Lets talk about adding more skunksworks content...
With 5 days to go to a new month, open discussion on how can do these : Operating Systems : - For the month of August, I volunteer to lead a thread on Windows 7 Desktop ( well as little as I know about it while shuttling between various things ). - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Apple MAC - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on FreeBSD - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Linux Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Programming and Applications - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Apple iPhone - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Andriod - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Symbian - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Java - For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Windows Mobile 7 I think this would be a good place to start, then in September someone can be the lead on each thread. What do you think, can we do this? Rgds.
On 26 July 2010 13:47, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
With 5 days to go to a new month, open discussion on how can do these :
Operating Systems :
- For the month of August, I volunteer to lead a thread on Windows 7 Desktop ( well as little as I know about it while shuttling between various things ).
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Apple MAC
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on FreeBSD
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Linux
Mobile Phones, Operating Systems, Programming and Applications
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Apple iPhone
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Andriod
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Symbian
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Java
- For the month of August a volunteer is needed who can lead threads on Windows Mobile 7
I think this would be a good place to start, then in September someone can be the lead on each thread.
What do you think, can we do this?
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I third that option... <though am a bit lost - are we supposed to discuss technical details, how stuff works, or tips and tricks ?>
I think we should also start looking at a wider audience thus it can be various articles and combinations of what you write below. It can be anything, eg I want to do a thread on Windows 7 desktop enhancements but will cover Windows 7 specs, installation, drivers etc. I may not be able to complete the thread by end of August thus anyone else can take over the thread in September and continue each month. It does not mean one had to be a specialist but we will be opening channels on discussions from various contributors who may need to add or correct the postings. I believe could be a first step towards many more subjects to cover. We can still have the regular contributions on various other things. :-) Me raw thots.. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
I third that option...
<though am a bit lost - are we supposed to discuss technical details, how stuff works, or tips and tricks ?>
Aki, I think this is a great idea :). On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
I think we should also start looking at a wider audience thus it can be various articles and combinations of what you write below. It can be anything, eg I want to do a thread on Windows 7 desktop enhancements but will cover Windows 7 specs, installation, drivers etc. I may not be able to complete the thread by end of August thus anyone else can take over the thread in September and continue each month. It does not mean one had to be a specialist but we will be opening channels on discussions from various contributors who may need to add or correct the postings.
I believe could be a first step towards many more subjects to cover. We can still have the regular contributions on various other things. :-)
Me raw thots..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
I third that option...
<though am a bit lost - are we supposed to discuss technical details, how stuff works, or tips and tricks ?>
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Can i also lead discussions on renewable energy? :-) On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com> wrote:
Aki, I think this is a great idea :).
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
I think we should also start looking at a wider audience thus it can be various articles and combinations of what you write below. It can be anything, eg I want to do a thread on Windows 7 desktop enhancements but will cover Windows 7 specs, installation, drivers etc. I may not be able to complete the thread by end of August thus anyone else can take over the thread in September and continue each month. It does not mean one had to be a specialist but we will be opening channels on discussions from various contributors who may need to add or correct the postings.
I believe could be a first step towards many more subjects to cover. We can still have the regular contributions on various other things. :-)
Me raw thots..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
I third that option...
<though am a bit lost - are we supposed to discuss technical details, how stuff works, or tips and tricks ?>
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I'd like to cater for the Adobe technologies please. watchman On 7/26/10 2:28 PM, [ Brainiac ] wrote:
Can i also lead discussions on renewable energy? :-)
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:22 PM, Phares Kariuki <pkariuki@gmail.com <mailto:pkariuki@gmail.com>> wrote:
Aki, I think this is a great idea :).
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:12 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com <mailto:aki275@googlemail.com>> wrote:
I think we should also start looking at a wider audience thus it can be various articles and combinations of what you write below. It can be anything, eg I want to do a thread on Windows 7 desktop enhancements but will cover Windows 7 specs, installation, drivers etc. I may not be able to complete the thread by end of August thus anyone else can take over the thread in September and continue each month. It does not mean one had to be a specialist but we will be opening channels on discussions from various contributors who may need to add or correct the postings.
