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On Wed, 2011-03-23 at 01:09 +0100, Michael Seifert wrote: |
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> I agree that a web-based querying tool/platform would be important. But, |
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> to be honest, this is not exactly what I was hoping to do, when I read |
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> the project idea. Mainly because it is not what I am looking for and |
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> secondly because I am not very much into web development myself (except |
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> for some small zope projects). Anyway, it is good to discuss things now |
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> better than late. |
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Yes, that is exactly what this time period is for. |
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> Sorry, if I caused any inconvenience. |
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No, no inconvenience. If I have stomped on your toes, I did not mean |
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to, If you have other ideas about this project, by all means get them |
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out. :) |
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> Be sure, however, that I will ask some more questions on another topic, |
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> if you don't mind. :) |
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We look forward to it. |
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> For the thouroughness of the discussion and out of personal interest: |
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> The webapp should most likely integrate nicely on the gentoo website. |
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> What CMS does gentoo.org use and what CMS would you suggest to an applicant? |
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Well, as I've stated, I don't have experience in developing webapps, so |
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I can't recommend anything to you. I think this type of info would be |
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used most by devs. While users may use it, I think the primary goal is |
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to collect data to help the devs decide where to put more of their |
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efforts, and help streamline the stabilization process. For the most |
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part the gentoo sites use guide xml, which is a custom xslt |
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transformation... I don't think this type of tool would fit well with |
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the semi static nature of gentoo's web pages using guide xml. Also this |
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data would most likely be on a different server than the gentoo.org |
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site. |
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I suggested a webapp as means of primary interaction because it is |
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easily run in a browser, so no special software needs to be installed. |
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It is just the one one program. That opens it up to all users. |
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But a gui could be developed to get the data from the database and |
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display the reports, graphs, etc.. be it gtk , kde/Qt, or whatever. |
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That's where the powers that be need to chime in with their comments and |
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thoughts of the direction they would like to see it take. |
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All my comments are my own and not to be considered as absolute (my way |
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or the highway ;). |
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Brian Dolbec <brian.dolbec@×××××.com> |
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