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Finished community projects?

Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:01 pm
by alex.barylski
So, there was that Authentication class...and most recently that osCommerce rebuild...

Where do each of these stand in terms of completion?

I could certainly use osCommerce rebuild...especially if it was built around smarty or similar template engine...

Have any community projects reach at least a version 1?

If I found a community project which interested me or one I was interested in and offered nominal funding, would that improve a projects likely hood of success in reaching completed status sooner???

Just curious :)

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 3:16 am
by Jenk
Community projects by their very nature take a long time to complete. The developers are working on it in their spare time, which some of us don't have a lot of at the moment :)

You can see the progress of the Dev Net Store at the wiki: http://astions.com/projects/wiki/index. ... =Main_Page

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 12:57 pm
by nickvd
I would love to the the authentication/authorization class getting completed, and would be more than willing to help, however my oop skills are way behind most ppl on these forums..

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Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:17 pm
by RobertGonzalez
The book project has been moving along. Slowly, but moving along nonetheless.

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 1:54 pm
by Maugrim_The_Reaper
Patience and Prodding - the two fundamental skills required before joining a community project ;)

Community projects, like most open source projects without a must-keep deadline, tend towards a slow progression. Best way to get something moving along is to attempt a "prodding". Drop some non-subtle hints and contribute on its forum. If the timing is suitable to others you can wind up spurring on a development spurt. If it doesn't, shrug and try again in a few weeks...

Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:33 pm
by alex.barylski
Maugrim_The_Reaper wrote:Patience and Prodding - the two fundamental skills required before joining a community project ;)

Community projects, like most open source projects without a must-keep deadline, tend towards a slow progression. Best way to get something moving along is to attempt a "prodding". Drop some non-subtle hints and contribute on its forum. If the timing is suitable to others you can wind up spurring on a development spurt. If it doesn't, shrug and try again in a few weeks...
Thats what I'm doing isn't it??? :P

Devnetwork store... *coughs, coughs*