[[!meta title="Clockworks"]] Hey guys, I heard there was this app called [Doodle](http://www.doodle.com/main.html). It's closed source. Let's make an open-source Doodle killer and call it Clockworks! We have a mailing list - if you're interested in helping design the app, just [let one of the developers know](mailto:clockworks@mit.edu) and we'll add you to our mailing list, **clockworks**. Or if you just want to hear more about what we're up to, blanche yourself to the public list **clockworks-announce**. ## Getting started Clockworks is in alpha phase; the most basic functions of the system are operational. The best way to get started with Clockworks is to get yourself added to the project, grab a copy of the code, get it running on your laptop, and then poke around the source code. First, make sure you have Git installed on your system. You can grab it [here](http://git-scm.com/download). Verify that it installed by popping open a terminal and running **git --version** Next, grab the source code. If you have Debathena installed on your machine, you can clone the source using **git clone /mit/clockworks/clockworks.git**. If not, you can use a dialup to get to the directory; **git clone ssh://username@linerva.mit.edu/mit/clockworks/clockworks.git** works well. If the clone succeeds, you will now have a folder named "clockworks". **cd clockworks** Now, to install the application according to the instructions in the repository. Once you're running, here are some paths to take: 1. Take a break and read some Django documentation to get a feel for the framework 2. Browse through the todo list, pick a task that seems interesting, and start working on figuring out how to make it work 3. Browse the source, fiddle with some variables, see what changes 4. Decide what clockworks should look like, and take off ## Development info Our Git repository is located in AFS in the clockworks locker: /mit/clockworks/clockworks.git ### Principles * Simplicity * Extendibility * Open Source ## Potential Future Goals Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up. * Better UI * Integration * Basic: integration with ICS calendars, GoogleCalendar, Exchange, and TechTime (for faculty) * Advanced: integration with MIT's course schedules, Facebook * Would store persistent profiles of calendar data for users * Automatically prioritize and schedule events for you * Create mobile phone friendly version * View of a single calendar month should show "ghosts" of days from immediately previous and immediately past months, to fill out all the weeks. * Ability to convert Yes/No polls into Yes/Maybe/No polls (and vice versa) * When setting up a new poll, ability to copy-paste the times for any arbitrary row into any number of other arbitrary rows * "Generic week" function * Indicates that the response is for a weekly meeting, not a specific date. ## Developers * Geoffrey Thomas * Paul Baranay * Edward Yang * Paul Weaver * Xavid Pretzer * Christian Ternus * David Benjamin * Paul W. Quimby * Andrew Farrell * You?