--- Tom Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan Hanks wrote: >> On Tue, 6 Jun 2006, Tom Welch wrote: >> >>>> could also have a plug-in type system for working with the >>>> various religious awards as well (Duty to God for LDS) which >>>> would then allow other Scouting groups to take advantage of >>>> it without tying it to just LDS Scouting. >>> >>> Yes, DTG is on the map to integrate into this program. The >>> thoughts were to create some kind of a web based application >>> so that parents, scout leaders and boys can all work >>> together. >> >> Web-based would be great, but with the church's policy on >> non-official websites, where does that put the local unit that >> would want to install and use such a web-based app? >> >> -- Dan > > These are issues that are currently being debated. More soon! > > Tom
I have a couple of other concerns with a web-based app. One, of course, is the privacy and security issue. Do we want to create an application where we (in theory, at least) need to have signed permission forms from all of the parents, because we're putting their kids' information online? Password access controls are all fine and good, but the concern doesn't go away. There's also the issue of portability, by which I mean physical portability, not cross-platform portability. Running TroopMaster in Virtual PC is a bit of a pain, but having it on my Powerbook when I go to meetings with the Scoutmaster, the committee or the parents (regardless of the absence of an internet connection in the meeting) is half the value of using it in the first place. Granted, I could easily install a LAMP app on my Powerbook, too, but should that be necessary? - Gary PGP Key ID: 071B173D Fingerprint: ED30 B048 6833 56B4 28C0 CE52 F12B 884A 071B 173D _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
