Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Will Kurt
Andrew, the pear.php.net repository site really seems to be essentially what I was envisioning (especially with the proposals section). Erik, there are several good reasons to build our own rather than use space available in other domains. The first and foremost is that the library community is

Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Gabriel Farrell
On Tue, Aug 14, 2007 at 10:24:39AM -0400, Will Kurt wrote: Andrew, the pear.php.net repository site really seems to be essentially what I was envisioning (especially with the proposals section). Erik, there are several good reasons to build our own rather than use space available in other

Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Tom Keays
I like the idea a lot, but the main obstacle lies in migrating a critical mass (which I can't define) of the significant code libraries over to code4lib -- enough so that the repository becomes recognized as valuable resource. Following on that, would the site be a mirror site (and what sort of

Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Sharon Foster
I'm one of those former software engineers, and I think there is a need for a repository of library-specific applications. For example, I've been thinking I'd like to develop a web-based personnel scheduling program. Library scheduling has some unique problems, as I'm sure you all know. There are

Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Tom Keays
OT: I know Sharon was saying she'd like to develop her own code for these but... On 8/14/07, Sharon Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've been thinking I'd like to develop a web-based personnel scheduling program. Library scheduling has some unique problems, as I'm sure you all know. ...

Re: [CODE4LIB] code.code4lib.org

2007-08-14 Thread Sharon Foster
Thanks, Tom! The BYU app sounds like a great starting point! We do have A, B, and C weeks, as do many libraries, I'm sure, and I would want to add that feature, along with a swap board. I think I may have looked at the VT calendar a couple of weeks ago. I'll take another look. We'd also need to