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Happy Valentine's Day from Zwiki HQ
by Simon Michael 17 Feb '08

17 Feb '08

Hello Zopistas.. a happy Valentine's day to all! Continuing with my spring cleaning theme over at http://zwiki.org/GeneralDiscussion , here are some musings. Like many of you, I'm always wondering where is the most useful place to spend my community hacking time. Sometimes Zwiki seems like the very best place; other times it doesn't. Development pretty much came to a full stop at times last year. So I'm kicking around some ideas. I'm pondering what slows down my Zwiki hacking. First, let me get one thing off my chest: for me, Python is a `blub <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blub>`_! There, I said it. Moving on.. then, there are the usual questions of project and platform maturity, legacy cruft, how many people actually use this thing, what is the benefit, what's the future potential, etc. Don't get me wrong, I expect Python and Zope 2 to keep growing and succeeding for a very long time. And so I guess Zwiki will continue to be used and perhaps grow in user base. At the current rate of development, though, we will not stay competitive with other software or even catch up with our own bug reports. Looking at current code, I am reminded that Zwiki 0.x is mature, built on early zope 2 architecture, and that cleanup continues to be expensive (compared to starting something fresh). Of course, many hands make light work. Imagine ten developers working on Zwiki at once - cleanup expense would no longer be noticeable, we could pretty much do whatever we want. That's not our current reality. Is it possible to find ten Zwiki developers now or in future ? I'm sure I could increase our numbers (from two active) by sustained effort, but how far and how smart a strategy that is I don't know. Another idea which inspired this post is to branch, mothballing 0.x as-is and moving development focus to a Zwiki 2.x where we would do aggressive disruptive cleanup. Say we did that. What would you throw out of Zwiki 0.x ? What would you keep ? This is to air these thoughts, solicit your ideas, and also a kind of ping to gauge support for the project circa 2008, I guess. Warm regards - Simon -- forwarded from http://zwiki.org/GeneralDiscussion#msg20080214142402-0800@zwiki.org Joyful Systems http://joyful.com

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Looks like a great tool for making web apis with minimal effort.
by Max M 13 Feb '08

13 Feb '08

A web based tool for making any site into an api using xml, json etc. See the screencast: http://grid.orch8.net/extractions/grab -- hilsen/regards Max M, Denmark http://www.mxm.dk/ IT's Mad Science

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When to use a relational database
by quizzical 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi everyone, Apologies if this is a dumb question, I have had a good look through the archives and on the web. My question is basically about how to design a website. I really like the ease with which you can build applications in zope but I often see comments implying that in order to scale well one may want to use a backend relational datbase. I have also seen several comments to the effect that one should keep the state of a user session out of the ZODB. I am slightly confused by this, I can't find any information which would help me decide what data would be better off in a relational database. Example, to learn my way around zope I am deesigning a simple blogging application which allows people to log into the site and see blogs they have subscribed too. I would represent the blog posts as a series of ZPT documents. Two questions, is it better to represent the blog posts as objects in the database or as records in an external relational database? And as regards users, should I use Zope's userfolders for authentication or an external database of usernames and passwords? Again I apologize if this is a ridiculous question and if someone can point me in the direction of some good resources about the overall design of a zope site that would be very helpful. Thanks in advance -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/When-to-use-a-relational-database-tp15324690p15324690… Sent from the Zope - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Zope-2.11 roadmap
by Ricardo Alves 12 Feb '08

12 Feb '08

Hi! Is there a release schedule for Zope-2.11 or a predicted date for a final release? Thanks, Ricardo Alves

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UNFCCC vacancy
by Catherina Denoo 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

UNFCCC seeks an enthusiastic professional (Associate Information System Officer) to work with a very dynamic team in the Clean Development Mechanism programme in the development of innovative collaborative business systems that bring together Governments, businesses and the public. He/she will be involved in programming with and extending Zope framework. We offer a competitive salary ranging from US $ 64,000 /67,000 to US $ 75,000 /77,000 net per year (inclusive of post adjustment), depending on your experience. There is also the UN package of entitlements (assistance in relocation to Bonn-Germany, rental subsidy, dependency allowance and education grant for your children, paid home leave every 24 months, 30 days of leave per annum......) You should have a university degree in systems analyses, computer science, information technology or similar. Knowledge of Python and at least one other programming language, practical experience implementing web solutions using Zope 2 framework. To apply please read the full vacancy announcement at http://unfccc.int/tools_xml/ie_08_E002.pdf. Please send your applications by e-mail to vacancies(a)unfccc.int Catherina Denoo Human Resources Officer UNFCCC/Bonn Tel: 49 228 815 1607

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python script, from string to dictionary.
by Stefano Guglia 11 Feb '08

11 Feb '08

hello! I converted a dictionary in a string, and now I need to change back the same string as a dictionary in a zope python script. Any help? thanks, Stefano.

