Forum .LRN Q&A: Misc dotLRN devel questions

1) Is there a list I can subscribe to to get CVS commit logs for dotLRN?

2) Where is the default portlets layout store in, and why is the default community layout so clunky (three calendars in one page, news at the bottom?) We'd like to make it so the default is a little more sane upon reinstall.

3) We want to write a bugtracker portlet. Any pointers?

4) Is anyone working on improving FAQ? Our users have identified a few user interface improvements that could be done, and we don't want to duplicate work. We also want to make it accept Enhanced Text (tm).

5) Is there a "top-level" community, the parent of all communities? If we have a company org chart, and each department is a community (dotlrn_club), we want to have company-wide news, etc. Do we have to create a company-wide community and then all other departments as communities under it?

6) What's the difference between a dotlrn_community and a dotlrn_club?

7) I created a file to bulk-upload departments. Right now it reads a list of lists to create them. I will modify it to read a file (CSV probably), or should I modify it to follow what the users bulk-add page does and accept CSVs in a textarea?

Thanks.

-Roberto

1) Is there a list I can subscribe to to get CVS commit logs for dotLRN?

If no one has volunteered as a repo meister, I have some experience managing CVS repositories. You know, making directories available only to some users, configuring the cvs commit mail, requiring text files to have $Id$, etc. I can take care of the CVS or help the current repo meister with scripts and configuration issues.

Regards,

-Oscar