Re: [web2py] social network idea

2011-01-18 Thread Anand Vaidya
I have seen an app that does almost what you mean on my freshly installed kubuntu desktop The app shows who is geographically nearby and (s)he need not be our "friend" already, most likely have similar interests (in this case KDE).

[web2py] Need web2py developer/consultant

2011-01-17 Thread Anand Vaidya
My friend needs a web2py proficient consultant/dev to handle the web2py portion of the project. The person must be located in Singapore (or maybe Malaysia and travel to SG) to participate in discussions etc. If you are interested please contact Dennis directly: yarden...@gmail.com

[web2py] Need web2py developer/consultant

2011-01-17 Thread Anand Vaidya
My friend needs a web2py developer/consultant for a project. The person must be located in Singapore to participate in their brainstorming etc. (and since I am on the move, I am unable to do it) Any one interested, please contact Daniel by email: yarden...@gmail.com Regards Anand

[web2py] Google Moderator...

2010-10-19 Thread Anand Vaidya
We can use google moderator to collect ideas, questions on new features (desirability) etc , vote on them and I believe will enhance the web2py community process. http://www.google.com/moderator/#0 * Let your audience decide Get to know your audience by letting them decide which q

[web2py] Re: lightning speech - Web2py - A framework for human beings

2010-08-09 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Bruno, I did a 5-min lightning talk on web2py at the PyCon APAC event. The slides are at: https://docs.google.com/a/vsa-services.com/leaf?id=0BzXgm0Aj6rayM2JlMTA4ODYtNWZkZC00OWRmLTg0MTAtY2U0MjQxMmIwYmQz&hl=en >From my talk as well as talks by some others, I realize that: - Rehearse the timi

[web2py] Re: Pycon APAC and Web2py

2010-06-13 Thread Anand Vaidya
well spent (for us, attendees) Regards Anand On Jun 9, 11:15 pm, "Zoom.Quiet" wrote: > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 02:09, mdipierro wrote: > > send us some slides when done. > > sure, u will sharing voice recoder ;-) > > > On Jun 7, 2:29 am, Anand Vaidya wrot

[web2py] Pycon APAC and Web2py

2010-06-07 Thread Anand Vaidya
Pycon APAC 2010 is scheduled to run from 9th to 11th in Singapore. On the 10th June, 11:10am we have a talk : "Electronic Laboratory Notebook on the Web2Py Framework (Yong Yao Ng, Maurice HT Ling) " Maurice Ling is a staff member of the local (Republic) Polytechnic and the Conference Chair. htt

[web2py] Re: Support for Indian Languages

2010-06-07 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Jun 7, 1:05 pm, Rahul wrote: > Hi Anand, >           Yes that's a good idea, we can collaborate. But I am not > familiar with translations. Also, I can provide help as and when time > permits. Its a real busy schedule for me here. Let me know what you > think. Yes, that's a good start. Any m

[web2py] Re: html5 test

2010-06-07 Thread Anand Vaidya
rekonq and arora, which are webkit based, (tested on Linux, KDE 4.4.4) score 116/160 On Jun 7, 3:11 pm, Álvaro Justen wrote: > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 04:10, Iceberg wrote: > > Just for your information: > >http://html5test.com/ > > > I tried these on Windows XP: > > Chrome5: 142 out of 160 > >

[web2py] Re: html5 test

2010-06-07 Thread Anand Vaidya
Firefox 3.6.4 also score 101/160, failing mostly in patented/ proprietary codec (h264 etc) support. On Jun 7, 3:11 pm, Álvaro Justen wrote: > On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 04:10, Iceberg wrote: > > Just for your information: > >http://html5test.com/ > > > I tried these on Windows XP: > > Chrome5: 142

[web2py] Re: Rocket for production sites?

2010-06-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Massimo, I am confused by what you say here: > I trust rocket even more but I do not have data or direct > experience of its use in production. How can you trust rocket if you have no direct experience with it? Can you please elaborate what you meant with that line? Regards Anand > > On Ju

[web2py] Re: new stuff in trunk...

