-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, just [let one of the developers know](mailto:clockworks@mit.edu)
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)
@@ -8,9+9,18 @@ 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**.
want to hear more about what we're up to, blanche yourself to the
public list **clockworks-announce**.
-## Getting started
+## History
+Clockworks is in alpha phase; the most basic functions of the system are operational. A user can:
+
+[X] Make an account via the online registration system
+[X] Login to the web interface
+[X] Create a very simple poll
+[X] View polls
+[X] Vote in a poll
-Clockworks is in alpha phase; the most basic functions of the system are operational.
+The current implementation is in Django. There was an older Clockworks pre-pre-alpha implementation in TurboGears.
+
+## Getting started
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.
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.
@@ -32,14+42,9 @@ Once you're running, here are some paths to take:
Our Git repository is located in AFS in the clockworks locker: /mit/clockworks/clockworks.git
Our Git repository is located in AFS in the clockworks locker: /mit/clockworks/clockworks.git
+The repo contains a Django project.
-### Principles
-
-* Simplicity
-* Extendibility
-* Open Source
-
-## Potential Future Goals
+## Potential Future Dream Goals
Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up.
Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up.
@@ -58,6+63,8 @@ Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up.
## Developers
## Developers
+* Paul W. Quimby
+* Andrew Farrell
* Geoffrey Thomas
* Paul Baranay
* Edward Yang
* Geoffrey Thomas
* Paul Baranay
* Edward Yang
@@ -65,8+72,6 @@ Doodle killer. Extra features. Pump it up.