On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:24 AM, James Titcumb <ja...@asgrim.com> wrote:
> Hi folks, > > This is a really great idea. > > I'd be happy to help out. php.ug seems like a pretty good directory of > UGs, > so it would totally make sense to integrate that with the main site. The > only thing it misses is *when* the meetups happen, but it seems like you, > Andreas, already have ideas for that, which is great :) > > As for using php.ug, I would vote to keep it (it is a pretty cool domain), > but I agree with exposing the functionality of php.ug as an API that > php.netcould use to display relevant information. I think all that > needs to happen > on php.net is to have clear, easy-to-find links to how to find more about > the nearest UG to you. > > I've never even looked at the source for php.net but I noticed, Hannes, > that you tweeted last night about it being pretty easy to set up locally, > so I may have a play around soon :) > > Thanks > James > > I have been trying to get something like this together since 2009 at least, and was glad to see PHP.ug pickup and Andreas accomplish it. I would love to see this integrated into php.net because it really needs to do more with the community and not just the language. I think the calendar idea sounds great, hopefully everyone has a calendar available, but I offer my help and my Meetup API wrapper to integrate any UGs that use meetup. *Rafael Machado Dohms* *Developer, Evangelist, Gamer* *http://doh.ms <http://doh.ms/>*
