File	Date	Author	Commit
app	2013-01-28	Nick Warner	[2de1b2] working on add task button
freeIPEgui	2013-01-20	Nick Warner	[4e5842] set Backbone aside for plain JavaScript
productivityML	2012-12-24	Nick Warner	[026a0c] freeIPE: first project commit
.project	2013-01-20	Nick Warner	[4e5842] set Backbone aside for plain JavaScript
COPYING	2012-12-24	Nick Warner	[026a0c] freeIPE: first project commit
README	2013-01-02	Nick Warner	[824425] MVC architecture rewrite

Read Me

freeIPE v0.004

freeIPE aims to be a free Integrated Productivity Environment.

What I am aiming for with freeIPE is a big set of productivity tools (borrowed or new) that all share the same data.

The GUI was built with Intel's RIB, Rapid Interface Builder (https://01.org/rib/). Intel has licensed RIB under Apache Software License v.2.0 which is GPL compatible. I chose jQuery Mobile for the interface in an attempt to reach the most possible users.

I have just reorganized the file structure to follow MVC architecture for Backbone.js.

The first tool I chose to implement is a task list. The Todos example program appears to fall under the MIT license along with its parent project, Backbone.js (http://backbonejs.org). I have converted Todos to jQuery Mobile to blend with the rest of freeIPE.

My goal is to study Todos, thereby gaining an introduction to the Backbone.js structured programming methodology. So far, I have pushed Todos' user interface down into a "div data-role=page" on the main HTML file. This is a step in the right direction towards code that I can call my own.

This might make my existing XML schema useless for right now, but I do plan on rewriting freeIPE in C or C++ for a desktop version eventually. Maybe the schema will come in handy then. 

My ultimate goal for freeIPE is to have something for everyone to use, professionally or personally. This means children and grandparents, too. I would like users to have customized sharing of data with other users. I would like to be able to synchronize data over LAN or bluetooth, rather than being forced to use a commercial (and often proprietary) website.

TODO: Add user support.

TODO: Add more tools.

CHANGELOG:

2012-12-27 Nick Warner
	* todos.html: fixed or disabled all of the broken features of Todos after switch to jQuery Mobile
	* freeIPE: updated readme and released latest stable version

2012-12-24 Nick Warner
	* freeIPE: set up Git for the project and performed initial commit

2012-12-23 Nick Warner
	* todos.html: Changed Todos styling from todos.css to jQuery Mobile CSS
	* index.html, todos.html: Changed script tags for jQuery Mobile to point to local files rather than the remote server, which hopefully sped things up

https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeipe/

License information (GPL) for freeIPE can be found inside the COPYING file.

Any advice, constructive criticism, or ridicule would be greatly appreciated. I could use any feedback to make the program better.

Nicholas D. Warner
BS IT
nick@dsgfloss.net