Dan (Dec 05 2023 at 17:23): Dan (Dec 05 2023 at 17:23):https://sandstorm.org/news/2023-12-05-osm-on-sandstorm
Dan (Dec 05 2023 at 17:23):Finally released my project.
Dan (Dec 05 2023 at 17:26):I submitted it to HN and it's on the front page but rather modestly so far.
Dan (Dec 05 2023 at 22:16):Well it's hung in there for a good part of the day. Still basically no feedback about the app itself! Even someone telling me something is broken would be nice. At least I got a correction on the blog post which I fixed.
Philip Durbin (Dec 09 2023 at 15:31):I mentioned it to a GIS guy at work during our holiday party.
Philip Durbin (Dec 09 2023 at 15:33):Wow, this is quite an extensive writeup!
Dan (Dec 10 2023 at 14:03):Anyone who's having trouble with the demo link LMK I'll make you a demo instance on my own server.
Dan (Dec 10 2023 at 14:03):There's been issues. We're not sure what's up.
Samuel Marks (Jan 15 2024 at 14:47):That's pretty cool
Samuel Marks (Jan 15 2024 at 14:47):Need help packaging/porting?
I ask because your critique of Headway was about its overheads in deployment.
Dan (Jan 15 2024 at 16:50):I mean Headway is probably very easy as far as OSM goes. Desert Atlas is just easier, though much more stripped down for features and quality.
Dan (Jan 15 2024 at 16:50):What did you want to help with porting? I'm not following.
Samuel Marks (Jan 17 2024 at 04:34):To run Sandstorm, you need a 64-bit Linux server connected to the Internet. (Requirements: Linux 3.10 or newer running on x86-64. 1GB+ of RAM; 2GB+ recommended.)
That's not very ported! - You don't need to go crazy and support: Windows, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS, iOS, and Android…
…but you could!
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:34):I see. Well I had no hand in creating Sandstorm the platform. I've just created applications.
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:34):I am however part of the community project. In somewhat of a leadership position at this point.
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:36):And I can tell you that as far as the existing platform, there is a need to keep it alive because of existing users. Beyond that there's a project to reboot it as Tempest. That is being written in Go, so it will be quite portable.
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:37):The existing platform is C++, Meteor JS, and MongoDB. It's about the worst combination of factors for new contributors in 2024.
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:38):With all that in mind, if you're interested in helping in any of this stuff we'd be grateful to have you.
Dan (Jan 17 2024 at 15:40):The people who wrote the original platform have moved on.
Dan (Jan 22 2024 at 00:19):Talking about this at Harvard GIS https://gis.harvard.edu/event/desert-atlas-self-hosted-collaborative-online-map-easy-and-private (thanks to Philip for the introduction!)
Philip Durbin (Jan 22 2024 at 01:33):Sure!
Philip Durbin (Jan 22 2024 at 01:33):Oh good, K262. One floor below my office.
Philip Durbin (Jan 22 2024 at 01:43):And I seem to be free. See you there!
Philip Durbin (Jan 22 2024 at 01:47):Oh and if anyone wants to join remotely, there's a Zoom option in the link above.
Philip Durbin (Feb 15 2024 at 13:32):Today's the day! See you there! Here's the link to join the Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYud-mrqzIrEt1PyM0dK05hsRuxV4m4EYtn
Dan (Feb 15 2024 at 16:05):I'm in the science center adding something to a slide :laughing:
Dan (Feb 15 2024 at 16:40):Benjamin gave me his phone number and said he wanted to meet at 11:30. I haven't heard from him and he's not responding.
Dan (Feb 15 2024 at 16:40):I told him I won't have email.
Dan (Feb 15 2024 at 16:42):I guess I'm pulling out my laptop anyway.
Dan (Feb 15 2024 at 16:57):Okay it's sorted out.
Philip Durbin (Feb 16 2024 at 11:36):Great talk, Dan!
Dan (Feb 18 2024 at 20:39):Thank you!
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