Re: [Myexperiment-discuss] new talks

[Jiten Bhagat]

Giovanni,

> The problem is that I always intended myExperiment as a sort of 
> opensource-like community.
> I can't explain you exactly why, but honestly, with that presentation, 
> it gives me the feeling that it is not.
> Please don't get mad at me, it's just my opinion :)

myExperiment IS an "open-source like community"...

... the source code is publicly available here: 
http://rubyforge.org/scm/?group_id=3801, free for anyone to download, 
install, modify and so on.

... the main codebase is licensed under the BSD license.

... we are registered at ohloh: http://www.ohloh.net/projects/8561 
(where you can see full commit logs and code metrics and allows people 
in the open source world to find us better).

... we have a section devoted to developers on our wiki: 
http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Developer:Contents,

   ... where we've been putting developer documentation (here: 
http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Developer:Docs).

   ... where we provide detailed installation instructions (here: 
http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Developer:Installation).

   ... where we are documenting (and get others to write about) other 
projects that build on myExperiment and build on top of the myExperiment 
API (here: http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Developer:Projects).

... oh, did I mention our documented API? 
http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Developer:API.

... all the core developers are one email away (on this list) from 
providing help and support and guidance if you are looking to get 
involved with myExperiment and if you are looking to be reasonable, 
constructive and friendly :-)

Jits



Giovanni Marco Dall'Olio wrote:
> Well, I don't want to be rude... but honestly, if I can give you my 
> opinion, I've found that presentation a bit irritating :).
>
> First of all, the slides are too much full of text. You should 
> redistribute the contents in more slides, and maybe cut something. For 
> example, in the first slides, the first two points are enought.
>
> Second, please don't put that many 'windows vista like' screenshots.
> I really hate them.
> They gave me the feeling that myExperiment was just another 'just for 
> cool windows-mac and java programmers' thing, so well, maybe we other 
> OS users are weird people, but we exist anyway.
>
> Moreover, your slides are only available in office 2003 and 2007 
> format. I don't own a license for any of these two programs.
> Can you please upload an odt or pdf version, too?
> And can you put on slideshare, also?
>
> The problem is that I always intended myExperiment as a sort of 
> opensource-like community.
> I can't explain you exactly why, but honestly, with that presentation, 
> it gives me the feeling that it is not.
> Please don't get mad at me, it's just my opinion :)
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 1:22 AM, David De Roure <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
>
>     Carole's latest talk is now available on the myExperiment wiki –
>     called "Curating Data? Curating Services!", it was delivered last
>     week at the 21st International CODATA Conference, Ukraine, Kyiv
>     and features myExperiment and Biocatalogue.
>
>     It's available with all our myExperiment slideware on
>     http://wiki.myexperiment.org/index.php/Presentations where you'll
>     also find the much talked-about presentation to the British
>     Library on the future of research.
>
>     All Carole's recent keynote talks are available in the pack
>     http://www.myexperiment.org/packs/33
>
>     -- Dave
>
>     http://www.myexperiment.org/announcements/19
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