Re: Projects to Add

["Mike Hallock [Pestilence]" <pestilence@linuxquake.com>]

Paul Tiseo wrote:
> 
> At 06:49 PM 6/6/99 +0200, you wrote:
> >On Sun, Jun 06, 1999 at 12:38:55PM -0400, Paul Tiseo wrote:
> >> Suggestion: Maybe we should implement a password system so that project
> >> maintainers can post/update TODO's, requests for help and project
> >> definitions? Of course, Rob, you'd have to overview them before putting
> >> them up.
> >Yup, good idea. It would probably work in a Freshmeat-kinda way I guess.. or
> >do you want only the developers themselves to be able to post and update?
> 
>         I think the developers only should be able to post and update. I guess
> that forces the developers to have to do one more thing. But, if they want
> to recruit, they should show some willingness to go and recruit, don't you
> think? Also, I am not too familiar with how Freshmeat works, but we don't
> want some malicious idiot to ruin someone's section. Or, am I being too
> cautious?
> 
>         What I envisioned is a databse of projects: name, blurb, current TODO and
> where someone might be able to participate. All with links to the project
> page, any other related links like reviews, games thta use the project's
> product, etc and email addresses. One-top shopping. That'd be a real neat
> thing to have for the linux game community and I think goes with what you,
> Christian and the other early LGDC memebers were trying to acheive: a
> central forum to coordinate project development for linux games.
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
> Paul Tiseo
> ptiseo@mediaone.net

You just described happypenguin.org dude. A few of the things your suggesting are
different, but this is essentially what Happypenguin.org DOES.

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