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# TECHNOLOGY
# TECHNOLOGY


     * Hardware - We badly need donations of [http://citizendium.org/#donations money] and [mailto:citizendium-tools@lists.purdue.edu hardware].  We need a serious database server, which is not cheap.  We're looking for SCSI drives and some sort of RAID solution (5 or 10).
     * Hardware - We badly need donations of [http://citizendium.org/#donations money] and [mailto:citizendium-tools@lists.purdue.edu hardware].  
     * Software - Please sign up at the [http://forge.citizendium.org development site] and join the "Citizendium Tools mailing list".  Bugs can also go [mailto:bugs@citizendium.org to this address] (but not to both places)
  We need a serious database server, which is not cheap.  We're looking for SCSI drives and some sort of RAID solution (5 or 10).
     * Software - Please sign up at the [http://forge.citizendium.org development site] and join the "Citizendium Tools mailing list".
  Bugs can also go [mailto:bugs@citizendium.org to this address] (but not to both places)
     * Website and Design
     * Website and Design


# CONTENT
# CONTENT


     * Policy Documents - We need to flesh out the policy pages listed [Citizendium_Pilot:Policy_Outline here].  Most of them don't exist yet.  Try to incorporate information from that page, and [http://www.citizendium.org the main Citizendium site] as well as forum/list discussion.  If you create a page, let everyone know on the forum so they can help.
     * Policy Documents - We need to flesh out the policy pages listed [[Citizendium_Pilot:Policy_Outline here]].  Most of them  
     * Help Documents - we need to port help pages from Wikipedia and Wikimedia
don't exist yet.  Try to incorporate information from that page, and [http://www.citizendium.org the main Citizendium site] as well  
as forum/list discussion.  If you create a page, let everyone know on the forum so they can help.
     * Help Documents - we need to port help pages from Wikipedia and Wikimedia and adjust them to Citizendium Policies
     * Website and Design
     * Website and Design
     * Multimedia
     * Multimedia

Revision as of 13:19, 28 November 2006

A Citizens' Compendium can get off the ground only if there are many "citizens" at work on it--working not only on articles, but also on other essential tasks. This page is a summary of outstanding tasks you can help with, and has links to more information.


  1. TECHNOLOGY
   * Hardware - We badly need donations of money and hardware. 
We need a serious database server, which is not cheap.  We're looking for SCSI drives and some sort of RAID solution (5 or 10).
   * Software - Please sign up at the development site and join the "Citizendium Tools mailing list".  
Bugs can also go to this address (but not to both places)
   * Website and Design
  1. CONTENT
   * Policy Documents - We need to flesh out the policy pages listed Citizendium_Pilot:Policy_Outline here.  Most of them 
don't exist yet.  Try to incorporate information from that page, and the main Citizendium site as well 
as forum/list discussion.  If you create a page, let everyone know on the forum so they can help.
   * Help Documents - we need to port help pages from Wikipedia and Wikimedia and adjust them to Citizendium Policies
   * Website and Design
   * Multimedia
   * Deletion?
   * Interview Program
  1. COMMUNITY
   * Editor Policies and Editorial Workgroups
   * Recruitment
   * Constable Issues
   * Copyeditors
   * Advisory Board Construction
   * Internationalization
   * Consolidation of Conversation
  1. LEGAL
   * Multimedia
   * Set up 501(c)(3)?
   * Tides Foundation opportunity?
   * License?
   * Approval Process Liability
  1. COLLABORATION
   * Sponsorship
   * Partnerships and Donations?
   * Content Brokerage/Public Patron program?