I believe could be a first step towards many more subjects to cover. We can still have the regular contributions on various other things. :-)
Me raw thots..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 1:57 PM, ndungu stephen <ndungustephen@gmail.com <mailto:ndungustephen@gmail.com>> wrote: > I third that option... > > > <though am a bit lost - are we supposed to discuss technical details, how > stuff works, or tips and tricks ?> > _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke <mailto:Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... <http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1fbjAwOUE&hl=en> ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 <http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94> ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
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I love to lead on the Apple iPhone. Not a favorite for Aki so I'd as well lead on this.
Posting rules? how to start an official thread? headlining? posting rules ...e.t.c On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
I love to lead on the Apple iPhone. Not a favorite for Aki so I'd as well lead on this.
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Clarification about this thread : - What are we doing by commiting to hold a thread say eg for 30 days? Invite discussions, critic and solutions. When was the last time anyone on this list talked about Ubuntu, FreeBSD etc ? - The threads do not affect other threads nor contributions nor do they stop anyone from adding their own threads. We are still missing top contributors for August. Subjects proposed are listed in this thread. You cannot shy away from this chance to change the content for the better. The ball is in your court. :-) Rgds
I am willing to run with a networks thread for 2 months. Brilliant idea aki. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:26 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Clarification about this thread :
- What are we doing by commiting to hold a thread say eg for 30 days? Invite discussions, critic and solutions. When was the last time anyone on this list talked about Ubuntu, FreeBSD etc ?
- The threads do not affect other threads nor contributions nor do they stop anyone from adding their own threads.
We are still missing top contributors for August. Subjects proposed are listed in this thread.
You cannot shy away from this chance to change the content for the better. The ball is in your court. :-)
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I have noticed that DBAs are not very vocal on Skunklist. I'd like to hear from DB gurus out there. Whatever platform On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:45 PM, John Doe <fivepings@gmail.com> wrote:
I am willing to run with a networks thread for 2 months. Brilliant idea aki.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 12:26 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Clarification about this thread :
- What are we doing by commiting to hold a thread say eg for 30 days? Invite discussions, critic and solutions. When was the last time anyone on this list talked about Ubuntu, FreeBSD etc ?
- The threads do not affect other threads nor contributions nor do they stop anyone from adding their own threads.
We are still missing top contributors for August. Subjects proposed are listed in this thread.
You cannot shy away from this chance to change the content for the better. The ball is in your court. :-)
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Gentlemen, Ladies. The clock ticks and the content benchmark is in place. We are plenty still short of 30 day commiters and subjects. You decide what happens next, whether we take the community seriously or was it just a mail-surfers society? If skunks was a free support desk community, then so be it. Was skunks a platform to jump elsewhere, then so be it? There is no definition nor one is needed. You decide on content. :-) Rgds.
I can volunteer the threads for - C# & .NET at large - SQL Server On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:59 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Gentlemen, Ladies. The clock ticks and the content benchmark is in place. We are plenty still short of 30 day commiters and subjects.
You decide what happens next, whether we take the community seriously or was it just a mail-surfers society? If skunks was a free support desk community, then so be it. Was skunks a platform to jump elsewhere, then so be it? There is no definition nor one is needed.
You decide on content. :-)
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Im interested in doing The Business of ICT: Why its not only about technology.. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
I can volunteer the threads for
- C# & .NET at large - SQL Server
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:59 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Gentlemen, Ladies. The clock ticks and the content benchmark is in place. We are plenty still short of 30 day commiters and subjects.
You decide what happens next, whether we take the community seriously or was it just a mail-surfers society? If skunks was a free support desk community, then so be it. Was skunks a platform to jump elsewhere, then so be it? There is no definition nor one is needed.
You decide on content. :-)
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Hey @ Rad, thnks. Hey @ Joram, sounds good. There is no limiting factor. Its Open, I hope that clarifies it. Its the list that decides on content. Hey @ Mr Lawi, what can you take up? Rgds. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Joram Mwinamo <joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote:
Im interested in doing The Business of ICT: Why its not only about technology..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
I can volunteer the threads for - C# & .NET at large - SQL Server
Something with regards to the semantics of the threads. Simplify the subject line so threads can be arranged according to subject. [threadName] | #[digestNumber] | Subject Line e.g. [Adobe] | #01 | Today's News watchman On 7/26/10 5:26 PM, aki wrote:
Hey @ Rad, thnks.
