Jason: I did want to announce the project status, maybe it is useful to other people and we can join forces, or not, maybe it is wise to move on conf2py.
But please don't misunderstand me, I don't want to blame anyone, I think this project was and is important to web2py, so it is not good to let it die, I just want to open the discussion. I think they are two different approaches: web2conf: simpler, easy registration (no password, no payment support, may be provided by external apps), no formal review process (although I would like implement attendee talk rating, prior and post conference, to help select talks and good speakers), automatic schedule generation (timetable), pdf badges and certificates. conf2py: more advanced, with focus to more traditional academic conferences (Conference Fee Payment, Configurable billing policy, Configurable coupon discounts and coupon cancellation, Users can register other users and pay for them, Paper submission and review management with roles: author, editor, review, Paper publishing with bibtex support) BTW, You can see the merging issue for further information: http://code.google.com/p/web2conf/issues/detail?id=4 Regards, Mariano Reingart http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar http://reingart.blogspot.com On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Jason Brower <[email protected]> wrote: > I think that is something to bring up in a personal email. At least I would > think so. > Anyway, I am excited to see where this project can go as well, as I am > creating my own conferencing tool in web2py. InterestID. > --- > Best Regards, > Jason Brower > On 05/28/2011 10:44 PM, Mariano Reingart wrote: >> >> Yarko/Massimo and web2py community: >> >> This year, web2py will host the (inter)-national Python conference >> here in Argentina, using web2conf: >> >> http://ar.pycon.org/2011 >> >> Indeed, it is replacing pycon-tech, the django app, that not only was >> old, complex and unmaintainable, but also died suddenly (no more >> render request, eating 100% CPU, in two different machines and setups, >> we don't know why...), so I'm preparing a migration tool to get >> attendee and talks information imported into web2py app. >> >> Also web2conf is running for the second year the Free Software >> Regional Conferences (where Massimo attended last year): >> >> http://www.jornadasregionales.org/jrsl2011 >> http://www.jornadasregionales.org/jrsl2010v2 >> >> it helped for the first Ubuntu Conference here in my country: >> >> http://www.ubucon.org.ar/2010 >> >> and is serving 4 Python Days (one currently open, other to come): >> >> http://www.pyday.com.ar/rafaela2010 >> http://www.pyday.com.ar/buenosaires2010 >> http://www.pyday.com.ar/cordoba2011 >> http://www.pyday.com.ar/catan2011 >> >> I'm hosting the code in my clone of web2conf, as I doesn't have access >> to the main repository: >> >> http://code.google.com/r/reingart-web2conf/ >> >> That is not enough, we cannot upload documentation nor downloadable >> files and we cannot use issue tracking system. >> >> I know that PyCon US decided not to use web2conf, and Massimo started >> a fork (conf2py) with other goals, but I think web2conf has proven to >> be a suitable for at least our conferences style, and, as you can see, >> it is not inactive as states the project page. >> >> So please, if you agree, could you give me admin access to main project >> site: >> >> http://code.google.com/p/web2conf/ >> >> Best regards, >> >> Mariano Reingart >> http://www.sistemasagiles.com.ar >> http://reingart.blogspot.com > >
