Re: Inviting coding collaboration

[Vivek <vk_khare@xxxxxxxxx>]

Correction :
Please do count me in too perhaps I will be able to help in developing
tutorials and sessions for the people from the non-technical/computer
background.

Vivek wrote:

> Please do count me in too perhaps I will be able to help in developing
> tutorials and
> sessions from the non-technical background.
>
> Sorry for late response.
>
> Vivek Khare
>
> Prashant Verma wrote:
>
> > Supreet,
> > This is great. I would like to contribute to this
> > project.
> > Count me in. (Starting after July 18)
> > -Prashant
> >
> > --- Supreet Sethi <supreet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear All,
> > >
> > > We would like to share some ideas about possible
> > > collaborations
> > > between anyone interested in coding and the work
> > > that is taking shape
> > > within Sarai. 
> > >
> > > One of our projects that especially demands
> > > addressing by programmers
> > > - and will benefit a lot of people - is the
> > > CyberMohalla. Cybermohalla is a project that is
> > > primarily trying to
> > > develop a computing culture within non-elite social
> > > spaces. Our first
> > > experimental lab has been set in the basti adjoining
> > > the LNJP hospital
> > > (between Ajmeri gate and Delhi gate).
> > >
> > > Some possible areas of collaboration:-
> > >
> > > 1) Network based collaborative tools - by this we
> > > mean tools that are
> > > very easy to use and fun to play around with. These
> > > tools would make
> > > it possible for different users within the network
> > > to work together
> > > and create content. Basically, tools that facilitate
> > > a play with
> > > image, text and if possible sound. Over a period of
> > > time these tools
> > > could be available over the Internet as well. 
> > >
> > > 2) Programming tools for beginners - This is
> > > especially keeping in
> > > mind that the first (and even later participants) of
> > > CyberMohalla are
> > > young people, and people who have no past experience
> > > with computer
> > > cultures, but would/could be excited at the idea of
> > > going beyond the
> > > veil. At the least, it will make programming a point
> > > of conversation
> > > among many people who otherwise would not enter it
> > > because of having
> > > missed formal education. We can publish both CDs
> > > and the manuals
> > > in large numbers and do workshops to continuously
> > > develop these tools.
> > >
> > > 3) Games reflecting our conditions and environment -
> > > These could be
> > > simple games involving, say, crossing the ITO
> > > criss-cross, or
> > > Daryaganj crossing. In that sense, they would help
> > > comment on the
> > > experience of being a pedestrian in the city. 
> > >
> > > These could later develop into serious games
> > > involving complex
> > > movement within the city. 
> > >
> > > 4) A good Hindi desktop - Perhaps it is already
> > > available, and
> > > someone merely needs to inform us of the details...
> > >
> > > 5) A Database Interface - that makes for the
> > > visualization of an
> > > image-sound-text database's internal schema and
> > > allows the user to
> > > navigate with ease.
> > >
> > > The procedure:
> > >
> > > 1) Our Public Project Space will be open to the
> > > programmers - we have
> > > 4 linux boxes, and hope to have 2 more very soon.
> > > 2) We will be willing to host intensive workshops,
> > > where design and
> > > development plan for the project can be further
> > > worked out by all the
> > > collaborators.
> > > 3) We are committed to covering material costs
> > > (travel, books,
> > > photocopies, etc.) as well paying out a decent
> > > honorarium to the
> > > project participants.
> > > 
> > >
> > > What interests us is that in collaboration we can
> > > create possible
> > > approaches and possibilities that will facilitate
> > > the establishment of
> > > an interesting computing culture. A culture that
> > > speaks to a wider
> > > audience by creating social software (in absence of
> > > a better
> > > term!). All the software that will be generated
> > > will be put under
> > > GPL and we would be very keen to support a long term
> > > development plan
> > > for each/any of these softwares.
> > >
> > > If there are any other suggestions and ideas, we
> > > would be happy to
> > > begin joint thought on those as well. Student
> > > projects are
> > > especially welcome.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > Sarai Media Lab
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Monica Narula
> > > Sarai:The New Media Initiative
> > > 29 Rajpur Road, Delhi 110 054
> > > www.sarai.net
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