[nycbug-talk] a new direction for NYC*BUG

[Charles Sprickman]

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010, Jesse Callaway wrote:

> (top post)
> Wow thanks to admin. The idea of having meetings and project
> incubation tools together is awesome.
>
> I think gitweb fits nicely into the model as a tool. Actually, I'm not
> up on all the names of the various git + web projects out there, but
> one of those git hosting situations...

I don't know if such a thing exists, but for Ike's idea of little scripts 
and/or "scriplets", it would be nice to have both a repository and a 
forum-like commenting system linked to the code.  That would allow folks 
to post small changes/additions for review by the community, or for some 
more generic scripts or functions, add some explanation or examples of 
usage.  Sadly, none of the (dated) web-accessible code repositories I know 
of incorporate such a thing.

C

> -jesse
>
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:53 AM, Isaac Levy <isaac at diversaform.com> wrote:
>> On Mar 19, 2010, at 4:00 PM, Jim B. wrote:
>>
>>> * George Rosamond <george at ceetonetechnology.com> [2010-03-19 12:37]:
>>>> There have been various on and off-line discussions about how to move
>>>> NYC*BUG forward.
>>>>
>>>> I wrote up this doc recently as an overview to a new approach.
>>>>
>>>> I alluded to some of the ideas at the last meeting. . . that we would
>>>> work to provide something of an "open source platform" for various
>>>> projects spawned out of NYC*BUG.
>>>>
>>>> Various people on admin@ and off it have looked at the doc. . . and I
>>>> look forward to opening up this discussion to the talk list.
>>>>
>>>> As a quick operational note, we need 3 large IDE drives to build out a
>>>> jail box for the base functionality we are looking to provide.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, read on, and let the discussion begin.
>>>>
>>>> *    *       *
>>>
>>>
>>> I think this is a great idea, and one that will benefit everyone in the long run.
>>> Even if you don't have a project idea today, you might think up something tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Having a resource like this is a perfect for trying things out and seeing
>>> what works, without having to spend a small fortune of your own money doing it.
>>>
>>> This is what's great about NYCBUG- out front, trying things out, seeing what works.
>>>
>>> Kudos George! And many thanks to the rest of the admin team.
>>>
>>> Jim B.
>>
>> I agree with Jim's sentiment- especially insomuch as the idea doesn't put pressure on things to *have* to succeed, or to *have* to have encumbering formality wrapped around them- cool things can emerge.
>>
>> --
>> With that, I for one have a small idea- git/cvs repository(ies)?  I for one have a ton of collected shell/utility scripts collected/hacked-on over years- and I'd love to dump them somewhere quazi-communal?  Heck, I even have a ton of collected configs for various things that make my life easier- and I'd love to share it (esp. in some place where it may get feedback/better?)
>> I'm thinking of some repo with some idea of user directories- (gitweb looks pretty simple to setup and maintain- though I've only played with it so far...)
>>
>> Rocket-
>> .ike
>>
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