state of the mahara nation 2014
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This talk gives an outline of what to expect in the Mahara 1.10 release, due out in October 2014. It also discusses ways that users can contribute to the Mahara project (recycling generously from previous talks ;)). It was originally given at the Mahara UK 2014 conference in Brighton, UK.TRANSCRIPT
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Presented by Aaron Wells, Catalyst IT // Mahara UK 2014
State of the Mahara Nation, 2014
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Aaron Wells (Me)
@AaronTheMad on Twitter
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Lead Mahara Developerat Catalyst IT
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About Catalyst
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What's it like at Mahara HQ?
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Wellington on a fine day
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Wellington on a normal day
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Wellington Botanic Gardens
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My good friend Gandalf
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Stonehenge New Zealand
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Earthquakes
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7 sheep to every human
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As seen on Google Street View
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Brighton
Riyadh Sydney
Hong Kong Phoenix
Chicago
New York
Wellington
Christchurch
Wellington KaikouraPukerua Bay
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There's a nicer one on Level 3
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What I see all day
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What I should be looking at
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What I should be looking at
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Programming (PHP)
Code review (http://reviews.mahara.org)
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1.10: It's coming!
Version Bugs Commits Files changed Lines added
1.10 (so far) 75 174 2,650 190,875
1.9 294 389 933 42,332
1.8 179 299 2,112 114,292
1.7 54 217 520 17,618
1.6 129 400 648 17,084
1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10
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Invisible behind-the-scene changes pictured here:
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Perks for plugins
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Loca for /htdocs/local
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Custom sideblocks in /local
(These are sideblocks)
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Trust me this makes sense
/blocktype/clippy/theme/aaron
/blocktype/inbox/theme/aaron
/blocktype/comments/theme/aaron
/theme/aaron/blocktype/clippy/theme/aaron/blocktype/comments/theme/aaron/blocktype/inbox
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… and a few things you can actually see!
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Editable new user page templates
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TinyMCE (before)
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TinyMCE (after)
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Report objectionable forum posts
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Drag pages into collections
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What's on the 1.11 roadmap?
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Feature creep
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Every change breaks someone's workflow.
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How you can contribute to Mahara
19 ways to get involved in
Based on a presentation by Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, Catalyst IT
Even if you don't know the difference between
&
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1. Use the software
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pgoyette/2819175465
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2. Ask questions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21496790@N06/5065834411
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3. Answer questions
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhuisman/3168683736/
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4. Report bugs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34120957@N04/4199675334/
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5. Give feedback
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henryfaber/230444653
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6. Spread the word
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21551833@N00/4345518893/
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7. Translate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86931652@N00/2067945645
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8. Write tutorials
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/441037582
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/441037582
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9. Create screencasts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photochiel/83361761
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10. Provide training
http://www.flickr.com/photos/95492938@N00/5181464194/
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11. Squash bugs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/82606279@N00/299991298/
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12. Test features
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35723892@N00/4090782772/
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13. Design themes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fiduz/5592241473
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14. Write books
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zitona/4053097146
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15. Create plugins
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mroach/4095648200
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16. Code review
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jantjesmit/95705255
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17. Develop cool features
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hildeengwenverbouwen/3309575919
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18. Sponsor features
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13519089@N03/4626960661/
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19. Make a contributor smile
http://www.flickr.com/photos/srboisvert/728444428
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Your gateway to the magical world of getting involved with Mahara:
The Mahara community website:
https://mahara.org
The Mahara wiki:
https://wiki.mahara.org
The Mahara Launchpad project:
http://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara
(but it's usually easier to just link there from mahara.org)
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About Catalyst
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Catalyst Clients
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Open Source Technologies