Bryan Murdock wrote:
I'd like to add that even in Boy Scouting, it's not *just* the
Scoutmaster that can and will update what kids have done. The
discussion so far almost seems to be based on the supposition that the
Scoutmaster runs the troop as some lone wolf, but that is entirely
untrue. He (or she, outside the church) has at *least* one Assistant
Scoutmaster and a whole Troop Committee, and in the church a whole
Young Mens Presidency and Bishopric, that will all be interested in
viewing boys' progress, and yes, updating requirements passed off.
Yes, I agree very much with this point.
Plus, the value of parents and boys being able to log on and view
their own progress is huge. If the data is all on the Scoutmasters PC
that won't be possible.
Also, Scoutmasters don't always backup their PC's or "sync" to a central
repository. Having the data on a "managed" server (where the server is
backed up and maintained by a service provider) would be very
beneficial, IMO.
The big value-add over Troopmaster or any other existing scout
software, besides what being Open Source adds, would have to be the
collaboration aspect. Keeping everyone on the same page was a huge
headache for me as scoutmaster.
Yes, I agree, as an YM President also.
-stacey.
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