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  • From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
  • To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [permaculture] [Fwd: Web Technology and Programming]
  • Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:45:33 -0500

This fellow Matt wrote me the following but, not being a technical geeky person, I could not suggest any functional application of his skills to
the needs of the magazine. Perhaps someone else out there could utilize, or at least suggest an application for, his talents.
Keith

Greetings Keith!

I have been enjoying Permaculture Activist magazine for the past 2 years and
checking up on the website frequently - it's a great resource and has
provided me many useful links and new ideas. I wanted to get in touch with
you because I thought you might be interested in an idea I have, or at
least be able to offer a bit of insight. Basically, I am a computer
scientist in the process of becoming an ecologist. Though I have been a
successful
freelance programmer for about 10 years, with projects including computer
modeling, information systems, and content management, I have found
that my interests truly lie with the hard science of the natural world.
However I have developed a lot of expertise over the years and before I, at
least
in part, leave computer programming behind I want to explore arenas for
bridging these two fields, and especially sharing with those working on the
more radical or unsung levels of the ecological struggle, for instance permaculture.
With all this in mind my question to you then would be - what kinds of
information systems needs can the permaculture movement specifically benefit
from?
A good deal of my more recent experience has been with the web, so that could
be a place to start. For instance I am involved in the development
of open source web-based content management software that seeks to focus on
ease of use for managing web content. I'm also involved in a similar project
for managing magazine subscriptions. Of course, PcA must already have
systems in place for these things, but I'm interested in any additional
challenges may
be from your perspective, especially for managing any information that is permaculture specific.
Let me know if you are interested in dialogging about any of this! If there
is some synergy perhaps something mutually beneficial could come from this,
otherwise
it's just a pleasure to make your acquaintance and keep up the good work.

matt <deepwinter@winterroot.net>


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Keith Johnson
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