[pcdb] Summary Of Ideas and Things to Vote on
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
lfl at intrex.net
Wed Dec 20 00:06:26 EST 2006
negiliblek wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Below is a list of items we should complete first before going forward;
> please respond with your choice, even if I fail to list what your choice
> maybe.
>
> I. Method of coming to final agreements: Republic, Democracy, or Consensus?
> Republic: (three skilled persons with the highest access to the project
> files and resources ask for ideas and opinions; if the group as a whole
> cannot decide, the three skilled persons vote on it and the whole group
> abides by the decision).
>
> Democracy: those on the dev team take a vote; the vote is final and the
> whole group abides by the decision.
>
> Consensus: Everyone must agree to the final decision.
>
> (My preference is Republic or Consensus)
Same here. #1 Republic, #2 Consensus
> II. I propose, ask for a vote on the following:
> A- that we use MediaWiki, we create objects so that each object and
> method is tightly constrained (giving us the clear reference tool I hope
> to see),
Mediawiki is excellent.
> B-We use a Content Management System to shape the overall project (if
> this is possible using MediaWiki) to give a consistent look-and-feel
> that we can change easily,
Either Mediawiki or Drupal.
The Wikipedia is a great example of Mediawiki.
Here's an example of Drupal:
http://bhweblin.hostinguk.com/drupal/
There are others, TikiWiki is a powerful CMS-like app. Criticisms include: too
difficult and confusing for ordinary users, slow response. PM Wiki is nice.
> C- We elect a secretary who will keep track of our decisions and post
> them via a simple web page that isn't really a part of our main project.
> III.-I propose our initial scope is: energy web matricies, organisms
> characteristics, and environmental effects (If we design this first
> correctly, I believe all permaculture could be buildt on these premises
> -for animist a, even a rock is an organism)
Excellent. I would hope we could adopt this plan.
> negiliblek
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