On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 01:49:34PM -0400, Matthew Jadud wrote: > There were three infrastructure points that we wanted to see move > forward, one of which is already being addressed (mailing list > access). A second was site design/content, and a third had to do with > tools for introducing FOSS. (If
(Looks like your email cut in two here... missing point number 1.) > 3. Tools > Without rehashing previous discussions, it would be incredibly useful > for new FOSS/POSSE participants to be able to have a "hub" for FOSS > exploration and development without any barriers/hurdles. > > * A planet > * An IRC bot (and logging) > * An etherpad instance > > Based on previous POSSE workshops, these tools consistently come out > as being (1) incredibly useful for faculty working with students in > FOSS, and (2) are hard to set up/maintain. Ideally, a POSSE > participant from Bob Jones University should be able to walk out of > the workshop with "bju.teachingopensource.org" and those services > available from that location. > > Ultimately, we think that having > > * Version control > * Bug Tracking > * ... (something else that isn't in my notes) > > would be very useful for new FOSS educators to be able to learn and > experiment on -- even going so far as to provide a space for their > students to learn and experiment. So something like Redmine + VCS for each university? Are you also suggesting a separate planet/EtherPad instance for each as well? I'm fairly certain OSUOSL has an out-of-the-box solution already (correct me if I'm wrong, Jeff) for Redmine + VCS that could be spun up fairly instantly for each university. -- Ian Weller <i...@ianweller.org> Where open source multiplies: http://opensource.com
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