Hey @ Joram, sounds good. There is no limiting factor. Its Open, I hope that clarifies it. Its the list that decides on content.
Hey @ Mr Lawi, what can you take up?
Rgds.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Joram Mwinamo<joram.mwinamo@gmail.com> wrote:
Im interested in doing The Business of ICT: Why its not only about technology..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Rad!<conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
I can volunteer the threads for - C#& .NET at large - SQL Server
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Will contribute in a topic I feel some strength in; Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2010, at 5:26 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hey @ Rad, thnks.
Hey @ Joram, sounds good. There is no limiting factor. Its Open, I hope that clarifies it. Its the list that decides on content.
Hey @ Mr Lawi, what can you take up?
Rgds.
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wrote: Im interested in doing The Business of ICT: Why its not only about technology..
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
I can volunteer the threads for - C# & .NET at large - SQL Server
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will start my thread at 00:30hrs. :-) On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:17 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Many thanks Stephen.
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:07 PM, Stephen Ndungu <ndungustephen@gmail.com> wrote:
Will contribute in a topic I feel some strength in;
Sent from my iPhone
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Great stuff. Lets us all together take skunksworks to a new place. It means we have to do the 30 days commiters issue but needs to be done. I'm sure everyone will come around and open up on monthly contributions. Cheers. :-) On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:20 PM, [ Brainiac ] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
will start my thread at 00:30hrs. :-)
Gentlemen, thank you very much on your responses. So far we have for August the following Topic threads : 1) Windows desktop ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( I received a request on this so may start with this one. Am inviting others to take up item 1 above ) Am inviting those on mobile platforms, Java, C Sharp, Symbian, Windows Mobile to please take up volunteer threads. We are still to get a response from Open Source. FreeBSD gurus, Linux gurus. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
I love to lead on the Apple iPhone. Not a favorite for Aki so I'd as well lead on this.
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Pls note members : We have for August the following Topic threads : 1) Windows desktop ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( I received a request on this so may start with this one. ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) @Steve Obbayi, will you take up item 5? @Imelda, What will be your thread? @Eva, What will be your thread? @ Claire, What will be your thread? @Peter Karunyu, What will be your thread? If you have any suggestions or ideas, lets go over them. If there is any confusion, pls ask for clarifications. This thread is an idea but we can make it something. Rgds.
Okay @Aki I will take number five. I actually have something i will be announcing in that line here on skunkworks late next month. Steve Obbayi SKYPE: sobbayi http://sobbayi.com http://blog.sobbayi.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "aki" <aki275@googlemail.com> To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:55:58 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Lets talk about adding more skunksworks content... Pls note members : We have for August the following Topic threads : 1) Windows desktop ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( I received a request on this so may start with this one. ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) @Steve Obbayi, will you take up item 5? @Imelda, What will be your thread? @Eva, What will be your thread? @ Claire, What will be your thread? @Peter Karunyu, What will be your thread? If you have any suggestions or ideas, lets go over them. If there is any confusion, pls ask for clarifications. This thread is an idea but we can make it something. Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke
Cheers Obbayi :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve@sobbayi.com> wrote:
Okay @Aki I will take number five. I actually have something i will be announcing in that line here on skunkworks late next month.
Steve Obbayi
No Word from the Ladies on this list. @Imelda, you were a front runner calling for content change. Awaiting your response. :-) Rgds.
Update : Pls note members we have for August the following topic threads : 1) Windows 7 ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( Obbayi ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) 9) To decide ( Stephen Ndungu ) 10) To decide ( Amarjit ) 11) ICT in Uganda ( If Alvin has the time, he may contribute ) Rgds.
I eat, sleep and dream PHP and since I am learning this Zend Framework nonsense, maybe I can post a like a journal on my daily experiences. I don't really get all this hullabaloo about object oriented programming, it would make an interesting learning experience On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 10:32 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Update : Pls note members we have for August the following topic threads :
1) Windows 7 ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( Obbayi ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) 9) To decide ( Stephen Ndungu ) 10) To decide ( Amarjit ) 11) ICT in Uganda ( If Alvin has the time, he may contribute )
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Thank you Peter. It will be interesting to read. :-) If anyone on the list knows the skunkworks ladies, please nudge them into action. We need them to complete the balance. They are pretty smart and knowledgeable and we need their inputs on the threads. Comeon ladies, you can pick any subject that you are comfortable with. Rgds.
