Permaculture Database

[Paul d'Aoust <paul@heliosville.com>]

Hi, Lawrence. Can we invite him to the pcdb list? It seems like a
permaculture database would be just up his alley! And perhaps he'll be
the one to get the ball rolling, since I think we're all quite involved
in real-life :-)

Paul d'Aoust



On mar, 2010-02-16 at 01:54 -0500, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote: 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [permaculture] [Fwd: Web Technology and Programming]
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:45:33 -0500
> From: Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>
> Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: Permaculture ibiblio <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> 
> 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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