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[#Boron] Open Source REBOL Clone

Anton
12-Jul-2006
[171x2]
Maybe we could use Google Groups beta ?
http://groups.google.com/intl/en/googlegroups/about.html


create, join and search email-based mailing lists, and designate 
your group as either public or restricted.

Postings to both Usenet and mailing lists appear in 10 seconds and 
are indexed within 10 minutes.
I haven't tried Google Groups at all yet myself, but what do you 
think ?
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[173x2]
We wanted a more interactive channel. I have a public IRC channel 
on freenode setup too.
The only missing thing for IRC channel is logs.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[175]
Are you able perhaps to provide a machine for use as a server ? We 
could install something ourselves.
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[176]
What you have in mind?
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[177]
Perhaps we can find some open source chat software somewhere.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[178]
it would be nice if AltME could carry a gateway to an HTML chat for 
a single group
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[179x3]
Or we could set up an altme world for free.
It's probably just as much burden to install altme as it is to log 
in to a website.
We could write the code to reflect the altme chat to a website if 
necessary. It's accepting chat from the web as well which starts 
to make it a bit of a larger task.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[182]
it would be prettier if the AltME server could serve the site itself.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[183]
But I don't think we need a web gateway do we ?
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[184]
how does rebol.net get its chat lists? is it a separate script that 
digs through the archives stored on one machine?
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[185x2]
Mmm, it's available for Win32, MacOSX and Debian Linux, OpenBSD on 
the way.
I think so. I think Reichart set up a custom script just for Rebol3 
world, and hasn't generalised it into a release version of AltME 
yet.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[187]
perhaps that is the way QTask works? I haven't figured out QTask 
yet, but it seems to be messaging-agnostic, though webcentric.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[188]
It's not webcentric, as Reichart is at pains to explain so often. 
:)  but that's what we get to look at most of the time at the moment.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[189]
right
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[190]
But back to the question: Is Win32, MacOSX and Debian Linux enough 
for now ? Are all current orca developers covered by those supported 
platforms ?
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[191]
I'm not sure that debian linux is enough, even if it's a big part 
of them
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[192x3]
But maybe it will be a couple of years before a developer comes along 
who is not covered by these platforms.
So it might be enough for now. I mean, it seems there's only about 
8 people taking an interest at the moment.
On the other hand, there are lots of open source java chat apps.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[195]
there is also plain IRC
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[196]
Mmm. that's true. Maybe we should just use IRC ?
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[197]
I take it that not all the developers are present here?
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[198]
No, at least one isn't.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[199]
so it would be hard to lure him/her in here? :-)
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[200]
Very hard.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[201]
interesting
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[202x3]
We have a plain IRC channel ready in freenode. Join the Orca channel.
That is the simplest. I just need to get meme9 to provide logs for 
it. So people can get up to speed.
I rather spend time coding Orca than coding tools. IRC is fine for 
chatting.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[205]
are you Aquanaut?
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[206]
Yes.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[207]
there is only one person there
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[208x2]
I'll check out the IRC. We can't expand with a four person limit. 
That's crazy.
I think IRC is the way to go.
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[210]
Yeah campfire cost money per users. I prefer no to have the expense.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[211]
I would like to steer orca back towards full compatibility (or close) 
to rebol (core 2.6.x  at least).  Currently orca has diverged somewhat. 
(It does have a compatibility flag, but I don't know how far ranging 
it is.)  Does anyone here have any objections to this course of action 
?
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[212]
nope. Personally I'd prefer a straight Rebol clone probably with 
added bits.
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[213]
I will fix some of the bugs though.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[214]
The closer we make it, the less documentation we have to write ! 
:)
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[215x2]
For example,  the Ops in Orca have are more comprehensive and correct 
that the ones in R2.
Indeed.
Henrik
12-Jul-2006
[217]
do we clone the stupid parts as well? :-)
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[218]
now now ;)
JaimeVargas
12-Jul-2006
[219]
Lets swicth the conversation to IRC.
Anton
12-Jul-2006
[220]
I'm looking for an IRC client now... what are you guys using ?