Drupal Co-op/outreach project: for PLUG

Sali ako :) Though not sure if I can contribute code wise, maybe on other things like advising which modules are good or better.

I think we should define the task for this effort first. So we can assign or pick which ever part we want to do. I can do module development, I can also do custom templates but somebody has to write the CSS for it (Im no good on design)

OK here goes:

We can take care of design and CSS (but help is always welcome), somebody from PLUG--FS3Consulting is already taking care of hosting. So far my personal ideas (have to be validated with PLUG--specifically thru Ryan Ching and Gabe Mercado) is to emphasize community features/capabilities of Drupal:

Initial ideas are:
1) Manage news-->story content regarading PLUG
2) Have a place for an RSS aggregator to consolidate RSS feeds from different resources that may be relevant to PLUG commmunity
3) Come up with a database of PLUG members which may be accessible to PLUG member (ie user profile to node> +views?)
4) Need someone tor Really hack away at Drupal to enable formation of groups within the website (ie social networking capability via hacked user profiles, buddy list, etc? groups via organic groups?)
5) Event management (calendars)
6) Others-->galleries, forums, use Drupal to sign up to mailing list (Mailman)

I can draft an initial plan--somehow convene a meeting between us and PLUG members to get things going. Will update you via this page.

Thanks guys for expressing interest!!!

I just found out recently na ang professor ko pala na si Sir Paolo Falcone ay isang important figure sa PLUG.

Anyways, my opinion in transforming their site is that they (PLUG officials) should have a limit on what they need/want. But I assume na they are all tech-savvy with different passions about Linux.

I humbly suggest na hintayin nalang muna ang release nang Drupal 6.0 para hindi off-track ang product.

Gusto ko sana ma-leverage yung wealth of modules for Drupal 5.x--tsaka baka may migration path naman if irelease yung 6 later on (usually it will take a few weeks to a few months for someone to post tips on how to migrate)

Thanks Roger--mukhang OK yung figerapps--let me set up something over the long weekend siguro--a skeleton--and make accounts for you so we can work on it on our free time online...

Thanks!

We've been meaning to do this pero naantala. Let's go for this. Jan, thanks for taking the lead on this!

:)

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Haha, I hope I can touch and see Gabe Mercado in real person. That would be cool!

Naka live na agad yung supposed to be sandbox natin e--

The URL is at http://linux.org.ph/

I can give you admin accounts for those who are interested in volunteering. Email me at jan . pabellon AT itgroup . com . ph

Wala pa content--so we need to do the skeleton lang. If we need to take this private for discussion and brainstorming can create a Yahoo or Googe group--but Id rather we work here.

Thanks!

Galeng jan. Magandang simulain ito!

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Hi guys

Nagbigay na ako ng accounts to those who are interested. The site webhosting sponsor is controlling file access--and we asked for FTP access to upload the necessary modules (ie CCK, Views, etc) so we can start. Ill send to you privately once OK na yon.

Thanks! Thanks!

Hello all!

First of all, I'd like to introduce myself, my name is Gabriel Mercado aka Gary, but not the Gabe Mercado!

Magandang linawin ko muna ito bago tuluyang madisappoint si marc.robinsone LOL!

Anyway, I am the guy whose job is to more or less issue direction for PLUG's site. Thanks so much to Jan, Ryan and the rest for indicating their desire to participate. My ideas for the site are simple, with emphasis on getting it going and efficiency. Therefore we'll only probably need 2 or 3 guys to help out. Even CSS work can wait till later (if at all).

Jan's ideas posted previously are perfect. I'll just add a few comments in blockquote:

Jan's Initial ideas are:
1) Manage news-->story content regarading PLUG

I would like to request for a blog and newsletter feature so I can post PLUG updates asap. I made a sched for PLUG's progress and it is best to use the site to show this rather than the maillist. Also, PLUG's ongoing SEC Reg'n is constantly updating, so I'd be glad to use the site to show whats going on there as well.

2) Have a place for an RSS aggregator to consolidate RSS feeds from different resources that may be relevant to PLUG commmunity

Yes ang galing ni Jan, I was thinking about this exactly. I want PLUG bloggers to tag or categorize certain posts on their personal blogs as 'PLUG', 'Linux', 'Open Source', etc., and then PLUG's site will aggregate and arrange these and allow for comments - I want this to be the 'main draw' and on the index of the site so that it's always dynamic and fresh and worth constantly visiting. When this is ready I'll make an announcement on PLUG for bloggers to submit their feeds.

3) Come up with a database of PLUG members which may be accessible to PLUG member (ie user profile to node> +views?)

Yep, this is the meat of the site. We'll start out with the basic membership fields and later on think how to drill down more details. The purpose of membership is to gain important info re members and help determine what resources are available to PLUG (simply by asking 'how can you contribute to PLUG?', or something like that). For now membership is free and open, pero later when we determine events and fund - raising details we'll determine org membership by payment and the site will help a lot.

4) Need someone tor Really hack away at Drupal to enable formation of groups within the website (ie social networking capability via hacked user profiles, buddy list, etc? groups via organic groups?)

hmm.. up to you guys

5) Event management (calendars)

Needed probably by 3rd quarter of my sched pa. At the moment PLUG is concentrating on rebooting. Events are for later.

6) Others-->galleries, forums, use Drupal to sign up to mailing list (Mailman)

The mailing list is Jijo Sevilla's domain. I think at the moment its ok as it is and unless someone has a radical new idea I just wanna leave that alone. It's one of the oldest maillists in the country (if not the oldest) so status quo is good.

Not that well versed sa drupal stuff and loaded sa work pero still wanted to contribute sa group nyo. Thanks...cheers.