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this? @Mich : Would you do a thread on DNS? @Riyaz : Would you do a thread on the Internet Evolution or Changes expected etc? We still need thread contributors for Linuxers! You are missing.... :-)
I will do a thread on debian focused on the new release coming out soon Squeeze. Have a great day! Warm regards, Amarjit Singh Labhuram. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
@Mich : Would you do a thread on DNS?
@Riyaz : Would you do a thread on the Internet Evolution or Changes expected etc?
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Hi Aki, aki wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
@Mich : Would you do a thread on DNS?
There's alot of interesting stuff going on in the DNS world. Root Zone was signed on 15th of July (F and J sitting at KIXP are serving signed zone as we speak). What does that mean to folks when we talk of DNSSEC?. How many folks still block TCP 53 on firewalls?. It would be nice to know. How many folks are running old versions of DNS software thats not EDNS0 aware? Running tests available on this url http://www.icann.org/en/committees/security/sac016.htm Should be a quick start. Of course this has implications on IPv6. What are folks doing about this?. Are the CPE's you have IPv6 ready - but i digress.
@Riyaz : Would you do a thread on the Internet Evolution or Changes expected etc?
Maybe Riyaz should talk on IPv6 from am operators point of view. @Aki - i would be happy to do a thread on peering/interconnection and IXPs as well. My pet subjects as you can imagine. Its still not clear to lots of folks whats the diff between peering and transit. Maybe the day we do local hosting vs external hosting will make more $$$ sense :). have a great day. Regards, Michuki.
@Mich, thanks much. Glad to see you back. I'll update the August Thread list this evening. Cheers :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
There's alot of interesting stuff going on in the DNS world. Root Zone was signed on 15th of July (F and J sitting at KIXP are serving signed zone as we speak). What does that mean to folks when we talk of DNSSEC?.
@Aki - i would be happy to do a thread on peering/interconnection and IXPs as well. My pet subjects as you can imagine. Its still not clear to lots of folks whats the diff between peering and transit. Maybe the day we do local hosting vs external hosting will make more $$$ sense :).
have a great day.
Regards,
Michuki.
Wow! Now this is an interesting perspective. I'd like to take up mobile java for august. I also second what Amarjit says. We need a forum or website or something just to prevent generating too many emails and to make this info searchable (on google, yahoo, e.t.c). This will make it a more useful resource both to us and to any potential consumer. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:18 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Mich, thanks much. Glad to see you back. I'll update the August Thread list this evening. Cheers :-)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:33 PM, Michuki Mwangi <michuki@swiftkenya.com> wrote:
There's alot of interesting stuff going on in the DNS world. Root Zone was signed on 15th of July (F and J sitting at KIXP are serving signed zone as we speak). What does that mean to folks when we talk of DNSSEC?.
@Aki - i would be happy to do a thread on peering/interconnection and IXPs as well. My pet subjects as you can imagine. Its still not clear to lots of folks whats the diff between peering and transit. Maybe the day we do local hosting vs external hosting will make more $$$ sense :).
have a great day.
Regards,
Michuki.
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@Frankline, Glad to hear from you :-) . Will add your thread for august to the list. PS : There is another thread on the list " Is it time for change? " and we are proposing changes towards what you mention below. Great stuff! Your input is needed on that thread. :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Frankline Chitwa <frank.chitwa@gmail.com> wrote:
Wow! Now this is an interesting perspective. I'd like to take up mobile java for august.
I also second what Amarjit says. We need a forum or website or something just to prevent generating too many emails and to make this info searchable (on google, yahoo, e.t.c). This will make it a more useful resource both to us and to any potential consumer.
