Permaculture Database

[matt <deepwinter@winterroot.net>]

Greetings!

Thanks for adding me to the list!  A few of you have already contacted me to 
give some details on what's been going on - it's all very exciting and 
definitely up the alley of what I was fishing for through this email!  I'm a 
bit busy today and tomorrow but I'll try to follow up by the end of the week. 
 Very happy to be in touch, and also thanks to Ken for forwarding my message 
along.

Best,
Matt


On Feb 16, 2010, at 8:21 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:

> Paul d'Aoust wrote:
>> 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
> 
> Hello Paul:
> 
> Please go ahead and email him and invite him to the pcdb list:
> 
> matt  deepwinter@winterroot.net
> 
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/pcdb
> 
> Actually, I'll just go ahead and subscribe him now to make matters simpler 
> as I receive subscription requests on a separate computer I keep mostly 
> turned off to save $$. Email him and tell him he has been subscribed; if 
> this is not OK I can easily remove him.
> 
> >> 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>