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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

negiliblek wrote:

> Lawrence,
>
> I like the idea of creating a  development  mail list: pcdb@lists.ibiblio.org.

I'll do that one. Good to keep all our lists at one location, using the same 
software,
Mailman (excellent - this list started at NCSU CES, then UNC CH, then ibiblio 
using Lyris, then Mailman
(with regular version upgrades).
Would you like to be co-admin/moderator? Anyone else?

> or:
>
> (http://www.gaianlife.co.uk/phpbb/index.php?sid=b1cb7a79ba3c8221f68cc4c7fa59
> 2631)
>  That Helen has offered for our use.

It would be nice to have a webforum on Gaianlife too, just for announcements, 2-way-RFI and promotion, and integration 
with activities sponsored by them. Could you ask her to create a forum and put in World Culture (if that's OK) so
people we ultimately want to reach around the world will notice us.

> If the following people listed are willing to be subscribed to this new list, 
> I'd like to see their input in the dev process:
>
> Paul Cereghino
> Jedd
> Larry Saltzman
> Richard Archer
> Bob Randall

> ...and anyone else whose wants to be directly involved in the design and 
> development process.

I've already sent the request for the new list so, if those who want to be subscribed will let me know I will add them 
as soon as the list is up and running.

> Jedd has a good point: we may need ownership (read leadership) defined for 
> each portion of the overall project ( i.e. ownership for the database, 
> ownership for the CMS, ownership for wiki).
>
> I've assumed that Lawrence was the overall owner (leader) of the project. 
> Since, at first, no one responded to Lawrence's original question, I figured 
> I'd take ownership of creating the database.
>
> But now, with all the interest, I'm perfectly willing to step back and do 
> grunt and gopher work on the database.
>
> Are there any volunteers that want to be owners (people who make final 
> decisions when a design and/or implementation decision has to be made when 
> there exists two equally viable solution  presented by  the  developing 
> group;  people who coordinate contributors' input and do work on the project) 
>  of the database?   ... of the CMS?   ... of the wiki?

Right on with all of the above.

> Lawrence, what kinda of structure do you want?

I have this vision of a new online permaculture information resource
ccomprised of linked components consisting of a database, wiki, blog, 
website, gallery, webforum
plus a distributed system that connects these components to external 
resources that other permaculturists manage
using RSS feeds, blog linking and website links. And Google CoOp Custon Search Engine; an array of engines for topics 
under development by participants in our project. I think this could be configured in an orderly way so as not to be 
confusing to users.

What about a name for the project? Permaculture Planet, PCDB, PermaSphere 
(spheres of activity, spheres of knowledgs),
Permaculture Knowledgebase? I may still have a PermaSphere donain, if so I would donate it. Will the domain registrars 
allow multiple ownership of domains?

LL
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