| | 1 | '''''Discussion on product namespaces.''''' |
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| | 3 | In order to clear up evident confusion in the userbase about the GPL code and the code under copyright/EULA status by OpenVPN Technologies Inc, there are some issues of namespace, identity, and copyright to determine. |
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| | 5 | This list aims to identify potential issues for future discussion on the best way to resolve them. Please feel free to add further ideas or concerns not listed here. |
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| | 7 | * Webpage cross-linking |
| | 8 | * Community landing page has multiple 'Download' links that do/show different things: |
| | 9 | * Download link from left index links to GPL software |
| | 10 | * First download link in "Download" hover-menu is for "Access Server Downloads" without further clarification (NB: this come from Joomla) |
| | 11 | * Second download link in the "Download" hover-menu is "Community Downloads" -- to a user, what is the difference? Where is it explained? |
| | 12 | * Under the "Community" hover-menu, "downloads" links to GPL downloads |
| | 13 | * Community landing page contains "VPN Service" and "VPN Solution" hover-menus (again, from Joomla) |
| | 14 | * Multiple links to Licensing/Pricing are shown here. Coming from the community landing page it looks like this Service/Solution is a part of the community offering |
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| | 16 | * Fixing the website (Ideas/Solutions) |
| | 17 | * Initial discussion has led to the idea of creating a decent landing page as part of Trac's wiki |
| | 18 | * Avoid Joomla's limitations on content layout |
| | 19 | * Cross-linking to AS/Connect URLs can be explained where it appears |
| | 20 | * Community-editable; possible to restrict to wiki admins if need be |
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| | 22 | * Product confusion |
| | 23 | * Some users have shown confusion distinguishing GPL OpenVPN from OpenVPN Connect or OpenVPN Access Server |
| | 24 | * Community landing page layout doesn't help this much today: (see issues/solutions in above sections) |
| | 25 | * New users have a hard time distinguishing the varied products out there: |
| | 26 | * (GPL) OpenVPN |
| | 27 | * OpenVPN Access Server |
| | 28 | * OpenVPN Connect |
| | 29 | * OpenVPN Client (old/deprecated name for a prior Connect product -- less relevant once removed from downloads?) |
| | 30 | * GPL OpenVPN can be either a server/client: this may need to be highlighted better on community pages |
