http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://gmane.org/img/gmane-25t.png http://gmane.org http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/323 Hey Bootcampers and ZPUGDC! Let's go do some research for the conference and find some Plone worthy hangouts! We'll start out at Urbana for dinner: http://www.urbanadc.com/ Please let Katie or I know if you can attend and we'll take care of reservations. (I've copied Katie on this so you have her email as well.) After dinner,let's pop into a few other places and check them out. (don't worry, we won't make it a wild and crazy night...unless you really want to.) I'm thinking one drink at each place or something like that. Join us if you can! If you haven't attended a Plone social thing before, you're missing out on the best part of the community! This is how we network, share information, hear about jobs, learn plone history, find out about bleeding edge stuff, and ponder the mystery that is Limi's hair. See you there! JoAnna (jluvsu2) JoAnna Springsteen 2008-07-16T16:49:58 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/322 Hi all, I've just confirmed a buildbot talk for next month with Dustin J. Mitchell of ZManda fame (thanks for the lead, MattBowen): http://zpugdc.org/meetings/mtg66 Hope to see you there! Alex Alex Clark 2008-07-16T00:43:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/321 Final reminder, we're in the last two weeks of open registration for PyCamp, Plone Boot Camp, and Advanced Plone Boot Camp: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/2008/ Registration is now open for: PyCamp: Python Boot Camp, August 4 - 8 Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone, July 28 - August 1 Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques, August 4 - 7 All of these take place on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in state of the art high tech classrooms, with free mass transit, low-cost accommodations with free wireless, and convenient dining options. Plone Boot Camp is taught by Joel Burton, twice chair of the Plone Foundation. Joel has logged more the 200 days at the head of Plone classrooms on four continents. See plonebootcamps.com for dozens of testimonials from Joel's students. PyCamp is taught by Chris Calloway, facilitator for TriZPUG and application analyst for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System. Chris has developed PyCamp for over 1500 hours on behalf of Python user groups. Early bird registration runs through June 30. So register today! PyCamp is TriZPUG's Python Boot Camp, which takes a programmer familiar with basic programming concepts to the status of Python developer with one week of training. If you have previous scripting or programming experience and want to step into Python programming as quickly and painlessly as possible, this boot camp is for you. PyCamp is also the perfect follow-on to Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone the previous week. At Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone you will learn the essentials you need to build your Plone site and deploy it. This course is the most popular in the Plone world--for a good reason: it teaches you practical skills in a friendly, hands-on format. This bootcamp is aimed at: * people with HTML or web design experience * people with some or no Python experience * people with some or no Zope/Plone experience It covers using Plone, customizing, and deploying Plone sites. At Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques you will learn to build a site using the best practices of Plone 3 as well as advance your skills in scripting and developing for Plone. The course covers the new technologies in Plone 3.0 and 3.1intended for site integrators and developers: our new portlet infrastructure, viewlets, versioning, and a friendly introduction to Zope 3 component architecture. Now, updated for Plone 3.1! The course is intended for people who have experience with the basics of Plone site development and HTML/CSS. It will cover what you need to know to take advantage of these new technologies in Plone 3. For more information contact: info-gOWLDO1efQBAfugRpC6u6w< at >public.gmane.org Chris Calloway 2008-07-14T15:39:32 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/319 For those not attending Joel's Bootcamp this week at AU, you may want to check out: Zope 3 Training at Penn State 2008 http://plone.org/events/training/zope-3-training-at-penn-state-2008 Alex Clark 2008-07-13T09:19:23 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/314 Hello, ZPUGsters and Bootcampers, For our DC bootcamp next week, American is putting us in great rooms that have projectors--except for two hours on Monday. I have a projector, and can bring it, but I'm going to be traveling, nonstop, for 5 weeks, and this 2 hours period would be the only time I'd need mine. Which is a lot of carrying of a delicate item for two hours ;) Is there anyone who can loan me a projector Monday afternoon, ~2pm to 5pm? If you'll be in class, you can bring it with you Monday and leave with it. If you won't be in class, I can pick it up Sunday evening and bring it to you Monday evening. Thanks in advance! - j. Joel Burton 2008-07-11T15:13:22 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/312 Hope you forgive this totally selfish post, but... as anyone who lives in Montgomery County knows, its takes more than one income to make