[Gardeners] Wiki, Directory, etc

[David Aue]

The purpose of the ALU Wiki pages is to provide a place for Gardeners to
gather information and to coordinate and communicate about our projects.
 
If you haven't looked at the wiki yet then it makes sense to just go check
it out.
 
http://wiki.alu.org/Gardeners_Projects
 
One can go there now and get an overview of the projects that are in progess
or proposed and then see what state each of those projects is in.  Wiki's
are a great team collaboration tool. They allow a team to gather and
organize relevent information in one place and to communicate amongst
themselves. This creates focus, direction and momentum which gets stuff
done. The project pages will also serve as a good recruiting tool as
newcomers will be able to get some idea what is happpening where and find a
place to fit in.
 
For example, in two days there have already been dozens of posts about
possible GUI toolkits to support in a Gardeners project.  This information
has now been mostly digested into a single Wiki page providing a nice
overview of the present options and the names of key players.  It will be a
primary resource for a team that ends up pursing this project.
http://wiki.alu.org/GUI_Toolkits
 
As far as a face to the public, I'd say leave that to individual project
teams to decide.  For instance the eventual directory project team should
make an internal decision as to the best form for their public face.  The
current wiki is a place that can facilitate that decision process by
collecting information about the the options, recruiting help and fostering
more informed discussion. Is LinkIt going to rock the world or is there a
better approach?  Help flush out an analysis of the options at:
http://wiki.alu.org/Gardeners_Resource_Directory 
 
Most importatntly Wiki's work by collaborative effort. That means you. So if
you have relevent information, then go to the wiki and find a place to fit
it in.  You can also just scan the wiki and find lots of spots where more
information is needed. Researching those items and adding your findings is a
great way to contribute.
 
David Aue
 
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