22 May
2012
22 May
'12
10:19 a.m.
On 22 May 2012 19:51, Adrian Colomitchi <acolomitchi@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 7:27 PM, George Patterson > <george.patterson@gmail.com> wrote: >> On 22 May 2012 18:59, Adrian Colomitchi <acolomitchi@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> See: http://wiki.freesoftware.asn.au/AustralianFreeSoftwareProjects - >>> not that many IMHO. >>> >> >> You would need to identify why the list is so short first. How many >> Australia open source software authors know about it > I don't know how many. By the number of entries, I suspect not too many of them. > Which leads me to think that the "FOSS national identity" is a topic > that worth discussing: > - if deemed important, probably we would see more efforts to create > awareness of the list existence > - if deemed not (so) important, the fact the list is short is not a problem. > >> and if they do, why isn't it listed there? > Well, the way I see: it's a *Wiki*, so if they know about it it should > be easy to add their projects. > I don't know if adding/editing that page is restricted, I suspect it is not > >> >> A promising big one is the Serval project http://www.servalproject.org/ >> A short run down, it's a application that allows phone calls to be >> made (or even sending text messages) via mesh networking where theres >> limited infrastructure. Think after a natural disater and the phone >> exchange has water flowing through it. If you spot something that >> needs attention such as a broken pipeline or landslide, you can upload >> the photo to the "Rhizome" and it will migrate via mesh connected >> phones untill it gets to someone to that can either address it or get >> a message to the outside world. The sender and receiver do not need to >> be online at the same time. > Sounds quite good. > >> Serval is being developed at Flinders University. > Can you ask them to attempt adding the project to the list *if interested*? > Or, if you are a contributor yourself, can *you* try to add it? > I am not that interested, certainly not enough to apply for a login or expose my ip address. MoinMoin syntax is also a negative to me. It was an example for discussion only. Nor am I a contributor, just someone that found out about it at linux.conf.au earlier this year in Ballarat and having worked in developing country thought that it was an amazing idea. Regards George