> Given that, I propose two things: > > 1) the OSS community builds a free open source scout tracking application > that runs on a stand-alone computer, that incorporates a good import/export > function, that integrates with Excel or other office products, etc. Windows > is the most common platform, but cross-platform portability should be > addressed from the start. Something like Java Web Start could even be used > to download an encrypted database and launch the client-side app.
I agree that it is high time to take advantage of this discussion momentum and to turn it into an actual project. There seems to be both a need, and people willing to contribute. Further, the discussion on this list has grown fairly academic. I think it would be healthy to spin off a project, including a new mailing list where discussion by those actually involved in making the new software could take place. I suspect that many issues will be best resolved by decisions made by the implementors, which should be a bit more straightforward than reaching group consensus at an abstract level on this list. :-) If the Church is not ready to officially launch this project, I suggest that one be created on Savannah or SourceForge, and that those interested start moving forward with it. Charles -- Ashes to ashes Forests to dust Keep Wisconsin green Or we'll All go bust Burma-Shave http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1949/ashes_to_ashes2 _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
