that sounds great... a series of screencasts is quite easy to produce and
doesn't take too much time.

i've created a list of bullets for three screencasts:
http://rpyc.wikidot.com/screencasts

you're welcome to re-record the original one of course, and if you can add
part 2 and 3 that would help a lot.


thanks,
-tomer


An NCO and a Gentleman


On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 13:59, Tal Einat <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Tomer!
>
> I'm also very pressed for time these days, and haven't had a chance to work
> with RPyC for a few years, but here I am still on the list :)
>
> I'd love to do a screen-cast (or several short ones), I haven't yet had a
> chance to do any. If you like I can re-record the screen cast (or just
> re-record the audio) with my American accent (I speak both Hebrew and
> English with native accents). Or we could think up a few shorter demos and I
> would record them.
>
> I don't think I'll have time for anything more in the coming months,
> though.
>
> - Tal
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 1:23 AM, tomer filiba <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> okay, i decided to pick the gauntlet and get RPyC development back on
>> track...
>> i have some few announcements, *please take a minute to read through this
>> email.*
>>
>> in the coming days, i'll browse the mailing list for any relevant code
>> patches, and i'll open tickets
>> for all the issues that you guys reported. that being said, i'll have to
>> introduce some "regulations"
>> regarding the project:
>>
>> 1) project development will take place only on github:
>> see http://github.com/tomerfiliba/rpyc
>>
>> 2) please use the github ticket system to report issues:
>> see http://github.com/tomerfiliba/rpyc/issues
>>
>> 3) in order to send patches, fork the project, do your thing, and send me
>> a pull request.
>> see http://help.github.com/forking/
>> no more mailing me patches, please... that way i can merge patches to the
>> master branch
>> with a single click, which will make my life much easier, and releases
>> more frequent.
>>
>> i'll update the site tomorrow with this new information.
>>
>> i'll have two free weeks in april, and i plan to release 3.1.0 then, which
>> will include lots of
>> small fixes that have accumulated since 3.0.7, and it will also change the
>> project layout to make
>> it more compatible with setuptools. i'll also write an
>> upload-to-sourceforge script to automate
>> releases, since sourceforge now allows uploading files over ssh.
>>
>> the new IO layer (including new authentication schemes/TLS replacements)
>> will have to wait
>> for a future release, perhaps v3.2, but i think it's best to wait with
>> this for layer5, as it attempts
>> to solve this problem once and for all.
>>
>> however, soon after april, my time will be limited again, and *i don't
>> think i could handle it all **by myself*.
>> i've been maintaining the project and this small community since 2006, and
>> i'm clearly* NOT doing a good job*.
>> i think i can commit to maintaining the code from now on, but i will need
>> help with the other aspects
>> of an open source project, namely:
>>
>> 1)* a maintainer for the site* (update docs, write tutorials, demos, do
>> PR). RPyC is doing very
>> bad on the PR front, and very few people have ever heard of it or took the
>> time to try it... and it's
>> a shame. even if you don't end up using it, i believe it's a fresh
>> alternative people should be
>> familiar with. heck, i even recorded a screencast with my embarrassing
>> israeli accent...
>> you can't say i haven't tried :)
>>
>> 2) *a maintainer for the mailing list*: someone to answer questions,
>> superficially examine bugs, etc.
>> i can answer a question now and then, but we need someone to help new
>> comers, etc., with the
>> get-me-started issues that i've recently ignored. sorry for that, people.
>>
>> 3) of course if someone wants to lend a hand in the development, he's
>> welcome aboard.
>>
>> ======================================================================
>>
>> so what i'm saying is, the project needs some volunteers... please reply
>> to this thread
>> if you have some spare time and think you can help maintain the project.
>> even doing simple PR on forums, lists, reddit, etc., would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> ======================================================================
>>
>>
>> thanks in advance,
>> -tomer
>>
>
>

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