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| Time | Nick | Message |
|---|---|---|
| 21:18 | Bnonn | well...gidday, I'm Bnonn |
| 21:18 | I'm just gonna sit in the corner here, kay? | |
| 21:27 | rach | hi |
| 21:27 | it's very quiet today | |
| 21:27 | Bnonn | it is (: |
| 21:27 | you must be Rachel | |
| 21:29 | rach | yep |
| 21:29 | Bnonn | nice to meet you and all that |
| 21:29 | I'm sort of interested in maybe contributing a bit to Koha, although I'm not certain how helpful I'll be | |
| 21:29 | but I figured I'd come here and nose around | |
| 21:30 | rach | what are your interests? techy or library or library techy? |
| 21:30 | Bnonn | well, my mum works at the Hamilton public library, so I'm sort of vaguely interested in that side of things, but I'm more a writey/designy person |
| 21:31 | I think programming is very cool, but unfortunately haven't the mind for it | |
| 21:31 | I rather suck (: | |
| 21:31 | rach | ditto :-) |
| 21:31 | Bnonn | I can deal with HTML though...I'd link you to my website but er...well, we're on dialup at the moment because Telecom sucks |
| 21:31 | rach | fair enough |
| 21:31 | Bnonn | well, I know XHTML and CSS /moderately/ well...that's it |
| 21:32 | I'd like to learn PHP or Perl since it will be handy as my website expands | |
| 21:33 | hard finding time though (not to mention lazy) | |
| 21:33 | ta for advice...tell me, do you know of many Linux-oriented companies in NZ? | |
| 21:34 | I'm getting a bit frustrated working at a Windows support company | |
| 21:34 | rach | yep depending on how linux oriented you're after |
| 21:34 | I'm in wgtn, so mostly i know ones here | |
| 21:34 | the isp | |
| 21:34 | isp's would all have linux guys | |
| 21:35 | the biggest place would be catalyst - they always want perl guys | |
| 21:35 | n gals | |
| 21:35 | chris | and python |
| 21:35 | rach | all the big oursourcing places I think have a linux group now - so infinity definitly does, synergy I imagine does |
| 21:36 | chris | they are currently looking for perl programmers, and python programmers |
| 21:36 | rach | yeah that's true |
| 21:36 | check out your local linux users group if there is one | |
| 21:37 | Bnonn | yeah, I'm a member of the WLUG |
| 21:37 | ...Waikato that is | |
| 21:37 | I'm thinking of moving to Wellington probably late 2006 or early 2007, so...yeah, probably time to start learning Perl (: | |
| 21:38 | basically I just find Windows makes me feel kind of like clenching my fists and beating people with short lengths of hose pipe | |
| 21:38 | rach | well depends what you're wanting to do |
| 21:39 | if you're wanting to do webdesign, php might be better | |
| 21:39 | Bnonn | at the moment I work in a helpdesk/service coordination role |
| 21:39 | rach | if you're wanting to be a programmer, then you'll need something else |
| 21:39 | Bnonn | my main talents lie in writing, some amount of design, taking disparate bits and putting them together...that sort of thing, so I'm not actually sure /what/ I'm looking for |
| 21:40 | I guess I'm kinda looking at what people are offering and seeing if I can fit myself into it | |
| 21:40 | chris | koha needs lots and lots more writers |
| 21:40 | Bnonn | but I figured that getting involved in a project like Koha would probably be a good start in terms of expanding my skillset |
| 21:40 | rach | sounds like you should look at project management |
| 21:40 | Bnonn | could work (: |
| 21:41 | rach | well - as long as you're organised :-) |
| 21:41 | Bnonn | I'm good at being organized...not so good at being motivated (; |
| 21:41 | but if it must be done, it must be done | |
| 21:42 | should I perhaps drop an email to the Pat mentioned on your website? | |
| 21:42 | rach | hmm now where is pat mentioned? |
| 21:42 | chris | hmm |
| 21:42 | Bnonn | http://www.katipo.co.nz/about-us/jobs.html |
| 21:42 | > Writer | |
| 21:42 | We are always keen for people to write articles about Koha for publication in anything from a school newsletter to national papers and magazines. | |
| 21:42 | Contact kaitiakikoha.org and Pat will help you. |
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| 21:42 | rach | doh, honestly I should change that :-) |
| 21:42 | Bnonn | heh |
| 21:42 | rach | drop it to kaitiaki, but actually it will come to me :-) |
| 21:43 | but we are still keen on people to write stuff for us certainly | |
| 21:43 | Bnonn | is er...http://koha.liblime.com/...is that your default interface? |
| 21:43 | rach | and to read things that others have written and point out the glaring omissions etc |
| 21:43 | Bnonn | I'm good at that |
| 21:43 | rach | um no, that's liblimes one - so a particular company that supports and develops koha |
| 21:43 | Bnonn | right |
| 21:43 | rach | the default one is much worse |
| 21:43 | Bnonn | oh dear |
| 21:43 | coz that one is kinda..ugly | |
| 21:44 | how much flexibility is there in the interface? | |
| 21:44 | rach | sad but true - I fight a loosing battle against ugly |
| 21:44 | um sort of a lot | |
| 21:44 | Bnonn | ok |
| 21:44 | rach | basically if you do an install, you can then change it to your hearts content |
| 21:45 | Bnonn | do you have any kind of HIG for it? |
| 21:45 | ooh, install, how do I do that? | |
| 21:45 | rach | see - http://library.lgnz.co.nz/cgi-[…]ha/opac-search.pl |
| 21:45 | Bnonn | ta |
| 21:45 | rach | to see how much it can change |
| 21:45 | Bnonn | right |
| 21:45 | rach | BUT new features are being added all the time, and that tends to be a bit random |
| 21:45 | Bnonn | it looks broken in Firefox (: |
| 21:45 | rach | and end up v ugly |
| 21:45 | Bnonn | mm, indeed |
| 21:46 | programmers suck at interfaces? | |
| 21:46 | rach | really - I use firefox looks ok - what oS? |
| 21:46 | Bnonn | Windows |
| 21:46 | Firefox 1.07 | |
| 21:46 | maybe it's meant to look funny | |
| 21:46 | rach | possibly |
| 21:46 | Bnonn | the top bars don't seem to line up vertically |
| 21:47 | I can post a screen capture if you like | |
| 21:47 | rach | sure |
| 21:48 | anyway, once you have your own one, you can change the pages - html::template files - to suit your own taste | |
| 21:48 | russ | that lgnz page looks sweet to me |
| 21:51 | Bnonn | mm, maybe I /can't/ upload a screen capture |
| 21:51 | what has Orcon done to its ftp server... | |
| 21:51 | vexing | |
| 21:52 | I could email it | |
| 21:52 | 169 kB | |
| 21:52 | depends how much you want it (: | |
| 21:58 | working on the assumption that feedback is good, I sent it to kaitiakikoha.org |
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| 21:58 | mm, late lunch | |
| 21:58 | bbl | |
| 22:06 | rach | ta I got it - it looks pretty close to what it should look like |
| 22:24 | Bnonn | mk |
| 03:38 | osmoze | hello |
| 10:48 | hdl_away | hi all |
| 10:53 | owen | Hi hdl |
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