2010-06-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
There is a nice article related to this topic on Smashing Magazine: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/02/getting-started-with-e-commerce-your-options-when-selling-online/comment-page-1/#comment-462851 Regards Anand On Jun 3, 10:23 pm, Richard wrote: > I would also trust someone known like

[web2py] Re: Support for Indian Languages

2010-06-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Rahul, I had contributed a Hindi translation some time ago, which was like 85-90% complete. It works. I had tested it in two ways: - set T() in web2py so w2py serves only Hindi ;-) - I had downloaded the hindi localized build of firefox to test ( I think I also tested with Arora webkit browse

[web2py] Re: Do you use web2py in your company?

2010-05-14 Thread Anand Vaidya
I have deployed a web2py based app in a high profile defence contractor co. I was told by the company not to disclose or publish any details about the project . Sorry, no details. Regards, Anand

[web2py] Re: Question about web2py license

2010-02-23 Thread Anand Vaidya
While we are on the topic of Licensing, I found this bit of news interesting: Jacobsen vs Katzer in the JMRI case: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3866316/Bruce-Perens-Inside-Open-Sources-Historic-Victory.htm Quote " Part of the problem in this case was Jacobsen's choice of

[web2py] Re: StackExchange

2010-02-18 Thread Anand Vaidya
Looks nice. Costs atleast $129 per month Regards Anand On Feb 19, 1:02 pm, minh wrote: > Just throwing this out there... > > I think StackExchange.com would make a good platform for web2py help/ > discussion. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2

[web2py] Re: PAM support

2010-02-16 Thread Anand Vaidya
Awesome! So does that imply LDAP, AD, NIS/YP, /etc/passwd , etc etc all become available? Does it mean, if say, AD auth works on the host machine, it will work for web2py too? In such a case, additional inputs such as domain_name need to passed Regards Anand On Feb 17, 1:24 pm, mdipierro wro

[web2py] Re: iptables

2010-02-16 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Massimo, Try gShield, GPL licensed script , It has a very simple configuration file and a script that reads it. I have used it for many years, pretty good script. The URL http://muse.linuxmafia.org/gshield/ is currently down, but you could dowload it from alternate locations. Regards Anand

[web2py] Re: Ladies and Gentelmen... the web2py book is online

2010-02-11 Thread Anand Vaidya
So far: Looks pretty good. 1. Registration works well. 2. Confusing : The content of this book is released under the Artistic License 2.0 - Modified content cannot be reproduced. 3. Editing content brings me to login screen and does not go further (probably needs authorization to be setup) 4.

[web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-11 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Feb 10, 10:31 pm, vfclists wrote: > I don't think it is a smart idea to build a documentation website with > Drupal. Drupal doesn't do very well in that respect. Drupal's own book > module has more than its fair share of issues and complaints, and is > one of the reasons why there are so many c

[web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
.com" > > wrote: > > > > From the web2py marketing department: > > > > Using anything different than web2py is a no go. > > > Practice what you preach. Otherwise you are not credible > > > > On Feb 5, 5:21 am, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > >

Re: [web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
; > Using anything different than web2py is a no go. > > > > Practice what you preach. Otherwise you are not credible > > > > > > On Feb 5, 5:21 am, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > > > > > On Feb 5, 10:44 am, mdipierro wrote: > > > > >

Re: [web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
kiger.com" > > > wrote: > > > > > > From the web2py marketing department: > > > > > > Using anything different than web2py is a no go. > > > > Practice what you preach. Otherwise you are not credible > > > > > > On Feb 5

[web2py] Re: for your info

2010-02-09 Thread Anand Vaidya
gt; taking donations. ;-) > > > *** If you want to help, help make the Sphinx documentation work!!! > > *** > > > So we can replace epydoc with Sphinx. > > > Massimo > > > On Feb 9, 7:59 am, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > > I have checked some other project

[web2py] Re: for your info

2010-02-09 Thread Anand Vaidya
I have checked some other projects (django, tg, pylons, python.org etc). My understanding is that, => The core documentation must be maintained by core-devs who know the code inside out, This doc is the ultimate reference and should be in Restructured format text-files, in a SVN/Hg repository. R

[web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
to a better app on python or web2py when it is ready for prime time. Do you have any specific issues with Drupal. (eg: security etc) Regards anand > > On Feb 4, 5:56 pm, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > Yes, Drupal CMS.http://www.drupal.org/ > > > I don't think the

[web2py] Re: The state of the wiki and documentation in general

2010-02-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Request to Massimo: Can you please deny updates to the wiki while we complete transferring the pages over. Please leave the content visible though. You could turn off logins to the wiki, probably If you need ownership of the domain and/or the CMS site , I am open to sharing or transferring, pleas

[web2py] Re: powered by drupal?

