[TYPO3-UG US] A new and proper Quickstart

[Michelle Heizer]

Hi Greg,

On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 21:30 -0700, Gregory Remington wrote:
> Dimitri Tarassenko wrote:
>  > - where does everybody place this project in terms of priority -
>  > should we maybe pay attention to something else first?
> 
> It's pretty important. If we can produce a distribution that is simple 
> to install and preconfigured for one size fits all I believe people will 
> have more patience with learning how to use it.
> 
>  > - who would be interested in participating in this project, and how?
> 
> I can pitch in a CSS template and modify it to specs beginning November 
> 1st or assist someone in redesigning one.

Great! I added this to the list. I *think* I might have someone for the
design. He's been responsible for some great nonprofit websites in
TYPO3. I'm begging him as I write this. LOL.. :)

>  > - what would be a good sample "entity" to showcase? I think it should
>  > be American enough to not look "foreign"
> 
> What about an "international" blend of characteristics with bold 
> American overtones sprinkled here and there. Attracting an international 
> market can't hurt. A clean/simple Euro/Asian look is useful.
> 
>  > - Typo3 has gone a long way since QuickStart, so what are your
>  > thoughts on which extensions and capabilities need to be showcased?
> 
> Off the top of my head:
> 
> tt_shop
> tt_news + timtab
> chc_forum
> DAM
> HTMLArea
> sr_feuser_register
> 

Yes, this is a nice list. We need to keep this modular so we can add
tutorials on each as we add them to the prototype. That way if someone
isn't interested in the DAM, then they don't have to read about it, etc.
I expect that this project will just keep evolving over time.

Michelle