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Re: [Wikiyetu-developers] DEVCON 1 Announce
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From: Lmwangi <lab...@gm...> - 2006-09-13 14:08:42
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Hello All, I hope you are all prepped up for the devcon.... Please reply to this mail if you'll be able to participate in person. At the moment, We have confirmed attendances for: #Joseph Wamicha BDFL #Jason Mule Coder #David kago Coder #Robert Njuguna Sponsor and Coder #Laban Mwangi Coder @all: *Please have a look at this http://www.faser.net/mab/chrome/content/mab.xul *Anyone who's a graphical designer is also invited *If you are not on the wikiyetu lists, please refer to http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=wikiyetu-developers Thanks On 9/7/06, Laban Mwangi <lm...@gm...> wrote: > Hi all, > Here is a rough sketch of a schedule for the devcon (16th sept). > Please note that we have to compress all this into a single 8-12hr > day. If we are fewer than 15, we may be able to secure some meeting > space (Penguinlabs) Otherwise we'll have to use the IFC venue. > Starts at ~8AM > Introductions > Project Introduction ::Joseph? > Rough sketch of goals and ways to get there > Goals Priorisation > Hacking > Summary and Overview of achievements > Other Items.... (Key signing, chatting etc) > Ends at ~6-7PM > @DavidKago > >This is OK but it seems you have limited the development to a > particular technology/platform. I dont see anything on Java, XML, > AJAX, SOAP etc. Where's our place!! Is this also limited to Unix only, > where are win32 pple? > Nope: we are not limiting ourselves to a single technology. We are > actually using XUL (User interface design done in XML), Javascript > (AJAX uses it), Maybe SOAP for updates... So we do need a large > skillset. Please note that the project aims to be crossplatform. It > should run across windows, *nix and the MacOS platform out of the box > (XUL does this for us). Thus, we can't say that we are limiting > ourselves to a single technology. We are using technology that rises > abstracts the platform. > > @Job Ballard > Some design work may come your way. > > Can we all move the discussion to the mailing lists... > > On 9/7/06, morris muchemi <mmu...@gm...> wrote: > > Sorry, forgot this. Please include agenda of the meeting. > > > > On 9/7/06, morris muchemi <mmu...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > Is it possible to get a tentative number of attendees. We have premises > > > which could fit up to 30 pple and probably push upto 40. There is a charge > > > for the premises (7,500 per day). But thats something we could sort out. > > > What would be important would be to get number of attendees, and if you > > > guys are charging your attendees, please let us know. In addition what > > > would you guys be willing to pay? > > > > > > > > > On 9/7/06, Laban Mwangi <lm...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I don't know how many of you are registered on the mailing list so > > > > let me post this annnounce here. If you are on the lists, sorry for > > > > doubleposting. Otherwise, please join the lists.. > > > > > > > > We may hold draw a quick devcon plan today after the openseminars > > > > Linux User Group meeting (PenguinLabs LTD, Intl. Hse 1st floor. Biz > > > > center) > > > > > > > > @dennis: > > > > Please forward this to the kenyalinux and|or openseminars mailing lists. > > > > > > > > >>> > > > > Hi All, > > > > It's time to break out those rusty coding skills and start off > > > > Wikiyetu with a (fl)hash bang!!. Hence I propose that we hold DEVCON1 > > > > on the 16th of sept. 2006 which also happens to the software freedom > > > > day (http://softwarefreedomday.org/ ). We don't have a venue yet > > > > (Muchemi?) and a plan (Please float your DevCON ideas and schedule > > > > proposals). If you a new to this, have a look at > > > > #Mozilla XUL > > > > #SQLite > > > > #Javascript > > > > > > > > We also need designers for the GUI, skin themes etc. In the meantime, > > > > *Please ask friends and other coders to join the devel or users > > > > mailing lists. We will need bugs to be discovered and fixed, extensive > > > > testing, feedback, feature requests.... > > > > * Generate your own gpg keys for the key signing party. > > > > * Get a basic feel of svn and or CVS > > > > * Shoot your ideas and questions to the mailing lists > > > > > > > > Thanks and hope to see you all at the conference > > > > LMwangi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <<< > > > > > > > > On 8/11/06, joseph wamicha < jwa...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > Hello team, > > > > > > > > > > Posting to a forum is difficult. We have therefore created the > > > > following > > > > > mailing lists to which you can post any queries you may have: > > > > > > > > > > 1. wikiyetu-users: > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wikiyetu-users > > > > > This list is for general usablility questions. To send to this list, > > > > first > > > > > subscribe using the link above, then send an email to > > > > > wik...@li... > > > > > > > > > > 2. wikiyetu-developers: > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wikiyetu-developers > > > > > This list is for all development questions. To send to this list, > > > > first > > > > > subscribe using the link above, then send an email to > > > > > wik...@li...< > > > > wik...@li...>. > > > > > This is where I guess most of us belong for now ;-) > > > > > We encourage you to please use the lists for the sake of documentation > > > > for > > > > > future developers. > > > > > > > > > > I've made a small website for wikiyetu (far from over, just for now!). > > > > The > > > > > URL of the current wikiyetu website is: > > > > > http://wikiyetu.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > > > > > As developers of wikiyetu, please read the following document. It is > > > > very > > > > > important. > > > > > https://sourceforge.net/docs/E07#shell > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Joseph. > > > > > > > > > > On 8/5/06, joseph wamicha <jwa...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello team, > > > > > > > > > > > > So far I've added laban, abbie and mike. > > > > > > > > > > > > So that future developers know where we're going and where we're > > > > coming > > > > > > from, it's important that we do all posts on sourceforge rather than > > > > > through > > > > > > our current email system since we now have host space for the > > > > project. > > > > > > > > > > > > Please post all developer questions on the following links now > > > > rather than > > > > > > through the current email system: > > > > > > > > > > > > Developer: https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=596815 > > > > > > Help: https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=596814 > > > > > > Open Discussion: > > > > https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=596813 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll add you guys whenever your ready ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Great weekend! > > > > > > > > > > > > On 8/4/06, joseph wamicha <jwa...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello team, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please send me your sourceforge UNIX names if you have already > > > > > > > registered. If you have not, please register. I think this should > > > > be the > > > > > > > link: > > > > > > > https://sourceforge.net/account/newuser_emailverify.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is so I can add you to the sourceforge project. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > C is forever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > C is forever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > C is forever. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Microsoft; On the day *I* go to work for Microsoft, faint oinking sounds > > > > will be > > > > heard from far overhead, the moon will not merely turn blue but > > > > develop polkadots, and hell will freeze over so solid the brimstone > > > > will go superconductive. > > > > Eric S Raymond > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Microsoft; On the day *I* go to work for Microsoft, faint oinking sounds will be > heard from far overhead, the moon will not merely turn blue but > develop polkadots, and hell will freeze over so solid the brimstone > will go superconductive. > Eric S Raymond > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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