2010-02-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Yes, Drupal CMS. http://www.drupal.org/ I don't think there is anything in Python as good and easy to use. esp.for end users who are familiar with WYSISYG HTML editing but may be not familiar with RST, Markdown etc. I tried MoinMoin with the RST/Markdown plugin, seems very buggy still (or maybe d

[web2py] Re: The state of the wiki and documentation in general

2010-02-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
gt; Regards, > Tiago > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 10:05 AM, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > > > On Feb 4, 3:59 am, DenesL wrote: > > > AFAIK Massimo does not oppose but actually encourages the creation of > > > more documentation in any form. > > > OK, I

[web2py] Re: The state of the wiki and documentation in general

2010-02-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Feb 4, 3:59 am, DenesL wrote: > AFAIK Massimo does not oppose but actually encourages the creation of > more documentation in any form. OK, I bit the bullet and did the following: => Registered the domain webtopy.org and signed up for a Godaddy shared hosting (150GB disk, 1500GB/m traffic)

[web2py] Firefox 3.6 file upload

2010-01-22 Thread Anand Vaidya
Firefox 3.6 has been released and opens up some new paradigms for file uploads: Browser supports drag and drop file upload - try it, very cool. Needs server side support though. http://hacks.mozilla.org/2009/12/uploading-files-with-xmlhttprequest/ -- You received this message because you are sub

[web2py] Re: Newbie Question: Intellisense for Web2Py?

2010-01-20 Thread Anand Vaidya
I use a combination of vim and ipython. I find that the fastest combination. I have tested a few IDEs : - Eclipse - with pydev : I dislike eclipse for its monstrous complexity, and I had problems getting pydev to run on the day I tested. Abandoned. - Aptana : Eclipse based, did not work at all..

[web2py] Re: Request/Idea

2010-01-18 Thread Anand Vaidya
+1 Excellent feature to possess. -Anand On Jan 19, 12:16 pm, Jason Brower wrote: > I think it would be nifty to have an interface (app store?) to install > and remove pluggins from your web2py installation.  I suppose that > feature should be at the application level and not the web2py level. >

[web2py] mercurial.py : ignore sessions too

2010-01-15 Thread Anand Vaidya
Massimo, applications/admin/controller/mercurial.py should add sessions/* to the .hgignore file. We don't need to place the sessions files in VCS Regards Anand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email t

[web2py] Re: jQuery 1.4 out

2010-01-15 Thread Anand Vaidya
I downloaded and overwrote static/jquery.js with the 1.4 version. w2p seems to work fine, atleast nothing glaring failure... Regards Anand On Jan 15, 3:48 pm, Jake wrote: > http://jquery14.com/day-01/jquery-14 > > cool! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group

[web2py] Re: Anybody going to PyCon?

2010-01-14 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi All, PyCon Asia Pacific is happening soon in Singapore. http://apac.pycon.org Massimo, I came to know yesterday that you are on the Programme Team. So, are you planning to come down to SG in June? Submitting any papers? http://pycon.sit.rp.sg/organizing-committee-1 Yesterday at the PUGS, the

[web2py] Re: Why double braces in view

2010-01-13 Thread Anand Vaidya
@Thaddeus: I re-read Ch5 (Views) in the Official Manual and it does mention "never should use response.write()" Pg129 regards Anand On Jan 14, 12:48 am, Thadeus Burgess wrote: > score 1 for web2py's freaking awesome template system! > > -Thadeus > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:00 AM, mdipierro

[web2py] Mercurial menu item missing

2010-01-13 Thread Anand Vaidya
web2py version 1.74.5 OS = kubuntu 9.10 x86_64 (intel linux), python =2.6.4 x64 easy_install mercurial got me mercurial ver 1.4.2 I have exported the path correctly export PYTHONPATH=/usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/ mercurial-1.4.2-py2.6-linux-x86_64.egg/mercurial:$PYTHONPATH; export PA

[web2py] Re: Why double braces in view

2010-01-12 Thread Anand Vaidya
se.write(x) > > }} > > -Thadeus > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > So, I have been thinking about this. > > > Right now, a block of python code (say 10 lines) in a HTML file will > > have 4 ugly braces x10lines plus a pass e

