Friends of Gentoo - Maybe We Can Help?

Extintor · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

Nice idea.
If i hade something to donate I certainly would.
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chronophobic · Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject:

Sigh. This would have been so helpful 2 months ago when I was SO desperate for good free hosting. Now it's all done though, site's up and moving stuff ain't worth it.
Good to keep this thread in mind though.

As for me... I'm doing lots of moving so hosting stuff is out of the question, but if anybody needs a Bulgarian translation...
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mana · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

Why not take the next step? A "friends of gentoo" or even "friends of opensource" database. Everybody who is willing and able to help users or projects can register themself with contact-data (usaly instant messanger as one would like to get to know the people better) and the offers, as well as a status.

something like:

Name: Christoph
Nickname: Mana
Active in: Gentoo Community, linux-vserver IRC
icq: 27495311
offers:
-webspace in germany with nearly unlimited traffic
-german<->englisch translations
-advanced PHP-Coding ;-)

-Hosting configuration help

Status: very busy until 15.07.2006

with such a database, projects could easyly recruit (part time) contributers for special tasks instead of waiting for users to contact them. Or "Endusers" with problems or questions can search about who to contact.

What do you think?
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cokehabit · Advocate Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 3302

i think that is an excellent idea but beyond my simple coding abilities.

I am willing to organise it if someone is willing to code it

ZmiyGorinich · Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

Good idea. But I think who offer hosting and services must have to edit information about him
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omp · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:06 am Post subject:

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mana · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

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msalerno · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:

I could help with the database design. My php skills don't exist. my Perl/mod_perl skills are ok. Website aesthetic design, ha
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mana · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:53 pm Post subject:

okay cokehabit i send the login-data for the hosting webpanel to your hotmail account this late evening (GMT+2)

and msalerno yes i think that would help. So let me introduce you with cokehabit as he is now project manager and surely happy to manage you and your work

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As a hint, if you could use DBDesigner4 (in portage but keyworded) the visually created database structure can be exported to mysql-compatible SQL Create-Scripts. If you create mysql-views or even stored procedures for common tasks this would also speed up development without the need to know php.
I guess that cokehabit will send you the login for PHPmyadmin and the database to setup the structure once it is finished and probably discussed.

So ehm with all this technical stuff i think i'm the tech-admin of this project hm?

we still need designer(s) and coder(s) and a NAME for this

thank you guys!
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msalerno · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject:

What we need at this point is a project plan and a list of requirements. Before anyone can start writing code or designing a site, some guidelines should be in place.

mana, I am sure I have run into cokehabit before, it's inevitable.
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mana · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject:

I completely agree

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graphic23 · Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:42 pm Post subject:

cokehabit · Advocate Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 3302

we are setting up forums on a database for discussion of the project as a whole.

I'm coming up with an initial strategy then we can discuss things like who, why, where and when.

cyblord · Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 2:37 am Post subject:

I've been following this thread. cokehabit and msalerno are right, before anything gets started (hosting, programming...etc.) we need to plan everything out, and see what the potentials of success are.

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mana · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:55 am Post subject:

Jeah

time pressure keeps the contributers easiely away. So Tasks are good but a schedule is to early for this stage. And cokehabit, of course we all love little boxes and things, do we?

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mana, can you make the forums up so we can place a time and date for a meeting?

mana · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject:

yes i will
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cyblord · Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:10 pm Post subject:

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