Changes between Version 6 and Version 7 of Deter/Web

Timestamp:

Sep 14, 2010 4:08:00 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

sunshine

Comment:

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Deter/Web

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- * Welcome to DETER. Brief overview what we are and do,  
-   like open, free research testbed, tools and methodologies   
-   for security experimentation. Some nice pics not just      
-   of machines but fancy screenshots and people too.            
- * Below that there are three options displayed one 
-   next to other
-  * Open an account 
-  * Log in to DETER 
-  * DETER project goals and accomplishments          
-
 === Open an account page ===
 
@@ -20 +10 @@
  * No other info is there
 
-=== Log in to DETER ===
+=== Once Logged in to DETER ===
   
- * Takes people to a page where they can log in
- * Once logged in they see these new menus on top of their screen 
-  * My DETERlab
-  * Information
-   * News
-     * Pretty much the same page we have now but we may segment it into News and New Feature Announcements. Not sure if that's the right thing to do.
-   * Manuals (or reference materials or documentation but we need a word referring to both tutorials and FAQs)
-     * This page has the following links 
+Once logged in they see these new links/one-item menus on top of their screen - clicking on those leads them to an environment customized for a given purpose
+  * Experiment
+  * Collaborate
+  * Teach
+
+There is a floating menu or something for "Information" that appears in each of these environments. It should be accessible somewhere even if one is not logged in. It contains:
+
       * Beginner's manual [Deter/Web/Beginners]
-      * Complete manual (pretty much Emulab's stuff = begginer + advanced)
+      * Complete manual (pretty much Emulab's stuff = beginner + advanced)
       * FAQ
       * Reference material
-   * Build your DETER
-     * This page has info how to build your own DETER, with pointers to Emulab stuff
-  * Experimentation (this list is still a little awkward to me but better than what we have)
+      * Build your DETER
+         * This page has info how to build your own DETER, with pointers to Emulab stuff
+      * Statistics (perhaps we don't need this menu item)
+         * Any stats we want to display publicly such as usage, projects on DETER, project categories, user map
+
+There are also news that appear prominently on each page. They fall into three categories: operational (testbed down..), conferences/research opportunities and new DETER features. We are not sure what's the right mechanism to make sure these are seen by most users.
+
+We should more effectively display info about contacting us
+
+==== Experiment environment ====
+
    * Begin an experiment
      * This page has links to begin a regular or risky experiment. Ideally it's one form with an option to make experiment risky.
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    * Create/join project
      * Same as now but ideally blends create/join options into one page
-   * Teach
-     * Takes users to Moodle server
    * Federate
      * Takes users to a place where they can create federated experiments
-  * Collaboration
+
+==== Teaching environment ====
+
+    Takes users to Moodle server
+
+==== Collaboration environment ====
+
    * Chat
    * Discussion list
    * Any other social networking we come up with
-  * Statistics (perhaps we don't need this menu item)
-   * Any stats we want to display publicly such as usage, projects on DETER, project categories, user map
- * We should more prominently display info about contacting us
- * We should find a good way to advertise new features so info appears at least on each My DETERlab page and ideally on each page without need to click on something, just like ads do on Web pages
+   * Perhaps tool sharing should be available from this page too
 
 === DETER project goals and accomplishments ===