[web2py] Re: Why double braces in view

2010-01-12 Thread Anand Vaidya
gards Anand On Jan 11, 1:30 pm, JimK wrote: > Nor would you be able to use { some_text } in the static text of the > HTML to display a line of code (e.g. javascript, java, actionscript, > etc). > > On Jan 10, 8:33 pm, mdipierro wrote: > > > Because you would not be able to use

[web2py] Why double braces in view

2010-01-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
I was watching Cal Henderson's "Why I hate Django" talk on youtube yesterday. One of the issues he raises there is the presence of superfluous text in Django such as : {{ some_text }} web2py also uses {{ python_code }} in view files. Why do we need two braces? Will just one brace not do the job?

[web2py] Re: Suggest appending version number to downloads of web2py

2010-01-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi NeonGoby, Use this: (on Linux desktop) wget -O web2py_src-1.74.5.zip http://web2py.com/examples/static/1.74.5/web2py_src.zip Regards Anand On Jan 7, 9:07 am, NeonGoby wrote: > Thanks fine, > > It's to help me keep track of what version I've downloaded.  On my > server, I unzip and rename t

[web2py:38284] Re: Web2Py talk and Demo

2010-01-03 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Skip, Thanks, you are right. I completely missed the link. This is the file I am looking for. Regards Anand On Jan 4, 10:50 am, s...@pobox.com wrote: > >>>>> "Anand" == Anand Vaidya writes: > >     Anand> Is it possible to get your slides in PPT or ODP

[web2py:38282] Web2Py talk and Demo

2010-01-03 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi, I will be giving a short intro as well as a demo to Web2Py at the upcoming Singapore Python Users Group. Details: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233724570755 Massimo, Is it possible to get your slides in PPT or ODP (openoffice, preferably) so that I modify and reuse the slides, ins

[web2py:37556] Python 2.7 and web2py

2009-12-19 Thread Anand Vaidya
While testing some other code with python-2.7-alpha1 I thought why not try web2py too. Web2py starts up, fine, with some deprecation warnings: /home/cr/users/av/python27a1x64/lib/python2.7/mhlib.py:83: DeprecationWarning: the multifile module has been deprecated since Python 2.5 import multifil

[web2py:32217] Re: Input validation

2009-10-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Just wondering: Since the list of countries is (more or less) static, is it not easier to maintain a list of countries somewhere and match against it? Regards Anand On Oct 5, 9:06 am, Iceberg wrote: > The IS_UPPER() is based on python's upper(). In python document it > said, > >   Return a copy

[web2py:32199] Hindi Translation

2009-10-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
this works well, I could add atleast another 2-3 Indian languages that I am familiar with. Regards Anand Vaidya --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, sen

[web2py:31613] Re: Licensing conundrum

2009-09-24 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Sep 24, 10:47 pm, DenesL wrote: > IMHO that's OK, per the latest manual, section 1.8: > > The web2py license also includes a commercial exception: > > You may distribute an application you developed with web2py together > with an unmodified official binary distribution of web2py, as > downlo

[web2py:31171] Re: Error in 2nd edition manual? Formatting improvement request.

2009-09-16 Thread Anand Vaidya
so I don't mind waiting for the feature to be added in future. Regards, Anand > > Richard > > On Sep 16, 11:10 pm, Anand Vaidya wrote: > > > Hi Anthon (& list members) > > > I am updating this wiki page > > :https://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/wiki/default/pa

[web2py:31108] Re: Error in 2nd edition manual? Formatting improvement request.

2009-09-16 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Anthon (& list members) I am updating this wiki page : https://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/wiki/default/page/7ae7f7c4-cd8d-4909-b67f-9cbd55701ae6 (Errata for web2py 2nd Edition Book) Please accumulate all feedback/errors/corrections in one place to simplify editing the next rev of the book by Massimo

[web2py:30956] Re: Cron in web2py

2009-09-14 Thread Anand Vaidya
*nix crontab, should look like: # m h dom mon dow command 0 * * * * python /home/harshit/Harshit/Sem3/SSAD/web2py/ applications/trial2/controllers/send_mail.py #crontab 0 * * * * root python /home/harshit/Harshit/Sem3/SSAD/web2py/ applications/trial2/controllers/send_mail.py Yours seems to h

[web2py:30664] Any comments on Tornado Server?

