[Evergreen-web-team] Proposed changes to the Frequently Anticipated Questions page

[Rogan Hamby]

Replies in blue.



On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 8:10 PM Jane Sandberg <sandbej at linnbenton.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Rogan, Evergreen Web Team,
>
> I noticed some out of date info on this page:
> https://evergreen-ils.org/frequently-anticipated-questions/
>
>
I'm wracking my brain to remember who put that together.  It was a
collaborative effort is all I clearly recall.  And editing the part about
the logo.  :)
Regardless, it could undoubtedly benefit from a review at this point.



> Any objections to me making the following improvements?
>
> Under #4: change Z.3950 to Z39.50
>

Seems like a no brainer to me, go for it.


> Under #4: add Obalkyknih.cz to list of added content providers
>

Go for it.


> Under #5: I don't believe Fedora is officially supported
>

It is actively used however and I've seen those asking about it in IRC
channel get feedback on setting it up.  A re-phrasing is probably
appropriate along the lines of "debian and ubuntu are officially supported,
fedora is also used by some of the community."  We don't need to echo the
release notes since it's a FAQ here, IMO so long as we're clear what the
answer to the asked question should be.


> Under #5: Change "Once installed, Evergreen serves web pages for
> patron interfaces. For staff interfaces, there is a separate client
> program that needs to be installed on staff workstations, though in
> the long run Evergreen is moving toward web-based interfaces for staff
> as well. A Windows build of the staff client is available on the
> Downloads page. Mac and Linux builds are possible, but you’ll need to
> ask around for those or build them yourself (see FAQ #2), as they’re
> not built for every release" to "Once installed, Evergreen serves web
> pages for patron and staff interfaces."
>

FWIW, I think the intent of that section to point out that it's a web
server is .... odd.  A non-techie won't care and it will be obvious to a
techie there has to be an HTML serving component.  I think it just say
something to the effect of the staff client is web based and does not
require a separate application to be installed.  Mention hatch as optional
and what it does since that is a thing now.


>
> Thanks for your feedback,
>
>   -Jane
>
>
>
+1 to the doc getting a refresh
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