Application developer site/Status

Current Status

FW27

There is a draft information architecture available for review and feedback here, this has been bounced around between Nokia and the maintainers of the www.meego.com site. There will be wireframe designs for the top level of the hierarchy available for review soon (scheduled for FW28, but it's the holiday season).

One outcome of the discussion is that this site will lose its marketing focus and become more like other development sites, such as developer.android.com, so there will be less emphasis on attracting new developers.

Old statuses

Status FW24

We have a partner for the development of the developer.meego.com site, ActiveArk. In addition to ActiveArk, there is another company involved, Datafisher, that specialized in online pedagogical design. Both companies have a strong Drupal background, and during the selection process, both companies had clear ideas on how to differentiate from other developer sites.

So far this week we have had some meeting about the way of working (basecamp has been chosen as a project management tool), and are putting together the project team.

Status FW22

The current status is that Nokia has contacted several design agencies who are capable of creating web site design with additional material. The initial offers have been received, and Nokia is now choosing which subcontractor to use for this work.

The key criteria for choosing the subcontractor:

1. Expertise, especially Drupal knowledge and knowledge of open source development
2. Flexibility, especially on the ability to response to community feedback, and to change plans as necessary
3. Creativity, especially on ideas to differentiate this site from other developer sites, and on how to make the site attractive to new application developers.

The deadline for the decision on the subcontractor will be FW22-23.