2009-09-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
Facebook has released Tornado Server http://www.tornadoweb.org/ Any comments? Regards Anand Tornado is an open source version of the scalable, non-blocking web server and tools that power FriendFeed. The FriendFeed application is written using a web framework that looks a bit like web.py or Goo

[web2py:30615] Re: Uploading File for Statistical Operations

2009-09-10 Thread Anand Vaidya
Have a look at the Algorithms Animator, Cool! http://vimeo.com/1735226 Regards Anand On Sep 10, 4:11 pm, Timmie wrote: > > This does exactly what you want: > > >    http://vimeo.com/6401333 > > > the source code is in > > >    http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~mdipierro/qcdmc/development/files > >

[web2py:30508] Re: get random record efficiently

2009-09-09 Thread Anand Vaidya
The raw SQL for PostgreSQL: SELECT col FROM tab ORDER BY random() LIMIT 1; I happened to see this on http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/FAQ Regards Anand On Sep 9, 8:07 pm, Richard wrote: > hi, > > is there an efficient way to get a random record from a table? > An obvious non-efficient way woul

[web2py:30028] Re: Very new to web2py. Any pointers for begineers??

2009-09-04 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Manoj, Apart from the PDF or printed book, there are many videos (on vimeo) recorded by Massimo. There is also some info on the wiki. You could just unzip the src zip file and read the example or admin apps bundled. This is how I started. Make small edits on the example app to understand how

[web2py:29958] web2py book on safari bookshelf?

2009-09-03 Thread Anand Vaidya
I'm an avid reader of books on http://safari.oreilly.com - the online bookshelf for (primarily) computer books. I find the service very useful. I know quite a few corporate staff use safari. I'd like to suggest that the web2py book be made available on Safari to increase the reach of the excellen

[web2py:29834] Re: Why web2py is a bad, bad thing.

2009-09-01 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Graham, I have not contributed any code to web2py yet, but I am one of the many happy users. I'd like to share some of my thoughts: On Sep 1, 1:53 pm, Graham Dumpleton wrote: > > > Various people in the wider community liken some of what is done by > Massimo and you as web2py users as adve

[web2py:29411] Re: web2py book, 2nd Ed

2009-08-26 Thread Anand Vaidya
I bought the 2nd Ed too, just now.. Very much worth the $12.50. Thanks Massimo. Regards Anand On Aug 26, 9:06 pm, carlo wrote: > In fact I tried the same but what you get is the first edition, > > carlo > > On 26 Ago, 14:42, Benigno wrote: > > > Actually, my bad...  I have just checked th

[web2py:28885] Re: bug in IS_LENGTH, 1.66.1 posted

2009-08-18 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Massimo, I have a suggestion: Why not web2py be released on a schedule (say one stable release every six months), and all the minor releases such as 1.66.0 , 1.66.1 etc folded into either beta or release candidates? This will help in stable releases with adequate test releases. Regards Anan

[web2py:28854] Re: web2py in events/meetings

2009-08-17 Thread Anand Vaidya
Oh, BTW, we should probably collaborate on the presentation material too! -Anand On Aug 18, 9:35 am, Anand Vaidya wrote: > I am planning to present web2py in the next Python User Group in > Singapore (Sep/Oct) > > Regards > Anand --~--~-~--~~~-

[web2py:28852] Re: web2py in events/meetings

2009-08-17 Thread Anand Vaidya
I am planning to present web2py in the next Python User Group in Singapore (Sep/Oct) Regards Anand --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@goo

[web2py:28055] Re: Non Web IDE

2009-08-05 Thread Anand Vaidya
WingIDE has this: http://www.wingware.com/doc/howtos/web2py I don't use WingIDE but am evaluating it. regards Anand On Aug 5, 9:08 pm, Pynthon wrote: > Hello > > I read that some of you guys use a normal text editor (so not the > build in Web IDE) but how ar eyou using that one? Do you write c

[web2py:27482] Re: web2py development and deployment

2009-07-27 Thread Anand Vaidya
I don't claim to be an advanced user of web2py however On Jul 28, 11:59 am, Randell wrote: > Hi guys, > \>    - What OSes do you use? (which flavor of Linux, which Windows version, >    does anybody here use a Mac?) And why? Just Linux. Kubuntu 9.04. CentOS5, Oracle EL5 => need to compile

[web2py:27454] Re: interesting :)

