RE: [Phpwebsite-developers] Communication

[Geoff S. <Ge...@Ho...>]

Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] CommunicationI haven't looked at communityzero.
But, I like the idea of a third party service.
  I offered to setup a chat service on one of my servers. Now, someone else
has offered to host one as well.
  So, when I say what follows, it is directed at me as well as everyone
else.
  If we use something setup on one of our developers's sites, we are then
tied into someone who may eventually lose interest or move on for another
reason.
  Some may offer the services of their employer which could be revolked at
any time. I own my servers and they are in a NOC, but that is a small
consolation.
  So, I suggest that we use a third party service such as communityzero
(which I haven't looke at) or, perhaps, Appalachian State can host Chat,
whiteboard, etc. for us. They are the owner of the project, so we don't have
to be concerned about them leaving the project.
  I'm still happy to host something if that is what we want to do. But,
again, upon further reflection, it is probably better to use something
hosted by Appalachian State or a thirdparty tool.
  Just as a reminder: I think that a whiteboard tool or something similar is
really important for drawing class diagrams, ERD's, flowcharts, data flow
diagrams, or whatever.

  Geoff


   -----Original Message-----
  From: php...@li...
[mailto:php...@li...]On Behalf Of Aaron
Adams
  Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:10 AM
  To: php...@li...
  Subject: Re: [Phpwebsite-developers] Communication



  Hey guys,

  Check out http://communityzero.com

  It's a great (free) tool for private conferencing/collaboration. Not only
can you post documents, hold a forum discussion, and manage lists, but it
also has instant messaging/chat. You can personalize your group to serve
most purposes. (The interface is fairly intuitive as well).
  ---
  Aaron Adams



    From: "Geoff Staples" <Ge...@Ho...>
    Reply-To: php...@li...
    Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:03:29 -0600
    To: <php...@li...>
    Subject: RE: [Phpwebsite-developers] Communication




    I'll pitch in another two cents on the communications topic.

    IRC would be fine. My offer of setting up a private chat on one of my
    servers stands. But, now I have further question:

    What about a venue that provides whiteboard, document display, and other
    visual stuff in addition to the written word?

    I'm thinking that it would be very handy to be able to stand at a white
    board together on occasion.

    Maybe even setup for voice conference calling?

    Geoff