Re: Is bulk migrating really a good idea?
On Saturday, August 16th, 2025 at 9:59 AM, Andrew Sayers <2025-bugs.debian.org@pileofstuff.org> wrote:
> Visits Page
> -------------------------------
> 2162 DebianReleases
> 789 DesktopEnvironment
> 480 DebianInstall
> 284 Software
>
> That suggests information about installing Debian should be very prominent,
> but the rest of the links could do with rethinking. The bulk of that work
> is just about going through hundreds (or thousands) of pages and deciding
> how to categorise them. So for starters, which Arch category would you put
> each top 100 page in?
For reference, below is the structure of the Arch Wiki landing page. There are 3 main sections, The Distribution, Our Community and Wiki Interaction. Under each main section is 6-4 subsections. This organization is largely applicable to Debian as well, which is not extremely strange since both are Linux distributions.
Looking at these main sections it appears logical that DebianReleases, DesktopEnvironment
and DebianInstall are all categorized in the first category. In that section we would also have the Debian Social Contract etc. I would propose a separate main section for developers, where we would explain packaging, how to become a Debian developer etc. I will not at this point go through all 100 pages, that would become relevant if it was decided to go forward with this approach.
1. The Distribution
- Arch Linux. Overview of Arch Linux describing what to expect from an Arch Linux system.
- Frequently asked questions. Notable questions and facts about the distribution.
- Arch compared to other distributions. Summarizes the similarities and differences between Arch and other distributions.
- Installation guide. Guide through the process of installing Arch Linux.
- General recommendations. Annotated index of post-installation tutorials and other popular articles.
- List of applications. Categorized presentation of common official and AUR packages.
2. Our Community
- Code of conduct. Guidelines for the Arch community.
- Getting involved. Describes various ways Archers can contribute to the Arch community.
- International communities. Collection of links to the Arch Linux communities around the world.
- Arch IRC channels. Get together with your fellow Archers for a good chat.
3. Wiki Interaction
- Help:Reading. Find clarifications if you struggle to understand instructions in some articles.
- Help:Browsing. How to search the wiki, find related articles and view the wiki offline.
- ArchWiki:Contributing. The starting point for those willing to contribute to the wiki.
- Help:Editing. Tutorial on editing articles and introduction to wiki text syntax.
Cheers, Morten
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