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
Aki, I still don't understand what exactly is required, but YES, I am willing to handle FreeBSD once that is clarified. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "If you have nothing good to say about someone, just shut up!." -- Lucky Dube
Hey Wash, basically the idea is to take a topic and generally talk about it on the thread. Then hold the thread for 30 days, and after someone else can take over the thread, if they feel so. Eg for Windows 7 ( am not a win 7 specialist ), I'll do intro and things to do with Win 7. I'd add the enchancements to it. At the end of august, if anyone else is interested in going deep into Windows 7, they are most welcome to do so. If there is no one to take over the thread, I may continue to go deeper into it until I'm satisfied that we have covered the subject. For 30 days that we hold the thread, we are commiters to the thread. We don't let the thread de-generate and allow focus for others to continue. Thats the hope. Rgds. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
Aki, I still don't understand what exactly is required, but YES, I am willing to handle FreeBSD once that is clarified.
@Saidi I was thinking of Rest/SOAP as I was reading your project....I'll try to contribute and learn in any way the code/engineering may go. -- Many Thanks. Regards, Clement Ongera.
@Wash, thank you. Have added you on FreeBSD thread for August and have sent out the summary. :-) On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hey Wash, basically the idea is to take a topic and generally talk about it on the thread. Then hold the thread for 30 days, and after someone else can take over the thread, if they feel so.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
Aki, I still don't understand what exactly is required, but YES, I am willing to handle FreeBSD once that is clarified.
@Aki, I have a feeling these are too many topics and if there is a thread on each daily it may lead to too much info. And too many of anything is sand. Why dont u categorise the topics so that we have like OS Monday, Network/Telco Tuesdays, Dev Wednesday, etc? Just my thoughts... Mr. Lawi On 7/28/10, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash, thank you. Have added you on FreeBSD thread for August and have sent out the summary. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:01 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hey Wash, basically the idea is to take a topic and generally talk about it on the thread. Then hold the thread for 30 days, and after someone else can take over the thread, if they feel so.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:28 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Wash : FreedBSD needs you. Would you do a thread on this?
Aki, I still don't understand what exactly is required, but YES, I am willing to handle FreeBSD once that is clarified.
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Mr Lawi, brillaint idea. Open to suggestions and also format. I'll make the summary change tonight, looking forward to any changes recommended. Kampai :-) On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> wrote:
@Aki, I have a feeling these are too many topics and if there is a thread on each daily it may lead to too much info. And too many of anything is sand.
Why dont u categorise the topics so that we have like OS Monday, Network/Telco Tuesdays, Dev Wednesday, etc?
Just my thoughts...
Mr. Lawi
@aki..i like Lawi's idea and think that is a better way of giving out the content on the list. I am working on the debian article though I would like to begin with some basic install info for linux. will get back to you asap. Have a great day! Warm regards, Amarjit Singh Labhuram. On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 3:07 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Mr Lawi, brillaint idea. Open to suggestions and also format. I'll make the summary change tonight, looking forward to any changes recommended. Kampai :-)
On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> wrote:
@Aki, I have a feeling these are too many topics and if there is a thread on each daily it may lead to too much info. And too many of anything is sand.
Why dont u categorise the topics so that we have like OS Monday, Network/Telco Tuesdays, Dev Wednesday, etc?
Just my thoughts...
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@Amarjeet, sounds good and I'll start my thread on friday/sat this week. I think everyone is pre-occupied with work, commitments etc there will be no mad rush to get the content to the list so chances are that listers will not be flooded with all the content topic threads. Take you time as per your debian article, there is no rush. Kampai. :-) On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Amarjit Labhuram <amarjit.labhuram@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki..i like Lawi's idea and think that is a better way of giving out the content on the list. I am working on the debian article though I would like to begin with some basic install info for linux. will get back to you asap. Have a great day!
- And @Phares will do content thread on Cloud Computing. - And @Nawaz will do a thread on Symantec, online backup and other aspects. Great stuff gentlemen. Thank you. Am adding to the Content Threads August list. Rgds.
This is great, enough content to keep the list 'busy.' Nice work, Aki et al! On 03/08/2010, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
- And @Phares will do content thread on Cloud Computing.
- And @Nawaz will do a thread on Symantec, online backup and other aspects.
Great stuff gentlemen. Thank you. Am adding to the Content Threads August list.