it here. I have been maintaining shalomdc.org for the Jewish Federation but their Director of Marketing left, and they have now outsourced all their web work. So.. if you happen to know of anyone/ any company in need of someone to update/maintain their website, I am definitely looking and available. I know html, css, and of course PLONE, plus a couple of proprietary back end systems and I learn new software very quickly. And bizarrely enough, I actually enjoy doing maintenance. I have a broadband connection, and I consider sleep optional! I have a day job (executive assistant for a drapery manufacturing company), but can easily do work 20 or 30 hours per week. Any help greatly appreciated. Billye Joyce Roberts 2008-07-01T15:38:39 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/310 Hi all, We have an exciting lineup for tonight's meeting! ZPUGDC proudly presents: .----------------------------------------------------. /------------------------------------------------------\ --=[ Paul Boos on Agile Methods & Matt Bowen on Django ]=-- \------------------------------------------------------/ `----------With-Around-The-Room-Python-Chat----------' http://zpugdc.org/meetings/mtg65 Matt is organizing (I'm unable to attend, I have a date with a mattress that I cannot miss. ;-) Have fun everyone! See you next month, and don't forget to promote (read: register for) Plone Conference 2008! http://plone.org/events/conferences/2008-washington-dc p.s. Rumor has it Christopher Ball is brining Amy's pizza... Alex Clark 2008-07-01T15:21:11 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/306 Hey all, Just a quick note before I pass out for the "evening" that conference registration is now open!!! If you are planning to attend, please consider the early bird admission, available now at: http://plone.org/events/conferences/2008-washington-dc/ Next up, announcements about tonight's meeting! I will send these shortly. Alex Alex Clark 2008-07-01T11:43:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/302 Hi all, Jon Stahl (Plone luminary) sent me (and Matt Bowen) an email from one of the mayfirst.org mailing lists ("an organization of progressive people who use the Internet..."). Perhaps we can use our conference "winnings" to pay for a table to attend: http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/625/280/ ? (or split one with DC Ubuntu LOCO...) See below. This would be a good opportunity (just after Plone Conference 2008 in DC) to promote Python and it's related technologies to over 350 local green business... Thanks Jon! Alex --- From: nosi-discussion-bounces+jon=onenw.org-qhrM8SXbD5I+j1J7RINyYx2eb7JE58TQ< at >public.gmane.org [mailto:nosi-discussion-bounces+jon=onenw.org-qhrM8SXbD5I+j1J7RINyYx2eb7JE58TQ< at >public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Sanjay Jain Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 7:58 AM To: Nonprofit Open Source Initiative Subject: [Nosi-discussion] Fwd: Table at the Green festival in Nov? Hi all, DC Ubuntu LOCO group is seeking partners for a table at the DC Green festival on Nov 8 & 9. See http://www.greenfestivals.org/ FYI - this is full of non-profits, and people who are willing to make personal change, just the sort of people who'd be interested in FOSS. ~sanjay Sanjay Jain <oss.cleveland-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> wrote: Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:08:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Sanjay Jain <oss.cleveland-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w< at >public.gmane.org> Subject: Table at the Green festival in Nov? To: ubuntu-us-dc-nLRlyDuq1AZFpShjVBNYrg< at >public.gmane.org Hi all, How about getting a table at the green festival? I think it'll be about a $1000... but some fund raising events should do the trick, as well as energize the group, no? We can alway share with others too. And would Canonical contribute? ~sanjay -- Intellectual property can stimulate innovation, so can war... in both cases the negatives don't justify the 'progress'.... In recent times, humanity has spent more effort in producing smaller mp3 players and cell-phones than clean water and sanitation for everybody... isn't it time to reevaluate how we motivate people? -- Content-Description: ATT3454594.txt _______________________________________________ Nosi-discussion mailing list Post: Nosi-discussion-qhrM8SXbD5I+j1J7RINyYx2eb7JE58TQ< at >public.gmane.org List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nosi-discussion To Unsubscribe Send email to: Nosi-discussion-unsubscribe-qhrM8SXbD5I+j1J7RINyYx2eb7JE58TQ< at >public.gmane.org Or visit: https://lists.mayfirst.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/nosi-discussion/jon%40onenw.org You are subscribed as: jon-PRw/pGhnnPXYtjvyW6yDsg< at >public.gmane.org ----- End forwarded message ----- Alex Clark 2008-06-25T02:15:28 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/300 Hi all, Jeff Elkner (of Arlington Career Center fame) has asked me to spread the word on this, so please pass this along if you are not interested yourself (he is looking for someone to fill this position ASAP :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Arlington Public Schools is looking to hire a software developer / XP coach to work this Summer on our SchoolTool competency tracking application. Specifically, we are looking for someone available beginning June 30 for approximately 4 to 6 weeks of work doing the following: 1. Attend a 3 day development sprint from June 30 to July 2 and work with SchoolTool developer Alan Elkner to complete SchoolTool's competency tracking gradebook. 