[OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

2012-03-21 Thread Rob Echlin
The Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa Carleton Linux Users Group will he held April 5, 2012 at Algonquin College, Room T130, Building T. starting at 1900. Below is the proposed agenda for the 2012 AGM. There are two important items that we ask members to think about in advance. 1) Nominations

[OCLUG-Tech] web tools for a roster

2012-03-21 Thread Paul Hays
I'm looking for suggestions about tools for making a small web app. It's for an all-volunteer association that has a website on a Linux virtual server (with Apache httpd, PHP and MySQL). Our webmaster is starting a makeover. He wants a new page that will let association members update their

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

2012-03-21 Thread Jeffrey Taylor
For whatever it's worth, my involvement would be increased if the location were more centralized. I don't know about others, but travelling from Hull to Algonquin has a limited appeal. Also, a hackathon sounds pretty interesting. I've been toying with the idea of starting a 'hack space' with more

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] web tools for a roster

2012-03-21 Thread Bill Strosberg
Paul: Your application sounds pretty trivial - all the major components are already in place. If the tables are already defined, creating a user-maintenance portal isn't much more work. I do this kind of user app in a couple hours - so anyone should be able to do it. I think to a great

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] OCLUG AGM - discussing change

2012-03-21 Thread John C Nash
Location of meetings is always an issue for OCLUG. I personally would prefer more central choice. If folk have ideas, perhaps they could research them and either post or have ready for AGM discussion. A bit of history: - Lees Avenue -- good bus, some parking (?? how good), price (??),

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] web tools for a roster

2012-03-21 Thread Jeffrey Taylor
Another vote for django. Highly extensible and secure. On Mar 21, 2012 4:36 PM, Michael P. Soulier msoul...@digitaltorque.ca wrote: On 21/03/12 Paul Hays said: It's for an all-volunteer association that has a website on a Linux virtual server (with Apache httpd, PHP and MySQL). Our