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On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
This is great, enough content to keep the list 'busy.'
Nice work, Aki et al!
Thanks Solomon for the comment. The last time I checked, SkunksWorks-KE really is a social place where all technologists meet and discuss about technology or go a step further into interests within their thoughts. Skunksworks has been a place to meet, refresh and catchup on tech and events. This I believe has been the success of this social platform, though a maling list. The content is not going to affect any commiters as its based not on pressure or deadlines, but more of a social and relaxed pace. The more content threads we have the better as some can go into sept, oct etc. Me thots. :-) -- "Skunkworks-KE is a social platform for technologists. "
SIP and VOIP is my thing and since open standards is taking the market by storm, we can start topics on this. Asterisk developments, gateways, call centers... etc.. Count me in.. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:11 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Cheers Obbayi :-)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Steve Obbayi <steve@sobbayi.com> wrote:
Okay @Aki I will take number five. I actually have something i will be announcing in that line here on skunkworks late next month.
Steve Obbayi
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@Oliver, nice to hear from you too. Will add to the list tonight and send out a summary. Thank you. :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Oliver Ndegwa <olie.ndegwa@gmail.com> wrote:
SIP and VOIP is my thing and since open standards is taking the market by storm, we can start topics on this. Asterisk developments, gateways, call centers... etc.. Count me in..
@Aki I will do something or two on data warehousing and business intelligence (with a bias towards Oracle technology) Mr. Lawi On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:59 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Oliver, nice to hear from you too. Will add to the list tonight and send out a summary. Thank you. :-)
On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Oliver Ndegwa <olie.ndegwa@gmail.com> wrote:
SIP and VOIP is my thing and since open standards is taking the market by storm, we can start topics on this. Asterisk developments, gateways, call centers... etc.. Count me in..
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Great Mr Lawi! Thanks and will add to August list. Rgds. :-) On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Mr. Lawi <mail2lawi@gmail.com> wrote:
@Aki
I will do something or two on data warehousing and business intelligence (with a bias towards Oracle technology)
Mr. Lawi
Update : Pls note members we have for August the following topic threads : 1) Windows 7 ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( Obbayi ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) 9) To decide ( Stephen Ndungu ) 10) Debian Sqeezeu ( Amarjit ) 11) ICT in Uganda ( If Alvin has the time, he may contribute ) 12) Zend/PHP Journal ( Peter Karunyu ) 13) DNS/IXPs ( Michuki Mwangi ) 14) Mobile Java ( Frankline Chitwa) 15) SIP/VOIP ( Oliver Ndegwa ) 16) DW/BI ( Mr Lawi ) Pls note members we have for September the following topic threads : 1) Internet and developments ( Riyaz Bachani ) 2) Apple MAC OS ( Glenn Sequeira ) Rgds.
Gentlemen, I think our purpose as a tech a community within SkunkWorks KE is also better served much on the web. The web allows a bigger audience and hopefully we can get more members who are not on mailing lists. Mailing lists also meant that others have filters set for possible contributors who we think are spammy and have been possibly placing our postings to very few people. Do you think we should wait for the web part http://my.co.ke/phpbb/ to be operational to Skunksworks KE standards so that we can start the topic threads? Looking for some guidance. Rgds. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 6:07 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Update : Pls note members we have for August the following topic threads :
1) Windows 7 ( Aki ) 2) Adobe ( Rahim ) 3) iPhone ( Philip ) 4) Renewable Energy ( Areba ) 5) Game and development ( Obbayi ) 6) Networks ( John Doe ) 7) C# and .NET ( Rad ) 8) ICT Business ( Joram ) 9) To decide ( Stephen Ndungu ) 10) Debian Sqeezeu ( Amarjit ) 11) ICT in Uganda ( If Alvin has the time, he may contribute ) 12) Zend/PHP Journal ( Peter Karunyu ) 13) DNS/IXPs ( Michuki Mwangi ) 14) Mobile Java ( Frankline Chitwa) 15) SIP/VOIP ( Oliver Ndegwa ) 16) DW/BI ( Mr Lawi )
Pls note members we have for September the following topic threads :
1) Internet and developments ( Riyaz Bachani ) 2) Apple MAC OS ( Glenn Sequeira )
Rgds.