2. Test and bug fix the application after the sprint. 3. Mentor / Coach (a la Google Summer of Code) four young Zope developers working on the development branch of the application after the sprint. SchoolTool is a Zope3 application, but this may be an opportunity for a solid Plone developer looking to enhance their Zope3 knowledge. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Thanks, Alex Alex Clark 2008-06-21T13:44:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/299 Just a reminder, we're at the two week warning on early bird registration for PyCamp: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/2008/ Registration is now open for: PyCamp: Python Boot Camp, August 4 - 8 Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone, July 28 - August 1 Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques, August 4 - 7 All of these take place on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in state of the art high tech classrooms, with free mass transit, low-cost accommodations with free wireless, and convenient dining options. Plone Boot Camp is taught by Joel Burton, twice chair of the Plone Foundation. Joel has logged more the 200 days at the head of Plone classrooms on four continents. See plonebootcamps.com for dozens of testimonials from Joel's students. PyCamp is taught by Chris Calloway, facilitator for TriZPUG and application analyst for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System. Chris has developed PyCamp for over 1500 hours on behalf of Python user groups. Early bird registration runs through June 30. So register today! PyCamp is TriZPUG's Python Boot Camp, which takes a programmer familiar with basic programming concepts to the status of Python developer with one week of training. If you have previous scripting or programming experience and want to step into Python programming as quickly and painlessly as possible, this boot camp is for you. PyCamp is also the perfect follow-on to Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone the previous week. At Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone you will learn the essentials you need to build your Plone site and deploy it. This course is the most popular in the Plone world--for a good reason: it teaches you practical skills in a friendly, hands-on format. This bootcamp is aimed at: * people with HTML or web design experience * people with some or no Python experience * people with some or no Zope/Plone experience It covers using Plone, customizing, and deploying Plone sites. At Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques you will learn to build a site using the best practices of Plone 3 as well as advance your skills in scripting and developing for Plone. The course covers the new technologies in Plone 3.0 and 3.1 intended for site integrators and developers: our new portlet infrastructure, viewlets, versioning, and a friendly introduction to Zope 3 component architecture. Now, updated for Plone 3.1! The course is intended for people who have experience with the basics of Plone site development and HTML/CSS. It will cover what you need to know to take advantage of these new technologies in Plone 3. For more information contact: info-gOWLDO1efQBAfugRpC6u6w< at >public.gmane.org Chris Calloway 2008-06-17T19:49:57 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/298 Dear ZPUGsters: Only a day in, the DC bootcamp is 1/3 filled! DC is still very much a Plone town, apparently :) Several of these registrations are non-ZPUGDC members, people from other states who are going to fly in to take the class. Which is great. I did want to make sure, though, that the locals who have been waiting don't miss out. So: if you or your staff want to come, sign up soon! You can always hold a seat on a personal credit card while you're waiting for your companies internal accounting process to pay for real. Thanks! I look forward to seeing everyone in July. - j. Joel Burton 2008-06-12T22:08:12 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/296 Also, if anyone has ideas on local places to send the notice about the bootcamp, please chip in! If someone could send a pointer to the NOVA Python group, or other open-source-friendly communities, that'd be great. Thanks, - j. Joel Burton 2008-06-11T19:17:34 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/295 Dear ZPUGsters, Thanks to everyone who helped push for the DC Plone bootcamp next month. I'm pleased to announce that it's OPEN FOR REGISTRATION :) http://plonebootcamps.com/courses/dc3 July 14-18, $550, American University It will cover Plone (great for both Plone 2 and Plone 3), and is aimed toward new-to-Plone and intermediate users. Dozens of ZPUG people have taken the course in the past, so feel free to ask around for comments on whether they found it useful or not. A HUGE thanks to Alex and Amy Clark, for helping find the space, and to Brian Wolf, who was searching and finding good alternative choices. So -- sign up! Don't delay, our DC classes have sold out in the past. Thanks! Joel Burton 2008-06-11T19:16:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/284 Hi all, Please join me tonight at TNC for one of our eternal favorites, Plone