My name is Tom Welch. I was recently recruited by the Church to
define an "open source" strategy for the Church. What does this mean?
Well, for years the Church has been a heavy user of open source
technology. Many of the back-end systems are all based upon open
source software. In fact, the
Tom Welch,Your message highlights the great truth that spirituality is not separable from our work as developers. We cannot rise to the pinnacle of our technical capabilities without developing in parallel our socio-psycho-spiritual maturity as individuals and as a community. Jimbo Wales, founder
Well said!
Tom
Thomas Haws wrote:
Tom Welch,
Your message highlights the great truth that spirituality is not
separable from our work as developers. We cannot rise to the pinnacle
of our technical capabilities without developing in parallel our
socio-psycho-spiritual maturity as
On Jun 8, 2006, at 8:26 AM, Tom Welch wrote:
My name is Tom Welch. I was recently recruited by the Church to
define an open source strategy for the Church. What does this
mean? Well, for years the Church has been a heavy user of open
source technology. Many of the back-end systems
Richard K Miller wrote:
One thought I want to throw out is the importance of open APIs even
when the code can't be open. For instance, I doubt that MIS will ever
be open sourced (understandably). But as Dan Hanks has mentioned,
offering an API with the same authentications and
One of the biggest concerns the Church has with endorsing or
sponsoring a LDS Developers site is that the content on the site could
get out of control. Flame wars, rude behavior, religious debate, or
other non-Christlike behavior will not be tolerated by the Church and
will get any such
Excellent! Look forward to having you help out!
Tom
Brice Hunt wrote:
Tom Welch wrote:
My name is Tom Welch. I was recently recruited by the Church to
define an "open source" strategy for the Church. What does this mean?
Well, for years the Church has been a heavy user of
On 6/8/06, Shane Hathaway [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jesse Stay wrote:
You may want to try the Family History Department. They are also
moving in the direction of OSS, and there are a couple teams hiring
there.
Yep, my group is hiring, and we really need more people who are educated
in open