2009-07-27 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Jul 27, 7:49 am, Oleg wrote: > 1) moonlight will do the same job on other platforms (as soon as it > will be completed :)) No, it does not. I have FF plus moonlight plugin - and the app fails with an error that SL>2 is needed, I have ML1.0 > 2) what do you mean? Best ignored until an ente

[web2py:27150] Re: Questions for large deployment

2009-07-22 Thread Anand Vaidya
web2py, the > >>>>> session data sync'd etc. I can put the session info in a shared FS > >>>>> though) > > >>>>> If you need sessions and you need sessions synced, I suggest you share > >>>>> the sessions fo

[web2py:27040] Re: web2py-users and web2py-developers

2009-07-21 Thread Anand Vaidya
I support the split too. This type of split is quite common in mailing lists. In the long term, it makes easier for everyone. Please make the -dev list readable by anyone (or atleast by web2py-users) The dev list can focus more on discussions on long term / future plans, architectural issues etc.

[web2py:27014] Questions for large deployment

2009-07-20 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi After a couple of web2py projects, I am confident of coding a fairly big app in web2py. My previous projects did not need any database (we had to use flatfiles), the new project is also similar. I intend to bypass the models etc completely. The app is likely to be used in a corporate setting

[web2py:23577] Re: do not miss this!

2009-06-07 Thread Anand Vaidya
I loaded the page on FF3.5/Shiretoko, No Sweat. FF handles it well, 2.5% cpu, 97MB RSS Regards Anand On Jun 8, 12:57 pm, Yarko Tymciurak wrote: > Nice... > > Chrome alpha on Linux / Ubuntu shows this off nicely (I can see what they > mean about "taxing" firefox on linux when compared side by s

[web2py:21224] Re: license of the wiki

2009-05-05 Thread Anand Vaidya
Since wiki is not code (mostly) and is text, please consider adopting Creative Commons License. Nice interactive tool: http://creativecommons.org/license/ My suggestion: You could choose CC 3.0, Attribution Required, Commercial Use allowed, Must share modifications. Regards Anand On May 5, 8

[web2py:20617] Re: do you consult? do you have a company?

2009-04-27 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Massimo, I run a IT services business, with heavy focus on Linux and Free Software. I have already deployed web2py in an aerospace company. I intend to adopt web2py as the key platform for applications, web frontends etc which I am working on. Company Name: VSA Services Pte Ltd URL: http://w

[web2py:19653] Re: New App - hope you like it

2009-04-13 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi Speedbird, The forum really looks great. I hope it will become a good alternative to the popular PHP based forum software ( such as phpBB.) Regards Anand On Apr 11, 5:25 am, Speedbird wrote: > Here's the last of my "pets", I present you with pyForum, the FIRST > message board written exclus

[web2py:19493] Re: web2py 1.60 is out

2009-04-09 Thread Anand Vaidya
I have posted the update announcements on http://freshmeat.net/projects/web2py/releases/297574 and http://www.icewalkers.com The new release will appear on the front page and RSS feeds in a few hours. -Anand On Apr 9, 2:09 am, mdipierro wrote: > web2py 1.60 is out. > > It contains a lot of sm

[web2py:18907] Re: In cased you missed it

2009-04-01 Thread Anand Vaidya
It would be awesome if we could authenticate as easily as this against: LDAP ( OpenLDAP as well as AD): This would be the Enterprise requirement #1 Auth against an external MySQL / PG db (does this already exist?) Auth against /etc/passwd (is this a bad idea) or maybe, Apache htpasswd Auth with C

[web2py:18691] Re: How to read Global Variables from txt file at startup?

2009-03-27 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Mar 28, 1:53 am, AchipA wrote: > just drop the settings.py in the models directory and that's it. you > can make it quick(er) and read only if you wrap it in a cache.ram > entity, other than that, there is no special procedure needed for > settings. You are right. It worked like a charm. Th

[web2py:18666] How to read Global Variables from txt file at startup?

2009-03-27 Thread Anand Vaidya
I would like to read a file (myapp_settings.cfg or myapp_settings.py) which contains various application related settings which are not expected to change frequently, when web2py is started and keep the variables read always around (in memory). Make it read only if possible. I'd like all apps to b

[web2py:18574] Re: Change Control Process for web2py

2009-03-25 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Mar 25, 8:17 pm, Jonathan B wrote: > Adding web2py to Freshmeat was a great initiative, Anand!  Kutos! :-) Thanks Jonathan. > > --Jonathan --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework"

[web2py:18567] spammers joining this group?

