to give feedback, look for contributors, etc...?

This is a community project for the community. I'm sure it will take time to make it attractive for people and to be known, but as you said, this will be a matter of approach and long term effort.

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

ok so instead of "ideas" would be something more like "projects", right?

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@programming.dev
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

why do you think it won't be useful? if you give me some feedback i could change the focus of the idea to something more useful

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago

Something like the "ideas" section i wrote? but not only for new ideas but for existing ones too?

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 days ago

Is that some kind of social network?

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Thanks! i will look into them tomorrow to get some more detailed info :)

FOSS central hub project idea by zagielito in c/opensource@lemmy.ml
[-] zagielito@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

Didn't think about that to be honest as i don't really understand a lot. Any suggestions?

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FOSS central hub project idea (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by zagielito@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@programming.dev
5 comments fedilink

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/41794092

Hello!

I've been using FOSS on my phone, laptop and desktop for a few years now and never had the opportunity or the bravery to contribute to any project.

I've been thinking for a while now, how could I give something to the community?

I'm a web developer, so obviously that's what this project idea is all about. A website where we can have a few things, very useful for the FOSS community.

I wanted to ask the lemmy community what they think about it, because maybe it already exists something similar or if you have some ideas or feedback.

The idea:

As mentioned before, I'm planing on a creation of a "central hub" for the FOSS community.

I was thinking on a website where we can have:

  • Events/Calendar: A place where we can see in a simple way all the events, meets up or similar in the FOSS community, with a calendar to see the exact dates and events with a filter to be able to select specific countries or tags.

  • Documentation: A place where we can create documentation for projects that don't have the documentation or is very basic.

  • Ideas: A place where we can share ideas for projects, look for people to/for help or look for feedback and try to make them real.

  • Tracker: A place where we can log in with our GitHub/Codeberg/GitLab... accounts and be able to track all the project we are contributing in a simple way.

These are my early ideas and what I've been thinking about. Maybe some of them won't see the light, maybe all of them or even more things will see light.

I would love to see what you guys have to say about this idea!

Thanks for taking your time reading this!

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FOSS central hub project idea (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 days ago by zagielito@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
20 comments fedilink

Hello!

I've been using FOSS on my phone, laptop and desktop for a few years now and never had the opportunity or the bravery to contribute to any project.

I've been thinking for a while now, how could I give something to the community?

I'm a web developer, so obviously that's what this project idea is all about. A website where we can have a few things, very useful for the FOSS community.

I wanted to ask the lemmy community what they think about it, because maybe it already exists something similar or if you have some ideas or feedback.

The idea:

As mentioned before, I'm planing on a creation of a "central hub" for the FOSS community.

I was thinking on a website where we can have:

  • Events/Calendar: A place where we can see in a simple way all the events, meets up or similar in the FOSS community, with a calendar to see the exact dates and events with a filter to be able to select specific countries or tags.

  • Documentation: A place where we can create documentation for projects that don't have the documentation or is very basic.

  • Ideas: A place where we can share ideas for projects, look for people to/for help or look for feedback and try to make them real.

  • Tracker: A place where we can log in with our GitHub/Codeberg/GitLab... accounts and be able to track all the project we are contributing in a simple way.

These are my early ideas and what I've been thinking about. Maybe some of them won't see the light, maybe all of them or even more things will see light.

I would love to see what you guys have to say about this idea!

Thanks for taking your time reading this!

zagielito

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