[Chapter-delegates] Announcing - new beta site of redesigned Internet Society website

[Klaus.Birkenbihl at isoc.de]

Hi Dan,

[this message goes to the list and not the issues page since it is rather about the process than the product]

Dan York schrieb am 09.06.2017 um 17:05:
> We are doing "development in the open" and so we will be updating the beta site repeatedly in the weeks and months ahead as we add new content, update the designs, etc.
> 
Dan York schrieb am 14.06.2017 um 16:39:
> Also, I'd encourage you to leave feedback about the beta site on Github as that is more easily seen by our developers and others who are not subscribed to this chapter-delegates list. The URL there is (an account at Github is needed, but they are free):
> 
> https://github.com/InternetSociety/beta-site-feedback/issues

CONGRATS and THANK YOU so much. This is what was many of us asked for quite often. So everybody should feel encouraged to leave proposals for improvement, praise, complains,  ... in THIS place.

As always - this leaves room to ask for more.

Those chapters who (like us) think about a relaunch of their own Web Site (using WP) normally have 2 options today:
 - do it on their own (maybe using some existing WP theme that covers their needs)
 - fork (or clone) https://github.com/InternetSocietyChapters/isoc2017-wp (a project brought forward with much effort from ISOC and ISOC.NL). Which - in order to become a success - probably would require continued support from ISOC.

I wonder if ISOC considers to make the new Web Site Theme completely Open Source with the option to fork the code. IMHO it would be beneficial in several ways:
 - it would show the world that ISOC doesn't only talk about an OPEN Internet but also makes good use of it
 - forks might provide corrections, improvements and extensions that could be merged with the main branch (e.g. there could be running code complementing requests on the issues page.)
 - it would be much easier for chapters to follow the ISOC CD and keep the design of their Web Sites up-to-date.

Anyhow: before investing into a relaunch of a chapters Web Site it might be good to know if the result of your work (namely the WP Theme) will be available for reuse by chapters.

Just a dream?

Best regards

Klaus

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Klaus Birkenbihl
Treasurer and Board Member
Internet Society German Chapter (ISOC.DE) e.V.
c/o ict-Media GmbH
https://www.isoc.de