-[[!meta title="Doodle Killer"]]
+[[!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!
+## Summary
+So originally we were thinking, "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!" More recently, we've been considering what we can do to help schedule things around MIT.
-We have a mailing list - if you're interested in helping design the app, or if you just want to hear more about what we're up to, blanche yourself onto **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**.
-## Phase 1
+## State & History
+Clockworks is in alpha phase; the most basic functions of the system are operational. A user can:
-Doodle clone. 100% duplication of Doodle functionality. Modifications to improve usability as necessary.
+* Make an account via the online registration system
+* Login to the web interface to enable poll modifications
+* Create a every simple poll
+* View poll
+* Vote in a poll
-What do people not like about Doodle?
+The current implementation is in Django. There was an older Clockworks pre-pre-alpha implementation in TurboGears.
-* Too much clicking
-* No obvious "I can, but would rather not"
+## Getting started
-### Architecture
+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.
-* Python and Turbogears
-* Git repository
-* Use 15 minute timeslices to simplify interface (?)
+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**
-### Schema
+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**
-To be transferred from the whiteboard
+Now, to install the application according to the instructions in the repository.
-### Page Inventory
+Once you're running, here are some paths to take:
-List of "screens" in Doodle
+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
-## Phase 2
+
+## Development info
+
+Our Git repository is located in AFS in the clockworks locker: /mit/clockworks/clockworks.git
+
+The repo contains a Django project.
+
+## Some Simpler Future Steps:
+
+* Create a groups mechanic
+* Enable the sending of polls to groups
+* Enable poll configurations other than the current default
+* Enable users to manage their polls centralls
+* Add a user homepage
+* Add a homepage
+
+## Potential Future Dream Goals
Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up.
+* Better UI
* Integration
-** Basic: integration with ICS calendars, GoogleCalenar, Exchange, and TechTime (for faculty)
-** Advanced: integration with MIT's course schedules
-** Would store persistent profiles of calendar data for users
-* automatically prioritize and schedule events for you
+ * 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
+
+* Paul W. Quimby
+* Andrew Farrell
+* Geoffrey Thomas
+* Paul Baranay
+* Edward Yang
+* Paul Weaver
+* Xavid Pretzer
+* Christian Ternus
+* David Benjamin
+* <a href="mailto:clockworks@mit.edu">You?</a>
+
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