Developer conference February 2006

General stuff (Martin)

Introduction to the team at Moodle HQ
Download server re-vamped
Complete install packages now available for download from http://download.moodle.org/ including 1.6 dev for testing
Problem with too many downloads; Eloy's solution: mirrors (bittorrent suggestion from OU developers)

Please browse/add to the Roadmap page
Unicode - Yu, Koen, Eloy; designed a nice upgrade path
Documentation - Helen Foster; documentation all over the place before; Urs designing a new theme; admin setting to choose docs server; links in Moodle pages to documentation
Database module - new favourite module for collecting information; will be used as a code repository on moodle.org; sorting by type, name, description; developer can add entry, fill in form, choose type incl. major patch and small hack; description, screenshot, download location displayed; (suggested extra plugins - resource, asignment); zip files automatically built from contrib and mod; can host on a different server; check boxes for different versions of moodle; available now in cvs; database replaces glossary module; hopefully people will hack on it for 2.0; e.g. for biology field trip; can comment on entries; turn on/off dates; require approval etc.; need to think about style sheets
LAMS - LAMS Foundation have signed up as a Moodle Partner, they are maintaining integration; LAMS course format or activity; available now in cvs
Blogs - Daryl working for 1.5 years; everyone wants blogs; new spec - keep it simple; no comments on entries to avoid confusion with forums; similar to journal; uses tags - first step in tags all over Moodle; entry for yourself, your teacher, group, course, everyone; tab on user screen and block