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rename meta_type
by David Chelimsky 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Hello, I have a product in use on many of my client sites. I'd like to rename the meta_type of one of the classes, but I notice that when I do, the pre-existing objects retain their old meta_type. Is there a way for me to force a zope object to "reset" itself according to a modified class definition? Thanks in advance, David

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ZODB & Zope 2.8 ZRDB/TM : "raise" + "except: pass"
by Pelletier Vincent 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Hi. I triggered a bad behaviour in Zope 2.8 Transaction class: try: <do something> <commit> <- raises conflict error from ZODB's tpc_vote except: <cleanup> raise Here, <cleanup> uses a transaction-registered connection which is not used before, hence not registered to transaction manager. So that connection tries to register by calling Shared/DC/ZRDB/TM.py:TP._register. Which ends up calling "join" on a status = Status.COMMITFAILED transaction, which raises TransactionFailedError in _prior_operation_failed. Note that before raising, Transaction.register did adapter.objects.append(obj) The raise is caught in TM._register, which prevents it from setting self._registered = 1 A second use of the connection will cause TM to call Transaction.register again because if not self._registered: evaluates to True. But this time, Transaction.register will not raise, since if adapter is None: now evaluates to False. As it does not raise, TM will set self._registered = 1 So now there is a connection which is set as registered, but which will not be commited nor aborted by transaction. Worse, as TM checks self._registered before registering to transaction, the connection will never be registered again. -- Vincent Pelletier

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Character display issues upgrading 2.8.8 to 2.9.8
by John Schinnerer 09 Feb '08

09 Feb '08

Aloha, I am in the process of moving from zope 2.8.8 to zope 2.9.8 (running on debian 4.0). I am transferring individual zope sites from 2.8.8 instance to 2.9.8 instance via export/import. So far everything is fine except... I have some content in StructuredDocument objects that includes text with some accented French characters, and some of the curly quotes (the 6--9 quotes) and "real" apostrophes and that sort of thing. They are not displaying correctly in the 2.9.8 zope - they show up as whatever symbol the browser uses to say "oops, can't display this correctly." Both zopes are running on my dev system and I'm looking with all the same browsers so it seems it must be something to do with zope handling the characters (or not). The zope.conf settings for default-zpublisher-encoding are left at the default (iso-8859-15) in both instances, if that is relevant. I've never had any problem like this before, such as in previous upgrades of 2.7.x to 2.8.x. I don't even know where to look, aside from the zope.conf setting above which is the same in both cases. Any ideas why this is happening? Any help appreciated! thanks, John S. -- John Schinnerer, MA WSD ------------------------------------------ - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john(a)eco-living.net http://eco-living.net

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FAQ Interactive, Video Venture Brings TV Quality to Company Videos as Dobson PR and JHD Studio Link
by william rockt 08 Feb '08

08 Feb '08

FAQ Interactive, Video Venture Brings TV Quality to Company Videos as Dobson PR and JHD Studio Link http://www.faqinteractive.com/ 1-866-268-5588 New York, NY (PRWEB) November 16, 2006 -- In business, gaining a competitive edge requires getting key business messages across to carefully targeted audiences and presenting a company and its products and ideas in a creative and professional way to set them apart from the competition. A public relations firm, Dobson Communications, and a top flight film studio, JHD Productions, have combined forces with Business Film Studios to bring their combined expertise to businesses who want a competitive edge and effective means to communicate vital messages. With a new website, , the team outlines their approach to bring entertainment quality video with top scale business and marketing writing Brian Dobson, of Dobson Communications, advises companies across a wide range of industries. He said, "Effective communication is at the core of successful organizations. How a company communicates creates the perception of its ability to manage assets and deliver products or services that offer both value and quality. From selling products to raising money for a non-profit, message delivery is key." Dobson, who founded a public relations agency, , headed PR at a Fortune 100 having entered PR at the NYSE and was a journalist at Dow Jones (articles in Wall Street Journal) and Reuters (articles in newspapers worldwide), added, "An effective video with great scripting and entertainment quality techniques can get across a message in minutes. Whether setting the stage for a quality meeting, or explaining your message clearly when you are not in the room, video is a vital tool for up-to-date management." Dobson also ran all investor and marketing PR at a Fortune 1000. Hugh Daly of JHD Productions, , a studio that has filmed full length motion pictures as well as corporate and marketing videos, teamed with Dobson to bring entertainment expertise to more businesses. Daly said, "In movies or videos, time is precious and how the director, photographer and editor use that time affects audience impact. But first, the message has to be on the page, great scripting is vital. Our new venture combines the best of both, so each minute of a brief video gets the message across." Dobson has advised an international array of clients in industries from pharmaceutical and consumer products to financial services and licensing and marketing. Daly is a Director of Photography who has filmed several internationally released movies and is considered a pioneer in video communication. Dobson and Daly have spearheaded marketing communications, video production and other communications, crisis, marketing, financial and other assignments for many top line companies. Their experience includes Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Entertainment, Technology, Consumer Products, Financial, Education and Non-Profit, and others including crisis communications and public affairs campaigns. Dobson Communications, or DobsonPR.com, began in 1988 and is based in New York City and Ridgefield, Connecticut, offering full public relations services. Founded in 1982 in Deer Park, New York, JHD Productions, or JHDproductions.com, is a full service film and video production company. As a joint venture, Dobson and Daly founded Business Film Studios, , in 2005 in New York City, to specialize in entertainment-quality production using video to convey company, marketing and training messages. The new venture more closely aligns the talents of the companies. For more information call Brian Dobson at 203-894-9240 or BD@ DobsonPR.com.

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