[NGO] Re: Request for Discussion: Mailing List Tools

[Jon Stahl]

+1 on this as a BOF.  I'll be there for it! :-)

I am going to open up the BOF process (which will bascially be: propose
topics on a wiki that I have in my back pocket) next week or the week
after.  Stay tuned.

best,
jon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org 
> [mailto:ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org] On Behalf Of Steve McMahon
> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 2:16 PM
> To: A list for NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) using Plone.
> Subject: Re: [NGO] Re: Request for Discussion: Mailing List Tools
> 
> Jon Stahl <jon -at- onenw -dot- org>, who is a subscriber and 
> contributor to this list, is also a key organizer for the conference. 
> Bet he'll know how to get it done.
> 
> Hugh T. Ranalli wrote:
> > Any idea how one sets up a "Birds of a feather" session? (I 
> told you 
> > I'm new to this). ;-)
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Hugh
> > 
> > Steve McMahon wrote:
> > 
> >> Sounds like this would make a great "Birds of a feather" 
> session for 
> >> Seattle; that could naturally lead to a longer evening discussion. 
> >> Count me in.
> >>
> >> Steve McMahon
> >>
> >> Hugh T. Ranalli wrote:
> >>> Hi everyone,
> >>> My name is Hugh Ranalli and I am the technology director 
> for Digital 
> >>> Opportunity Trust, an NGO focused on technology training and 
> >>> capacity building in countries around the world.
> >>>
> >>> We're just rolling out our first version of Plone, and I am very 
> >>> excited about what we can do with it. As others have 
> commented, the 
> >>> Plone community needs a solid discussion forum / mailing list 
> >>> product. To my mind, this is one of the most critical 
> tools to get 
> >>> regular people to interact on collaborative systems such as Plone.
> >>>
> >>> I know that listen is being developed, and the Zope-based 
> >>> GroupServer looks very interesting, although they don't 
> yet have any 
> >>> sort of API for integration. I realise I'm just a 
> fledgling member 
> >>> of the Plone community, but to my mind it makes sense to 
> support and develop one tool.
> >>>
> >>> I don't have large budgets, but what I do have is access to a 
> >>> program at the University of Toronto's computer science 
> department, 
> >>> where students work (approx. 120 hours in total) on a 
> project for a 
> >>> non-profit. The students in this program learn Python, 
> and so they 
> >>> would be naturals for Plone development. I come from a 
> development 
> >>> background, so I would also be willing to work closely with them.
> >>>
> >>> I am going to be at the Plone conference in Seattle, and 
> would love 
> >>> to sit down with anyone else who is interested to discuss 
> how we can 
> >>> collaborate on something the entire community will 
> benefit from (and 
> >>> which is the best direction to go in). I have a couple of other 
> >>> projects I would like to see developed, but this one is 
> foremost on 
> >>> my priority list.
> >>>
> >>> Any takers? Perhaps we can get together one evening.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Hugh
> > 
> > 
> > 
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