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Re: Organizing Whube Team

 

I fully agree with ya! Majority input takes precedence!

On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:44 PM, Thomas Plastino Martin <
thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> A project management system is just one way to go about it.  If the
> majority of the team wanted to use one, I would be for it.  It really comes
> down to what the team wants vs. what the individual wants.
>
>
> Thomas Plastino Martin
> https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
> http://tenach.net
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 8:16 PM, matthew byers <faintstlsaint@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Alright so if we are not going to go with idea of a pms than
>> we definitely need a "central" hub of location. As you said, mailing list,
>> irc, lp, git, docs, all these have different uses and yet we really don't
>> interact as a team. Docs team wont talk to devs, etc etc. But then again we
>> do have irc so maybe that can be our communication but what if decisions are
>> made there when someone isn't there?? Tenach brings up a valid point of
>> turning whube.com into something more for our hub. I like the idea of
>> customizing and developing whube.com to be our tools/info page. But i
>> will say this for the last time is that in my mind, a pms is looking real
>> handy right now but i have no shame in learning the best practices for a
>> team.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Thomas Plastino Martin <
>> thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> According to Launchpad, we use it for 'Answers'
>>>
>>>
>>> Thomas Plastino Martin
>>> https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
>>> http://tenach.net
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Thomas Plastino Martin <
>>> thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://bugs.whube.com - our own bug tracking.
>>>> http://github.com/whube/whube - our source code versioning
>>>> http://launchpad.net/whube - blueprints, and some other stuff. I'm
>>>> confused about LP (for whube and in general).
>>>> http://docs.whube.com - A wiki for documentation and other
>>>> whube-related information
>>>>
>>>> These are all that I know of besides my +1 version of Whube at
>>>> http://bugs.thescoundrels.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thomas Plastino Martin
>>>> https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
>>>> http://tenach.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 8:01 PM, David Wonderly <
>>>> david.wonderly@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, as I was saying I need the locations of all of the Status reports,
>>>>> TODO
>>>>> List, tasking etc we have littered throughout the place. If you have a
>>>>> created
>>>>> anything regarding this please send it to me. :)
>>>>>
>>>>> -DW
>>>>>
>>>>> On Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:27:08 pm Thomas Plastino Martin
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > I've never until today heard of Codendi (Codeni is completely
>>>>> different and
>>>>> > not related to project management).  It looks interesting.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > We have docs.whube for wiki/documentaiton, we have launchpad for
>>>>> blueprints
>>>>> > and other things, whube itself for bug tracking... I think we need to
>>>>> use
>>>>> > what we have instead of looking for a larger project to use.  Between
>>>>> > those, IRC and this list, I think we can obtain any goals we set for
>>>>> > ourselves.  We just need to apply ourselves to more "doing", and not
>>>>> just
>>>>> > talking about doing.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Thomas Plastino Martin
>>>>> > https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach> <
>>>>> https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
>>>>> > http://tenach.net
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 7:04 PM, matthew byers
>>>>> <faintstlsaint@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>> > > Alright so i would like to nominate: Codeni community version. It
>>>>> is full
>>>>> > > of modifiable features and is stable. I really like the idea of a
>>>>> "all in
>>>>> > > one" type of system which is why i like the larger applications.
>>>>> But as i
>>>>> > > spoke with tenach who has more experience in this area than i do he
>>>>> > > pointed out that maybe we dont need the large applications. But i
>>>>> cant
>>>>> > > help but notice all the features the larger platforms offer. I am a
>>>>> fan
>>>>> > > of the wiki/doc additions, plus the repository feature as the GIT
>>>>> module
>>>>> > > is added to the new release of codeni. I have attached the brochure
>>>>> > > explaining more on this option. Either way i feel we need
>>>>> something. Be
>>>>> > > it collabtiv or codeni or whatever. Whube needs some
>>>>> organization!!!
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Thomas Plastino Martin <
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> > >> Ah, Redmine! I totally forgot about that Rails app.  We were, for
>>>>> about
>>>>> > >> four months, using Redmine as our main project management system
>>>>> in my
>>>>> > >> business.  We had migrated over from Trac which was not fitting
>>>>> our
>>>>> > >> needs. While Redmine had some awesome features and it was working