Hello Gabriel! And welcome to the Philippines Drupal Users Group... ! (with a bang)

Don't worry, I'm not disappointed. I would be cool to have a Gary and Gabe Mercado here though. :)

About the groups, there's already the Organic groups module (for creating groups) and the OG Sub Groups module (for creating group hierarchies).

The really hard part is extracting the users from the old database, not to mention the db cleansing. However I think there are tools out there to save us from that kind of hell.

marc.robinsone caballero

hey guys me again! a few topics:

1st topic: I just wanted to say we're gonna have a great time working on the PLUG membership portion. Here's a chance to work on a site with an almost guaranteed membership in the hundreds - developers, techies and geeks that we can relate to. As soon as we get the basic foundations up we can start working on how we can social network the thing together. I can't wait to work with you guys on that.

2nd topic: A wiki. I honestly wasn't excited about a Wiki at the start, but Ian and a few other guys on the mailing list has changed my mind. So, do we go with a Drupal based wiki or do we use something else instead, say Docuwiki? I am not familiar with either (I am just starting to use Docuwiki for one of my projects), so your honest inputs would be great. Of course this is a DUG, but if you think Drupal wikis suck, lets just go with something else then try and integrate the login. If not let's go for it. My deadline to make this decision is by the end of the week (12/14). ALL thoughts are welcome!

3rd topic: Not really on topic, but I have also used Drupal for some projects (http://philcouncilorsleague.com is the most recent), so I have a professional interest in seeing the work you guys are gonna put in. I suppose I can contribute but I really don't want to (I just want to coordinate), which is why I like the fact that Jan and Ryan have stepped up to become the point persons as far as the website is concerned. "Official PLUG Webmaster(s)" sounds like a great thing to put in a resume don't you think?

So pano? Let's start giving each other deadlines and benchmarks? That way umaandar and project natin and everyone knows the score. Email me anytime if you have questions or you wanna contrib or something (ghmercado at gmail.com). I'll coordinate.

Final topic: Nga pala. Can I please be able to blog on the site na? I need to upload a few updates. I dont need (or want) admin status, just the ability to add / remove / edit all content.

Salamat and Merry Christmas!

Thanks guys for the suggestions but I would also advice not using too many modules because it drastically raise the CPU and memory footprint. For example Bio, NopeProfile and the likes is nice for making a user directory but it can be done also by profile.module which is already part of core.

For now i can only give feedback on the profile part which im working on, please checkout this: http://linux.org.ph/user/37

Some of the fields were kept private like street address and BOD other than what's on there now I have no idea what other user info PLUG needs from its members so Id like to solicit you're inputs.

Cheers.

Jan, nagsimula na ba ang PLUG project?

Taga-comment lang ako sa interface and usability :)

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http://code.google.com/p/plug-website/

I've sent invites to jan, roger, ian, ryan and jijo.

I suppose I'll only reserve membership to those who are actually gonna do something on the site.

That doesn't mean other volunteers aren't appreciated! I just wanna keep the team tight for expediency. The moment we need help outside of the core we'll holler.

its all good!

Gary

Lets try to brainstorm what we want to do with the PLUG website here:

http://www.mindmeister.com/maps/show_public/3603439

Just some quick updates:

Dont have any FTP access yet. Lets continue work on the site in the Google Code website.

Updated the Wiki pages there.

Thanks Gary.

Hi guys!

I'm just curious about the on-goings of this Drupal adventure. Is it on hiatus due to Xmas season?

marc.robinsone

Well im doing it more offline since net at province is really slow.

fyi to everyone : this project is still alive!

http://plug.exchange.ph <-- test site

At the moment, Jan and Marc have accounts on it, with Marc working on right now as in as I am writing this.

Re the delay, it was mostly my fault since I became terribly busy at the start of the year. Not that I'm not anymore, but I figured I'd make an extra effort otherwise we won't move forward. Hence, I met up with above guys 2 weeks ago and we resolved to get our asses moving.

Details later. Will take time to fyi everyone from now on. My apologies, again, for delays. Thanks much.

Gary

Isulong na natin ito. Let's move it to Drupal 6 na :)

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friends,

1. Here's a draft on most recent website updates:

   http://linux.org.ph
   http://www.linux.org.ph
   http://plug.linux.org.ph

   now point to the site.

2. Marc Robinsone deserves credit for improving the member profiles, however like all of us, he probably needs help as I assume he is busy. Therefore I will be accepting another developer into the fold, and will be contacting Roger re this.
3. I have managed to activate chrooted ftp accounts (dont ask me how cause I definitely wouldnt remember), and will be allowing access when Roger replies. Please please please take care of my server (although of course I know you will)!
4. Here's a further laundry list of what I think would help us:
   • A sidebar counter showing number of members.
   • Employment field (self - employed / student / employed), and if so employed, what. If student, which school.
   • A Linux / FOSS group of fields asking:
     1. Which particular FOSS development are you involved in, if any? (ie, Apache, CMS, Radius, Web development, etc.)
     2. As a hobby or is this your work? (hobby / work / both radio buttons)
     3. Rank yourself 1 - 10 (with 10 as best)
   • Additional Personal Information (Private):
     • Mobile Number
     • Landline
     • Home Address
     • Work Address
   • Plug is always looking for volunteers. If you have a particular skill you wanna volunteer, pls. let us know here. (big textbox)
5. At the moment the member profile has two fields 'Website Title' and 'Website URL'. I need the 'Website Title' removed (useless), and I need an additional field 'Website PLUG Feed', with an explanation going to what a PLUG feed is, here.
6. Bug alert: I was trying to add users via /admin/user/user > Add User tab. I get the error 'The username %username% does not exist'. I turned off 'Use this content type as a nodeprofile for users' on the 'Content management > list > Member Profile > Edit, and it works. I saw relevant info here. I need someone better qualified than me to fix this please.

That's it for the moment.