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. -- Many Thanks. Regards, Clement Ongera.
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-) On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming). Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin. Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well. Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure. If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more. If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours. Up/Down vote with your comments. Saidi On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
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Hey Saidi, great stuff ! :-) Will add to the topic thread list and send out summary tonight. Thanks. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming). Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
Saidi
Forgot to add this important bit: the code will be open-source from the get go, it will live on a public repository that can be accessed anytime (github, launchpad, code.google etc etc) Saidi On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hey Saidi, great stuff ! :-) Will add to the topic thread list and send out summary tonight. Thanks.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming). Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
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@aki...we can get back to using the http://my.co.ke/phpbb/ coz any new members will still get old archived resources from there and the chances of repeat queries not arising so often (such as unlocking modems...tee hee hee), though humans are interesting creatures and i still anticipate those coming up. There was a suggestion of something like stack overflow which I think could also do well for us though as we already have the phpBB on we can use that for now as development begins on the new system (if there are people interested in taking this on...personally i would love to be part of a development team though I may be handicapped in contribution...i want a learning platform, which brings me to Saidi's post...i am interested in that project you have mentioned!). @Saidi...add me to the list of interested parties....very very hungry to learn!!! So can we have a vote and get a clear answer to aki's question of whether we should get back to using the phpBB site in the interim? I AM VOTING YES!!!!! And to add on to that anyone wants to suggest development of a better alternative kindly do share. Have a great day! Warm regards, Amarjit Singh Labhuram. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming).
Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well.
Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure.
If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more.
If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours.
Up/Down vote with your comments.
Saidi
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
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@Saidimu - that's an application/service that has been on my mind for a while (almost 2 years) so I would be interested - though i'm not much of a developer nowadays :) Perhaps a separate thread to track this... ? -- Josiah Mugambi On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Amarjit Labhuram < amarjit.labhuram@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki...we can get back to using the http://my.co.ke/phpbb/ coz any new members will still get old archived resources from there and the chances of repeat queries not arising so often (such as unlocking modems...tee hee hee), though humans are interesting creatures and i still anticipate those coming up. There was a suggestion of something like stack overflow which I think could also do well for us though as we already have the phpBB on we can use that for now as development begins on the new system (if there are people interested in taking this on...personally i would love to be part of a development team though I may be handicapped in contribution...i want a learning platform, which brings me to Saidi's post...i am interested in that project you have mentioned!).
@Saidi...add me to the list of interested parties....very very hungry to learn!!!
So can we have a vote and get a clear answer to aki's question of whether we should get back to using the phpBB site in the interim? I AM VOTING YES!!!!!
And to add on to that anyone wants to suggest development of a better alternative kindly do share.
Have a great day!
Warm regards, Amarjit Singh Labhuram.
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming).
Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well.
Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure.
If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more.
If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours.
Up/Down vote with your comments.
Saidi
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
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@Amarjeet, from another thread, seems like we may not have an option in the interim and thus move the August Topic Threads postings to phpBB site. Sounds good to me. :-) On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Amarjit Labhuram <amarjit.labhuram@gmail.com> wrote:
So can we have a vote and get a clear answer to aki's question of whether we should get back to using the phpBB site in the interim? I AM VOTING YES!!!!! And to add on to that anyone wants to suggest development of a better alternative kindly do share.
Great ideas people! And a BIG thanks aki for setting the ball rolling... @Saidi - I like your idea and I'm ready to learn so that's another thumbs-up! Kind Regards John On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:53 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Amarjeet, from another thread, seems like we may not have an option in the interim and thus move the August Topic Threads postings to phpBB site. Sounds good to me. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Amarjit Labhuram <amarjit.labhuram@gmail.com> wrote:
So can we have a vote and get a clear answer to aki's question of whether we should get back to using the phpBB site in the interim? I AM VOTING YES!!!!! And to add on to that anyone wants to suggest development of a better alternative kindly do share.
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Brilliant @saidimu I would like to add this to the energy discussion too. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming).
Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well.
Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure.
If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more.
If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours.
Up/Down vote with your comments.
Saidi
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
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On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well.