>>>>> > >> pretty well for us, it had a lot of excess built right in.  I do
>>>>> not
>>>>> > >> know exactly what was causing it, but either Redmine and/or Ruby
>>>>> on
>>>>> > >> Rails was not working as it should, and I often found myself
>>>>> having to
>>>>> > >> fix Redmine so we could continue to log in and use it.  After four
>>>>> > >> months we migrated to Collabtiv, which was much smaller in terms
>>>>> of
>>>>> > >> built in features, but suited us a little better. We used that up
>>>>> until
>>>>> > >> we split, and now I don't really use any yet.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> If we were to go this route, I'd vote for Collabtiv unless we find
>>>>> > >> something better.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Thomas Plastino Martin
>>>>> > >> https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach> <
>>>>> https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
>>>>> > >> http://tenach.net
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:47 PM, matthew byers
>>>>> <faintstlsaint@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>>> > >>> This issue occured to me today as i was going through some whube
>>>>> pages
>>>>> > >>> in my bookmarks and realized i had over 6 seperate pages of whube
>>>>> > >>> stuff trying to juggle. Thus the idea of project management came
>>>>> up
>>>>> > >>> and tenach felt the same way i did. Though i dont speak for
>>>>> everyone i
>>>>> > >>> feel as if those who are not direct devs of whube are not in the
>>>>> loop
>>>>> > >>> as to the "status" of whube. And i really dont know when its my
>>>>> turn
>>>>> > >>> as the wiki guy to jump in and turn out some docs. With some sort
>>>>> of
>>>>> > >>> project management system we all can be on one accord  as tenach
>>>>> has
>>>>> > >>> already described. Doing some research i came across redmine and
>>>>> > >>> though i have never used it it looks really feature rich.
>>>>> > >>> http://www.redmine.org/
>>>>> > >>> http://www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/Features
>>>>> > >>> With redmine we manage repos from git and other version controls,
>>>>> setup
>>>>> > >>> wiki/docs, track bugs and whube feature additions, assign
>>>>> teams/roles
>>>>> > >>> and we do this all in one location as they get organized and
>>>>> setup
>>>>> > >>> then when they are all pretty and ready for the world we migrate
>>>>> them
>>>>> > >>> to their appropriate web pages: ie: bugs.whube, docs.whube, etc.
>>>>> We
>>>>> > >>> already have a project manager so he can head up the project
>>>>> > >>> management system! Just my thoughts....
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Thomas Plastino Martin <
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> tenach@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> > >>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> We need to organize Whube in a serious manner.  At present we do
>>>>> not
>>>>> > >>>> have a solid goal for the future past our list for DD.  This
>>>>> team is
>>>>> > >>>> growing and now we're in need of some sort of system in place
>>>>> where
>>>>> > >>>> we can all stay 'in the loop'.  So far we have docs.whube,
>>>>> bugs.whube
>>>>> > >>>> and Launchpad.  I think that we need to start actively putting
>>>>> our
>>>>> > >>>> team organization together, so that we all know who is doing
>>>>> what,
>>>>> > >>>> where we're going, etc.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> stlsaint suggested using a project management system like Pier.
>>>>>  I
>>>>> > >>>> have only really worked with Trac and Collabtiv, both of which I
>>>>> am
>>>>> > >>>> not too fond of (I prefer Collabtiv over Trac any day though).
>>>>>  I
>>>>> > >>>> think it might be a good idea, though I was under the impression
>>>>> we
>>>>> > >>>> were going to use Launchpad for team stuff, such as
>>>>> > >>>> milestones/blueprints/whatnot.  However, this confuses me.
>>>>> Launchpad
>>>>> > >>>> is confusing too.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Anyway.  What are we going to do?
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> * We need to have an outline for the future of Whube.
>>>>> > >>>> * We should state clearly how we are going to use Launchpad, and
>>>>> use
>>>>> > >>>> it as such.
>>>>> > >>>> * There is more, but I do not remember off the top of my head at
>>>>> the
>>>>> > >>>> moment.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Whube has potential to be awesome, we just need to realize the
>>>>> path
>>>>> > >>>> and figure out exactly how we are going to go about it.  I think
>>>>> that
>>>>> > >>>> the days of freeform coding are (mostly) over, at least until we
>>>>> have
>>>>> > >>>> a solid understanding of everyone's contributions.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.  Hopefully I'm not way
>>>>> off
>>>>> > >>>> base with this.
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Thanks,
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> Thomas Plastino Martin
>>>>> > >>>> https://launchpad.net/~tenach <https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach><
>>>>> https://launchpad.net/%7Etenach>
>>>>> > >>>> http://tenach.net
>>>>> > >>>>
>>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>>> > >>> --
>>>>> > >>> God Bless
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