2009-03-24 Thread Anand Vaidya
Notice the posts by this user:zczcf...@gmail.com looks like all spam. Can the admins look into and kick the user out? Apparently another member kjkhjk has already been banned by google. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because

[web2py:18563] Facebook groups

2009-03-24 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi I searched facebook and found three groups for web2py: 1. Web2Py group with 18 members (Geoffrey Kimani, Ron Jeffries) 2. Gluon group with about 12 members (Dennis Yar, www.enteto.com but blacklisted by google) 3. GAE group (Dennis Yar, www.enteto.com but blacklisted by google) Looks like th

[web2py:18562] Re: Why aren't we under our own domain yet?

2009-03-24 Thread Anand Vaidya
web2py.org and web2py.net, web2py.info forward to web2py.com -- Also, the SSL cert problem does not look good. I saw godaddy is offering a 3-year 256-bit strength SSL Cert for wrote: > We are,http://www.web2py.comit was updated last week so it no longer > points to the other domain :) > >

[web2py:18561] Re: Change Control Process for web2py

2009-03-24 Thread Anand Vaidya
On Mar 25, 3:30 am, mdipierro wrote: > Hi Anand, > > about this: > > > I have just registered the project on freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/ > > projects/web2py) so the announcements should start appearing on FM > > too... Maybe we should announce on icewalkers too? > > I am not sure it is a g

[web2py:18500] Re: Change Control Process for web2py

2009-03-23 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi dbb, You bring up several good ideas... I have some (hopefully useful) comments below: On Mar 23, 9:44 pm, dbb wrote: > All: > > It is very important to have change control process for web2py, this > change control process  will include : >        - formal submission of idea or improvement u

[web2py:18442] Re: Authentication related question

2009-03-21 Thread Anand Vaidya
Thanks for the detailed response. For the time being, I decided to bypass the whole Auth issue . I am using web2py behind apache2 and using apache htpasswd for validating the users accts. AuthType Basic AuthName "RADIUS Admin" AuthUserFil

[web2py:18425] Authentication related question

2009-03-21 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi I am a bit lost with the Authentication / Authorization in web2py. I am using v1.58 What I need: My current needs are quite minimal. Given a username and password (in a form), verify the user:pass and let the user in. Block all functions if anonymous or failed auth. I do not want to use any

[web2py:18371] Re: Web2py book feedback wiki page opened

2009-03-19 Thread Anand Vaidya
Link: https://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/wiki/default/page/02687cf5-9921-42f1-bacd-4757d60b8a89 On Mar 20, 10:47 am, Anand Vaidya wrote: > Hi All > > I have just opened a wiki page for Web2Py book feedback to Massimo. I > think it is better to keep all the feedback on one page instead o

[web2py:18370] Web2py book feedback wiki page opened

2009-03-19 Thread Anand Vaidya
Hi All I have just opened a wiki page for Web2Py book feedback to Massimo. I think it is better to keep all the feedback on one page instead of emailing the list as we find them. Regards Anand --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscri

[web2py:18234] Re: The web2py wiki is now ready for your input!

2009-03-17 Thread Anand Vaidya
The URL http://mdp.cti.depaul.edu/wiki/ returns an "Invalid Function" message. Only https works. Is it possible to redirect to https:// when someone visits http:// Regards Anand On Mar 12, 7:35 pm, Jonathan Benn wrote: > Hi all, > > The web2py documentation wiki is now ready to go. So if you'

[web2py:18127] Re: Marketing suggestion

2009-03-16 Thread Anand Vaidya
When I was comparing python web frameworks, initially I had assumed (erroneously) that web2py was the J2EE equivalent with large , ugly layers upon layers of abstraction, due to the "Enterprise" word. So the misunderstanding seems to be quite common... However, now I know, my assumption was wron

[web2py:18068] Re: Qusestion about the book?

2009-03-15 Thread Anand Vaidya
u. The book is excellent and well worth the money. Thanks Massimo! Regards Anand Vaidya > Oh, and yes its like ~250 pages long. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > On Mar 13, 4:39 pm, Yarko Tymciurak wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Mike Axelrod wrote: > > > >