[OpenTRV-dev] Possible OpenTRV dev upgrade

[Damon Hart-Davis]

For the record, from yesterday's conversation with email addresses zapped:

(Note that the last two items are now done.)

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Mike Stirling
> Date: 15 March 2013 16:22:47 GMT
> 
> Subject: Re: Control Strategies
> 
> For discussion, here is what I would do:
> 
> - Install a separate Redmine instance on the opentrv domain
> - Migrate to git, with clone repositories on both github and the server running Redmine. The two repos should be overseen by different administrators
> - Keep the forum open for community discussion (and get watch notifications working, because it is supposed to support this)
> - Make use of the Redmine wiki and file store for documentation and other material that doesn't belong in the repository
> - Set up a majordomo type mailing list for developer use, with public archive (Nabble?)
> - Set up an official IRC channel with a bot logging in public
> 
> The use of our own platform for project management means we keep hold of the data rather than being reliant on Sourceforge, which seems to be running ok this afternoon but is often very clunky.
> 
> ----------------original message-----------------
> From: "Bo Herrmannsen" 
> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:10:24 +0100
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
>> my idea for IRC was pure out from that i have seen it around and find it handy in that i
>> don't have to install anything… never tried to integrate it on a page :-D
>> 
>> Den 15/03/2013 kl. 17.07 skrev Damon Hart-Davis:
>> 
>>> One channel is not going to work for everyone, so if you would like to set up IRC
>>> I'll mention/link it on the OpenTRV main page (I won't embed an applet there, I
>>> don't think). I think you and Bo will on it it immediately!
>>> 
>>> And if everyone could try both the SF and Redmine forums and tell me which is
>>> better then I can link to that too. (Or both.) Then we can pick which channels
>>> work for whom when!
>>> 
>>> (I won't publicise the OpenTRV-discss email to avoid it being used as a SPAM
>>> multiplier; that can be our little secret!)
>>> 
>>> And don't forget we have Twitter too which I try to put "important"
>>> announcements on.
>>> 
>>> Rgds
>>> 
>>> Damon
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 15 Mar 2013, at 15:57, Stuart Poulton wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> IRC is ideal, I've got a nice friendly little backwater irc we can use.
>>>> 
>>>> Like Philip moving away from e-mail will probably reduce my
>>>> participation.
>>>> 
>>>> Stuart
>>>> 
>>>> On 15 Mar 2013, at 15:28, Mike Stirling wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Yes I was wondering whether we might also consider IRC and a log bot for
>>>>> more "live" discussions?
>>>>> ----------------original message-----------------
>>>>> From: "Philip Canavan"
> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:25:33 +0000
>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Happy to, but moving from email to sourxeforge will mean I'm likely
>>>>>> to pay attention twice a month vs at least once a day: that in turn
>>>>>> encourages TLDR. Adding a bot to the recipient list would be ideal.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Damon Hart-Davis wrote:
>>>>>> Could everyone at least try posting to this discussion to see how
>>>>>> usable it is?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> https://sourceforge.net/p/opentrv/discussion/general/thread/
>>>>>> 01d06305/
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You'll need a SourceForge.net ID and for me to have added you as
>>>>>> developer at least.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Rgds
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Damon
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 15 Mar 2013, at 13:43, Philip Canavan wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm afraid I went the BroagRemaha route (which is opentherm +
>>>>>>> different proprietary interface) so I've not come across it. Most of
>>>>>>> the boilers I looked at were serial vendor interface with only
>>>>>>> voltage and baud to worry about. Remaha will let anyone download the
>>>>>>> software but charge for the adapter; if valliant have a similar
>>>>>>> arrangement you might be able to teverse the protocol.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Damon Hart-Dav
>>>>>> is
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>> Definitely very much on topic I'd say: Philip is likely
>>>>>>> TheManWhoKnows(TM).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Rgds
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Damon
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 15 Mar 2013, at 11:57, Mike Stirling wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> At risk of moving off topic