Re: [Opensc-devel] OpenSC has a public relations problem

[Ludovic R. <lud...@gm...>]

2013/8/28 Douglas E. Engert <dee...@an...>:
> We keep saying in responses to e-mails statements like:
>   "The project do not use opensc-project.org any more.
>    Read https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/OpenSC-Services"
>
> But if an ordinary users Googles for OpenSC subjects
> a reference to github may not even show up in the first 100
> responses.
>
> This continues to lead users to the old pages and the project
> appears to be dead!
>
> For example Google for:
>   Getting started with OpenSC
> shows https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki/GetStarted
> Last updated 2 years ago.
>
> But Google with it in quotes: "Getting started with OpenSC"
> and github is first.
> https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/Getting-started-with-OpenSC
> Updated 8 months ago.
> (Don't ask me why Google does this, it just does.)
>
> One way to help users find the up to date pages would be to add
> to every page on the old
>   https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki
>
> some box saying the project has moved to github,
> and the Wiki can be found at:
> https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/wiki
>
> Or to search the new Wiki, preceed your search with site:github.com
> to find this official wiki.
>
> Any other suggestions?

Modify the opensc-project.org web configuartion to include a page
documenting the migration.

The problem is that opensc-project.org domain name is now maintained
by Martin Paljak. But Martin to not want to migrate the project AFAIK.

Martin, what do you think?

Bye

-- 
 Dr. Ludovic Rousseau