Most fantastic idea! Seems like most skunks here think in the same wavelength. This idea too has been in my back burner for a while, at one point, I got so inspired I hired someone to travel around town collecting fuel prices; he did so for about 100 petrol stations, before I realized that for the data to be accurate, it needed regular collection of that data plus GPS locations of each petrol station so that using any of the free mapping APIs, one can give directions to motorists as to where a petrol station is....
From there, I thought integrating with the international crude fuel prices, so that using common formulae, one can more or less accurately predict how the change of prices in UAE and US will affect the price right here...
Then I realized, waita minute, the ministry of energy at some point released a formula to guide on the pricing of fuel based on the distance from KPA in msa plus a few other, which led me to http://www.petroleum.co.ke/ To cut short this long story, I have a ton of research material good for background information on stuff related to petroleum, anyone who wants can have them, i'll upload them somewhere. In addition to participating in this venture, if the language that will finally be settled on is PHP and MySQL, then i am doubly in!
It's a few days past August 1st, so I guess it's a good time to start this project? I'll start a new thread with the title "PetrolTracker" that will be the main thread for the project. Anyone should feel free to start other side threads to discuss specific issues in more detail. Since code isn't the only part, or even the main part of this project, I hope many more can get involved in various capacities (including taking leadership of specific sub-projects). More on the main "PetrolTracker" thread. Saidi On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:18 AM, saidimu apale <saidimu@gmail.com> wrote:
I would like to code a web-application from scratch to launch, with the active participation of skunks-ke members (in various capacities, not just programming).
Besides demonstrating some key software-engineering and development concepts, I hope to demonstrate the relative ease with which existing, free, high-quality web-services can be leveraged to great advantage, all without paying a cent in hosting fees or sys-admin.
Project Goal: ========= - A system for receiving, sending and tracking petrol/gas prices within Nairobi petrol stations. You can then schedule to fill-up at specific stations, knowing they are the cheapest within a particular range. - The primary use-case will be via SMS, but a web-interface may be added as well.
Non-negotiable goal: not to spend a single cent in hosting fees, or system-administration. All the time should be spent developing the system, not catering to the supporting infrastructure.
If a sufficient number of skunks-ke members are interested in the project, either to passively learn or to actively participate, then I can flesh out the details a little bit more.
If there isn't enough interest... well, the idea will self-destruct in 24 hours.
Up/Down vote with your comments.
Saidi
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 2:24 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Wonderful news! Thanks Clement. Will add you to the topic threads summary and send out tonight. :-)
On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Clement Ongera <cnongera@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello All. Sorry for coming in late any takers in Java? I'm re-learning Java esp JBoss, Session and Managed Beans basically JSF, JSP and J2EE later on J2ME/SMS I would like to take up this thread. Many Thanks.
Regards, Clement Ongera.
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For content threads, commiters pls start moving them to http://my.co.ke/phpbb/ . In the long term, it will help easy migration as pointed out by Frankline.
hi aki, i suggest porting this list to the phpbb. forum admin might want to look at mail2forum.com i think which has been in development for ages and is in dire need of developers to complete the v2.0 ->phpbb3 port. On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:33 AM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
For content threads, commiters pls start moving them to http://my.co.ke/phpbb/ . In the long term, it will help easy migration as pointed out by Frankline. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
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As pointed out by Saidi " I'm not too keen on jumping from the frying pan into the fire. The mailing-list has its limitations for sure, but at this point it seems like phpBB has even more severe limitations. I vote for staying put, at least until a measurably superior system is in place. " Therefore to avoid any more confusion, ALL CONTENT THREADS REMAIN ON EMAIL. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Rgds, Contents Volunteer.
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[ Brainiac ] -
[watchman] -
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Amarjit Labhuram -
Clement Ongera -
Frankline Chitwa -
John Doe -
John Ndambuki -
Joram Mwinamo -
Josiah Mugambi -
Michuki Mwangi -
Mr. Lawi -
ndungu stephen -
Odhiambo Washington -
Oliver Ndegwa -
Peter Karunyu -
Phares Kariuki -
Philip Musyoki -
Rad! -
saidimu apale -
Solomon Mburu Kamau -
Stephen Ndungu
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Steve Obbayi