sounds like you might be a bit of a plumber, yourself, harold. <grin> i'd say if you know about drupal and have a vision for what it could provide that isn't already being provided around the world, or isn't there in the way that you'd like, then dig in and build something. as you invent things, i'm glad to help get the word out, as are others. <br>
<br>note, too, that <a href="http://openspaceworld.org">openspaceworld.org</a> is one guy (me) running a site, with the sometimes help and contributions of many, in the midst of many others creating other things online, ALL of them feeding open space around the world. i've not a lot of interest in making <a href="http://osw.org">osw.org</a> into MORE, but rather i'm mostly for the last few years thinking of things to not do there, as more and more tech and friends do new things elsewhere. <br>
<br>most of the links from our homepage link to things that are NOT at <a href="http://openspaceworld.org">openspaceworld.org</a>, for instance. i see keeping <a href="http://openspaceworld.org">openspaceworld.org</a> as low-key and simple and linked as possible as one way to make it easier for others to make their own individual offerings, as practitioners with large how-to section in their site or as conveners of online conversations. so yes, please do have at it. <br>
<br>if you want to talk more specifically about <a href="http://osw.org">osw.org</a> and your ideas for new stuff, please give me a ring. <br><br>many thanks, michael<br clear="all"> <br>--<br><br>Michael Herman<br>Michael Herman Associates<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Harold Shinsato <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:harold@shinsato.com">harold@shinsato.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I've been very grateful for all the resources that have been available for<br>
Open Space. Thanks to Michael Herman for maintaining <a href="http://openspace.org" target="_blank">openspace.org</a>. It has<br>
been invaluable for me to get up to speed on Open Space, and it helped me<br>
open the (only) 3 spaces I've been able to open so far. But with so much<br>
activity around Open Space (a minister in Montana told me they ran an open<br>
space from some notes), the question is how can we best support a growing<br>
community. I would like to echo some of Kaliya's requests, and offer any<br>
help I can.<br>
<br>
If I might recommend Drupal, an Open Source Content Management Platform. It<br>
has a very easy interface to aggregate RSS feeds, so you wouldn't need to be<br>
overly technical to set up a number of different blog aggregators. It's also<br>
possible to set up a wiki in Drupal.<br>
<a href="http://cwgordon.com/how-to-create-a-wiki-with-drupal" target="_blank">http://cwgordon.com/how-to-create-a-wiki-with-drupal</a><br>
<br>
Drupal is free and open source, has a very active community, and most web<br>
hosting companies have very easy Drupal setup. Drupal calls itself<br>
"Community Plumbing". I love the humble sound of it, yet plumbing is an<br>
important need. Maybe we need a plumber?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:33:42 -0500, Michael Herman<br>
<<a href="mailto:michael@michaelherman.com">michael@michaelherman.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
>thanks, kaliya. when you're done conferencing, please contact me directly<br>
>about the conversation you and i started last year when i pinged you about<br>
>your osonos session notes suggesting these things. you might recall that i<br>
>suggested replacing the current blog with an aggregator or two, but i don't<br>
>have the skill to implement that. i'd be glad for you to build and manage<br>
>that.<br>
><br>
>as for the wiki, the one we have is not restricted. there is a password,<br>
>but it is posted explicitly in the HELP page and many different folks and<br>
>groups have used it. i set the access this way after a couple years of<br>
>daily cleaning up spam. this wiki was totally mainstream when it was set up<br>
>in 2003. again, if you have the skill to migrate these things to newer<br>
>fancier forms, please take the lead.<br>
><br>
>as for admin rights and such, that stuff is all safely archived and shared.<br>
>there is an admin blog that is public but not publicized, holding all kinds<br>
>of admin background. there is a group of 8 folks who worked for a couple of<br>
>years to support admin of the site. i've actually worked very hard to make<br>
>sure that i do not risk any of what's been created in these last ten years<br>
>when i step into a crosswalk or get onto an airplane.<br>
><br>
>again, i'd be glad to work with you on the things you want to create.<br>
><br>
>give me ring when you have time.<br>
><br>
>thanks for popping in mid-conferences.<br>
><br>
>m<br>
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