Archive for the ‘opensource’ tag
Webinar Series: TECH 101 – Mashups For Planning
Related:
* Mash-ups as Planning Tools
* GISP and AICP
* Technology Division of the American Planning Association (APA) Webinar Series – TECH 101: Mashups for Planning
* APA Technology Division: Education
* APA Technology Division Webinar Series: Event
Why Contribute
Paul Ramsey points to Danny de Vries‘s take on Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial [FOSS4G] 2007:
“What we saw was a young and passionate movement not-so-subtly showcasing their dedication for open-source as a tool by which to challenge corporate, or closed-source, IT monopolies in the geospatial domain.”
I want to underline the ‘showcasing’ part. It is important to not ignore why that is significant for contribution to opensource, which as some would like you to believe is often lacking direction and profit and not the best use of your time. And it can be summarized like so:
+—[IN]—> LEARN
CONTRIBUTE —|
+—[OUT]—> SHOWCASE —> GET WORK
–π
Related:
My Pick of FOSS4G 2007 Presentation Submissions
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WIKI: Edit Lock Schema
Now that I would update the DFIRM WIKI more frequently, I added a lock this past weekend to prevent simultaneous editing. And after being hit by abuse through automated comments, basic verification was also added while still allowing relatively hassle-free editing.
At some point, I may submit these improvements back to TipiWiki.
–π