OK, so this is a bit off-topic, but since Paulie graced me with the ability to post here, I figured I might as well use it to promote something good. And it is good, and free, and once complete, will benefit our movement. So perhaps it’s not that off-topic after all.
Anyway, George Donnelly and I have started a project to create a set of web-based tools for pro-liberty organizations, with a specific focus on LP state and local affiliates. It should also be easily portable to the needs of organizations such as pro-liberty PACs, other pro-liberty parties, etc. This will be based on some existing open source software projects, tie them together neatly (single sign-on via a unified authentication backend and use of the same AAA cookies), create a single frontend for installation and management, and add some additional tools targetted at our specific audience.
What we need specifically are volunteers who can write PHP code, XHTML/Javascript/AJAX/CSS, folks with extensive MySQL development experience, and possibly some additional Perl and Ruby experience. PHP developers with user interface experience are probably the highest priority, followed by folks who can do front-end user interface coding. Let me know if you’re interested. If you post here, I’ll reply via email.
You can check out the project over at http://developer.berlios.de/projects/lptools/
Thanks!
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I can handle the XHTML and CSS, and am passable with javascripting. AJAX, I’m not up to speed with, but it does not look to be very difficult. I have played around with the YAHOO UI too. PHP/MySQL, only in a real pinch. I’m a lumbering ox with them.
George D. should know how to contact me, and I’ll twitter him with a reminder.
I think Matt wants us to sign up at the berlios project. Seems like a good idea to me.
I can code in PHP and have done MySQL administration on more than one occasion. Email me and we can discuss details.