theming, presented by Ed Kohlwey (UMD student, GSoC applicant): o http://zpugdc.org/meetings/mtg64 As always, we'll do an around-the-room discussion of your favorite *hot* Python-related technology. I believe my favorite this month might have to be django, based on my affection for this site: http://us.pycon.org/2008/about/ See you all tonight, Alex Clark 2008-06-03T12:33:38 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/282 Dear ZPUGsters: Thanks to everyone who wrote back with an enthusiastic "yes". I appreciate the feedback. It appears that, even with two other courses that month, there's plenty of demand. So I will be offering the July DC bootcamp. I'll open registration just as soon as I get a final confirmation/contract from the kids at AU. I'll email the list when the registration page is up. Thanks, and I hope to see some of you next week in New Orleans. Best, - j. Joel Burton 2008-05-30T17:22:31 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/281 Hi, everyone! I hope you're having a nice spring. I know a lot of people have asked about, and been interested in, upcoming bootcamps on Plone. I have listed courses in: - Seattle (regular and advanced bootcamp, in June) - Chapel Hill, North Carolina (regular and advanced bootcamp, in late July and August) You can find these listed, and can register, at http://plonebootcamps.com/. (I also have planned upcoming classes in Oxford, UK, and San Francisco, but those are in the very late summer, and less likely to be convenient for DC people) I'm strongly considering a DC class for Jul 14-18. This would be the regular bootcamp, a 5-day, what-you-need-to-know-to-build-a-Plone-site class. It's updated for Plone 3 and 3.1, but is also very useful for Plone 2.0-2.5 users, as well. It's my most popular offering, and something that about half of ZPUG people have gone through. I'm a little concerned that I'd be offered three regular bootcamps in the span of about 8 weeks. I'm not sure that there's enough audience to justify that. I'd like to know: - if you think it's likely that you or people from your organization would come, please email me with an estimate of your attendance. I won't hold you to it, or even spam you about it -- I just want a rough idea. - if you'd be more interested in the advanced bootcamp (a 4 day course that presumes significant Plone experience, and covers more developer- focused issues), let me know that. It's *not* possible, schedule-wise, for me to offer both in DC in July. - if you/your company -really wants- a DC class, and can -commit- to a certain number of students, let me know that, too! I don't have final costs for a DC class, but, for these purposes, assume about $500-550 per student. You can send me these estimates to joel-3nT45Lp1/MkX6S6Ne7cM6A< at >public.gmane.org Thanks! I'll email the list in 2-3 days with a final decision on whether I'll be able to do this. Best, - j. Joel Burton 2008-05-29T16:33:56 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/280 Please submit'em if you got'em: http://plone.org/news/call-for-session-proposals-for-plone-conference-2008-dc I'd like to see as many Plone-related case studies from the MD/DC/VA area as possible! There is a ton of interesting Plone work going on here, now is the time to showcase it! :-) Alex Clark 2008-05-28T10:57:44 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/278 Triangle (NC) Zope and Python Users Group (TriZPUG) is proud to open registration for our fourth annual ultra-low cost Plone and Python training camps, BootCampArama 2008: http://trizpug.org/boot-camp/2008/ Registration is now open for: PyCamp: Python Boot Camp, August 4 - 8 Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone, July 28 - August 1 Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques, August 4 - 8 All of these take place on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in state of the art high tech classrooms, with free mass transit, low-cost accommodations with free wireless, and convenient dining options. Plone Boot Camp is taught by Joel Burton, twice chair of the Plone Foundation. Joel has logged more the 200 days at the head of Plone classrooms on four continents. See plonebootcamps.com for dozens of testimonials from Joel's students. PyCamp is taught by Chris Calloway, facilitator for TriZPUG and application analyst for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing System. Chris has developed PyCamp for over 1500 hours on behalf of Python user groups. Early bird registration runs through June 30. So register today! PyCamp is TriZPUG's Python Boot Camp, which takes a programmer familiar with basic programming concepts to the status of Python developer with one week of training. If you have previous scripting or programming experience and want to step into Python programming as quickly and painlessly as possible, this boot camp is for you. PyCamp is also the perfect follow-on to Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone the previous week. At Plone Boot Camp: Customizing Plone you will learn the essentials you need to build your Plone site and deploy it. This course is the most popular in the Plone world--for a good reason: it teaches you practical skills in a friendly, hands-on format. This bootcamp is aimed at: * people with HTML or web design experience * people with some or no Python experience * people with some or no Zope/Plone experience It covers using Plone, customizing, and