Re: [openFIRST-devel] Team 357 Portal System

[Jamie B. <ast...@gm...>]

On 4/30/06, Timothy Ginn <ti...@op...> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> Team 357 ( http://www.team357.org ) is currently in the early stages of
> developing what is essentially identical to the openFIRST Portal System.
> I learned of this through a student Mr. Jonathan Knippschild who
> volunteered to enhance the FIRST Blogs APIs.  Their portal system is
> going to be based off the software they're currently using to run their
> website.  I talked with Mr. Knippschild for a while about the project
> and he thinks it would be a good idea for him to help with openFIRST
> instead; but, also says in the end it's not his call, it's the call of
> Mr. Troy ( http://team357.org/?page=3Dprofile&user=3D64 ).
>
> Mr. Knippschild said he'd talk to Mr. Troy and what I'd like to do to
> help is send a letter to Mr. Troy on behalf of the openFIRST project
> explaining who we are, what we do, the history of the project and
> inviting them to help us out rather than developing their own portal.
> Attached is a draft of the letter that I'd like to send to Team 357.  If
> you could proofread/comment on it before tomorrow that would be great.

Nothing jumps out at me as being wrong.

Some things that may be missing, though:
- Reasons why 357 should combine their efforts with us
- An overview of openFIRST (either technical, or a more specific descriptio=
n)
Just suggestions, I don't know what you're aiming for, exactly.

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  Jamie
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