[AOLSERVER] ACT Vote Off

[Nathan Folkman]

Sorry for missing the chat this afternoon. Shaz said everyone decided the best way to break the tie would be to have another quick vote to determine the winner. That said, please send me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) a quick email with your vote for either Dossy Shiobara or Tom Jackson. I've reposted their info below. Thanks!

- Nathan


Dossy Shiobara

� � I started working with AOLserver back in 1999--2000, when it was
� � first released as open source under the 3.0 release.

� � I've since developed two database drivers (nsmysql and nsfreetds)
� � and the beginnings of a session manager as well as an initial
� � implementation of WebDAV extensions for AOLserver in pure Tcl.

� � I also worked to package up the Win32 binary distribution of
� � AOLserver 3.4.� I plan to continue to work with the AOLserver
� � community to ensure that Win32 support continues to be available in
� � some form for AOLserver into the future.

� � I now have AOLserver instances in production, the most significant
� � of which is receiving more than 300K page views a day to a single
� � instance.� I now have a vested commercial interest in AOLserver
� � development and continued enhancement.

� � Outside of AOLserver development, I've worked in Tcl since 1998,
� � primarily with Vignette's application servers, and have been working
� � in web technologies since 1994.� My programming background spans C,
� � Perl, Tcl, Ruby as well as other languages.� I've also helped
� � implement Extreme Programming as the software development
� � methodology in my current organization to help improve the software
� � we build here.

� � I believe I would make a good addition to the AOLserver Core Team
� � because I will work towards ensuring that AOLserver remains a
� � high-quality and reliable platform for application development.
� � This means being sensitive to the community's desires while
� � being aware of the impacts of the changes to the core software.


Tom Jackson

Using AOLserver since before 2.3.3.

Using ACS and OpenACS since those projects began.

Active member of Photo.net web/db forum until OpenACS took over as the
community voice.

Active member of OpenACS community since March 13, 2000, with 360
postings, not all literate.

Developed AOLserver Tcl modules:
tclvhr -- tcl based proxy
VAT -- virtual host abstract url templating module, predating the ACS
request processor. Still works great.

Developed AOLserver C modules:
ns_ldap -- wrapper for ldap client library.
ns_jabber and ns_xode --> modules which turn AOLserver into threaded
jabber client with full access to the AOLserver Tcl API.

Developed ACS modules:
Mydomain.com -- one of the largest user communities of ACS (300,000
users).
PkBuilder -- given data model builds Oracle pl/sql packages for
create/delete/update/reset/object_p functions.
� � � � �� -- also creates similar plpgsql functions.
typing -- fun module that allows you to teach/learn typing skills.

Developed OpenACS modules:
cronjob -- runs every minute and checks a schedule similar to a cron
facility
query-writer -- handles conversion of simple db access calls to
postgresql pl/sql and dml statements.
� � � � � � � -- provides secure generic form processing page. PkBuilder
functionality included.
merchant-system -- distributor ecommerce platform supporting customer
accounts, multiple suppliers

In development:
Iunicycle.com -- integrated tool for unicyclists to log progress in
skill development, learn, teach, plan routines, etc.
Rmadilo -- "binary XML" data format and tools.

Actually familiar with 3.x and 4.0 source code.

Time to devote to AOLserver Core issues.

Not great or fast at anything, just stick to it until it gets done.

Big dumb idea for AOLserver: ns_tcp and ns_udp as generic ns_conn.
Should be easy in 4.0.