deploying Plone sites. At Advanced Plone Boot Camp: Plone 3 Techniques you will learn to build a site using the best practices of Plone 3 as well as advance your skills in scripting and developing for Plone. The course covers the new technologies in Plone 3.0 and 3.1 intended for site integrators and developers: our new portlet infrastructure, viewlets, versioning, and a friendly introduction to Zope 3 component architecture. Now, updated for Plone 3.1! The course is intended for people who have experience with the basics of Plone site development and HTML/CSS. It will cover what you need to know to take advantage of these new technologies in Plone 3. For more information contact: info-gOWLDO1efQBAfugRpC6u6w< at >public.gmane.org Chris Calloway 2008-05-19T16:09:42 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/277 My development group at Matrix has two openings for web-aware developers. Here's the job description, from <http://www.matrixgroup.net/careers/index.cfm?fa=show_job&id=69>. If you're interested, there's an online application linked from the web page, or you can let me know: --amk Python Software Engineer Matrix Group International, Inc. is a leading interactive agency in the Washington DC area. MatrixMaxx is our flagship association management software product that helps associations and non-profits work better, be more efficient, know more about their members and finances and become a leader in their field. The MatrixMaxx team, also known as the Reservoir Dogs, is looking for a dynamite software engineer to join the team. Are you ready to be our Mr. Blue? Job Requirements: As a Reservoir Dogs team member, you will: * Help clients re-engineer their business processes to streamline workflow, eliminate paper mailings, eliminate duplicate data entry, and save money. * Be involved in the entire project life cycle, from the development of the specifications, design of the user interface, database design and construction, programming, and gathering of client feedback. * Implement the proper modules, like MeetingMaxx, MembershipMaxx, MailingMaxx. * You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes programmers, designers, webmasters and project managers to develop and implement effective Web strategies for clients. * Contribute to the open source community through involvement in improving Mailman. You will thrive in this position if: * You believe that code should be elegant and clean, and that coding is a creative act. * You go beyond the specifications by making suggestions for making applications better and flagging sections that don$B!G(Bt make sense. * You have the ability to juggle multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines. * You are a star troubleshooter. A.M. Kuchling 2008-05-16T17:53:16 http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc/275 Hi all, I have been trying to figure this out myself, but I think the best way is to ask a user group! I am a university student in the DC area (for now to remain anonymous) trying to put together a database independent (or Oracle dependent, as that is my only database option) CMS solution for a larger student organization. I came across "Silva" which is one such solution, and it runs on a base install of Zope (which seems to be a great base for a lot of things). My restrictions are as follows: I will be on a university web service, which runs Apache (don't know which version), with Python 2.4.1, PHP 4.3.10, and Perl 5.8.7. However, I will certainly not have superuser access to anything, and no "local machine" to test an install out (folders are simply mapped onto the base url). I am curious, therefore, if it is possible to deploy Zope in such a way as to allow apache to be the "front end" web server passing along commands to Zope without superuser access to any initialization scripts on the Apache end. I have scanned through various articles stating how to get at a virtual host and use redirects (mod_rewrite and mod_proxy are installed), but I can't seem to figure out if I need superuser access. Would local initializations in some sense be enough, or would the server have to be restarted at some point in time for Zope to work? Finally, and this would be a wish list item, it appears that the university has a standard login tied to a LDAP database for all secure authenticated sites. Is it possible to somehow tie into that login, bypassing Zope's own logins, in order to create a user authentication / group method without the need of creating each user in Zope's database? Essentially what I would love is for any solution (of which Silva appears to be an example) that: 1) Does not require a database (i.e. no SQL) OR requires an Oracle database (don't know which version) 2) Allows separation into groups such as "Admin", "Editor", "Author" or some such for the CMS solution 3) Allows the authors and editors to simply see a WYSIWYG interface accessible through the internet 4) Ability to securely transact these things (i.e. https://) since I could get a university signed certificate for our https server (as I understand it). If anyone has a better open-source CMS solution that I couldn't find, please let me know. It just appears that most are tied into MySQL which makes obvious sense. Many thanks in advance, Tomek Kott Tomasz Kott 2008-05-15T11:18:23 Search the mailing list at Gmane query http://search.gmane.org/?group=$group=gmane.org.user-groups.zope.zpugdc