... I would be delighted to assist. I am giving a talk to IT professionals and government people in Canberra this week to propose Australia assist in such ...
Thats great Tom. The more people we can get involved in terms of contribution and awareness from a global community the better this project will do in terms of...
Hi All, We will be looking to start working on Sahana phase II from July. As we now have a sizable leadership group, I though it would be good if we could...
Hi team, Chamindra thank you for the introduction and this opportunity to meet each other. My name is Don Cameron. In two months time I am celebrating my 20th...
Don, it is great to have your experience on this team.. Don't worry you will not be expected to code, but we would greatly value the direction on the...
... My name is Tom Worthington (Tomw). I would like to help design an efficient web based user interface for Sahana which adapts to multiple languages, low ...
Thanks for the introduction Tom. The user interface of Sahana will be a critical piece. As you said it needs to be very accessible for use by a layman at the...
Hi to everybody, those I've met and those I haven't. My name's Paul Currion, and my details are mainly as Chamindra outlined. Although currently with WFP,...
Hi David, Sanjiva wanted me to keep you in the loop on the next phase of Sahana. My name is Chamindra de Silva and I will be leading phase II of the Sahana...
Hi Clinton, Thanks for the question. I am going to copy our Sahana leadership team (which includes Don) as it is a decision we all would have to make. ... ...
Hi Guys, I'm sorry for not introducing myself earlier .. thanks Chamindra for getting this going! I used to work in IBM Research until last Friday .. since...
FYI: This is a problem area that we will probably come across in our architecture discussion. This was in response to a request on schema mapping and resolving...
Hi All, Sorry for the slight lull on the mailing list, but this has been due to the preparations we have been making over here to start the Sahana project....
Hi All, I have collated our current high-level plan and extracts on the Sahana Vision into one live master doc. I hope to transport this to the Wiki site as...
Chamindra as always this is excellent and inspirational work. Looking towards Phase II, would it be possible to peruse the underlying database dictionaries? -...
Sure Don, please do go ahead and make the first stab at this. AFAIK You are spot on in that: 1) one of the challenges we face is the dynamic extensibility of...
Wonder if you have any ideas on this. I am in the process of reviewing a few wikis with the following features to complement the Sahana sourceforge project...
Paul Currion is presently in Sri Lanka and we had a meeting around Sahana. Here are the main points of discussion: - We agreed defining the data dictionary is...
Hi Chamindra, all, If you would like a completely "raw" draft schema I'm more than happy to put one together - If OK I'll do this without referencing existing...
PS - For the people registry I was planning to recommend a schema based on the top level of the Interpol Disaster Victim Identification Guide - This has mostly...
Hi Don,
I assume you will be working on the logical schema first. I think it
would be good if we can capture the domain in the logical schema cleanly
first...
Hi Chamindra, Thank you again for the info - My intent was to fast-track a draft by combining development of a logical schema with a physical draft. This can...
Just to clarify on this point, it won't be a specifically UN server. The idea would be a) to create a collective, neutral space to encourage reluctant players ...
... Sounds like a good plan. Pardon my ignorance but I do not know what you mean by "load-test relationships and SQL strings" and "develop a threat model as...
Hi Chamindra, Being basically lazy :-) I develop databases using automation tools that create a database as the logical schema is developed - This way I can...
... Good idea. I looked at the Interpol Disaster Victim Identification Guide a few years ago but found that only commercial software implemented it (no open...
Hi team, A few hurdles this morning so I'm taking this opportunity for a brain-dump before taking an hour off to paint the shed to help clear the mind for a ...
... I suggest having just one user interface for all users. With XHTML and CSS this can be made to work with a limited bandwidth connection to a web browser,...
... An interesting approach to meditate. Reminds me of the "karate kid" being asked to paint the fence as part of his martial arts training ;-) ... My thoughts...