Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-20 Thread Grant
I should have specified that the people in the organization are spread out in different locations. It sounds like it is difficult/dangerous to run an internet-facing IRC server and ejabberd is unstable? This is what VPNs are for. I haven't really heard anything seriously problematic about

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I should have specified that the people in the organization are spread out in different locations. It sounds like it is difficult/dangerous to run an internet-facing IRC server and ejabberd is unstable? This is what VPNs are

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-20 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:02:46 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: I should have specified that the people in the organization are spread out in different locations. It sounds like it is difficult/dangerous to run an internet-facing IRC server and ejabberd is unstable? This is

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-20 Thread Grant
Is ejabberd difficult to run over the internet safely? I doubt it. But you'd want to give the docs a thorough reading to make sure you have security questions locked down properly. Off the top of my head...don't allow remote registrations (i.e. don't allow clients to create accounts).

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-20 Thread Michael Mol
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: Is ejabberd difficult to run over the internet safely? I doubt it. But you'd want to give the docs a thorough reading to make sure you have security questions locked down properly. Off the top of my head...don't allow remote

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-19 Thread Grant
XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick: pidgin, kopete, telepathy and a hots of others. Servers are another story. All of them that you can lay your hands on seem to suck big eggs big time. ejabberd is the only one I found stable enough to actually stay up for

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-19 Thread Michael Mol
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 3:14 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick: pidgin, kopete, telepathy and a hots of others. Servers are another story. All of them that you can lay your hands on seem to suck big eggs big time. ejabberd

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-18 Thread Ciprian Dorin Craciun
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-18 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:04:46 -0800 schrieb Grant emailgr...@gmail.com: [...] XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick: pidgin, kopete, telepathy and a hots of others. Servers are another story. All of them that you can lay your hands on seem to suck big eggs big time. ejabberd is

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-18 Thread Michael Mol
On Dec 18, 2012 6:33 AM, Marc Joliet mar...@gmx.de wrote: Am Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:04:46 -0800 schrieb Grant emailgr...@gmail.com: [...] XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick: pidgin, kopete, telepathy and a hots of others. Servers are another story. All of them that you

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-18 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:30:16 +0100 Marc Joliet mar...@gmx.de wrote: Am Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:04:46 -0800 schrieb Grant emailgr...@gmail.com: [...] XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick: pidgin, kopete, telepathy and a hots of others. Servers are another story. All of them

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-18 Thread Marc Joliet
Am Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:50:51 +0200 schrieb Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:30:16 +0100 Marc Joliet mar...@gmx.de wrote: Am Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:04:46 -0800 schrieb Grant emailgr...@gmail.com: [...] XMPP clients are a dime a dozen, take you pick:

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 12/17/2012 02:26 AM, Grant wrote: When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code management, all for groups.

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michele Beltrame
Hello! * Gitolite https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite Gitolite is not that difficult to setup... you just need to follow the simple instructions... it works in most cases. ;) Also, I recommend cgit as an alternative to gitweb. Cheers, Michele. -- Michele Beltrame

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Kevin Brandstatter
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/16/2012 11:26 PM, Grant wrote: When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 12/17/2012 12:05 PM, Michele Beltrame wrote: Hello! * Gitolite https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite Gitolite is not that difficult to setup... you just need to follow the simple instructions... it works in most cases. ;) It's not that it's hard to /get working/, it's that, to set

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Grant
When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code management, all for groups. I'm considering Campfire, Trello,

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Grant
When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code management, all for groups. I'm considering Campfire, Trello, Float,

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michael Mol
On Dec 17, 2012 8:00 PM, Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 12/17/2012 07:56 PM, Grant wrote: If all you need to do is host git repositories, I suggest putting bare repos on a server somewhere and having everyone push/pull over SSH. You can use the bare-bones gitweb (comes with git in portage) to view the repos from a web browser. You'll need a

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:56:47 -0800 Grant emailgr...@gmail.com wrote: For chat, run an IRC or XMPP server. Has anyone used an XMPP client for communication/collaboration within a company that they would recommend? Surely you meant server there, not client? XMPP clients are a dime a dozen,

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Grant
If all you need to do is host git repositories, I suggest putting bare repos on a server somewhere and having everyone push/pull over SSH. You can use the bare-bones gitweb (comes with git in portage) to view the repos from a web browser. You'll need a separate bug tracking mechanism in

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Grant
For chat, run an IRC or XMPP server. Has anyone used an XMPP client for communication/collaboration within a company that they would recommend? Surely you meant server there, not client? I thought I meant client. Does server functionality vary as far as what shows up on the client

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Kevin Brandstatter
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/17/2012 05:06 PM, Michael Mol wrote: What ive done on one of my servers is created a git user account that cant login interactively, or with a password. (nologin), whoever needs access gives me their private key and i add it to the

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 12/17/2012 08:59 PM, Grant wrote: Thank you for taking the time to explain this. You just sextupled my git knowledge. It does sound easy. Would a basic layout like this plus gitweb plus fugitive/gitv yield a git setup that wouldn't feel lacking for collaboration amongst a few people?

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Grant
What ive done on one of my servers is created a git user account that cant login interactively, or with a password. (nologin), whoever needs access gives me their private key and i add it to the authorized_keys for the git account. This is obvoiusly very basic and you could create users for

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-17 Thread Kevin Brandstatter
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/17/2012 06:33 PM, Grant wrote: What ive done on one of my servers is created a git user account that cant login interactively, or with a password. (nologin), whoever needs access gives me their private key and i add it to the authorized_keys

[gentoo-user] {OT} open-source: chat, tasks, resources, code

2012-12-16 Thread Grant
When I need a new web-based software tool, I consider writing it myself and if that isn't feasible I try to use something open-source and self-hosted. I need something for chat, task management, resource management, and code management, all for groups. I'm considering Campfire, Trello, Float,