> However, since the messages I got said that there was going to be some
> sort of presentation at ADASS, it's probably worth waiting until after
> then before we discuss it further.
Its in the "Surveys, Archives and VO" session,
P2.12: The Skysoft project
C. Baffa, INAF - Osservatorio di Arcetri,
E. Giani, INAF - Osservatorio di Arcetri
We intend to present the Skysoft project (http://www.skysoft.org).
Skysoft is a YAASD (Yet Another Astronomical Software directory), but
what is different is the overall approach.
To be useful, Skysoft needs to be a long living project, so it needs to
set a low pressure on maintainers, a very low nuisance level to the
developers community, and a low maintenance cost.
Our choice is to design Skysoft as a community-supported directory, to
which all people can contribute, both developers and end-users. We use a
modified version of one of the now available content management software
(postnuke), tied to a multi-table relational database (mysql). The
workload is intended to be distributed and thus acceptable: each
contributor has only a small share of the responsibility to maintain the
site up to date, easing the process.
Al.
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