http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/ 2010-09-08T13:02:11+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/ http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2006-05-21T11:40:46+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:bug_tracking?rev=1148204446 Current situation Currently, we don’t have a bug tracking system. :-) We used at one point the one of Savannah but it is not very convenient to use (too slow). In any case, if you have a bug or a feature wish to submit, the simplest thing to do is to send an email to <demexp-dev@non-gnu.org> mailing list and we’ll add it to the relevant wiki page. text/html 2006-10-18T21:59:03+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:christophe_s_build_of_demexp_on_windows?rev=1161201543 * Install Cygwin with: * make * patch * ocaml stuff * m4 * autoconf * automake 1.9 * Install gtk-dev-2.8.20-win32-1.exe (from <http://gladewin32.sourceforge.net/modules/news/>) * Install for all users * Install everything (glade, register env. variables) * Modify PATH for Cygwin text/html 2007-02-11T19:19:18+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:cnil_registration?rev=1171217958 The CNIL is a French state body that regulates the usage of databases of personnal information (see <http://www.cnil.fr/>). We are exempted from registrating the demexp users database to the CNIL because demexp is an association with a political goal. More details (in French) here: declaration_a_la_cnil text/html 2006-12-06T21:48:59+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:debate_system?rev=1165438139 The debate system should help the democratic debate by providing space for anybody to contribute. For now, we envision a system structured in the following way: * a space constrained system, where each participant would have a limited space to give his opinion on a given question (e.g. 100 words summary plus 1,000 words explanation). The rationale behind a constrained system is to force participant to offer a synthetic view of his/her ideas; text/html 2006-10-16T10:32:54+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:delegation?rev=1160987574 The delegation system should allow each *individual* participant to delegate his/her vote to one delegate on a given tag. In turn, each delegate can delegate a tag to another delegate, or can vote on a question. Following post summarizes the issues to solve: <http://www.mail-archive.com/demexp-dev@nongnu.org/msg00162.html> text/html 2006-10-28T00:32:20+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexp_build_on_windows?rev=1161988340 * Installation of Cygwin with packages * gcc * ocaml * pkg-config (the GTK version is not used) * The following package may be installed to compile doc (untested): * tetex * The following packages might be required but this is both doubtfull and probably wrong (cygwin’s gnome -> cygwin’s GTK -> x11 -> not what we want, native GTK) * libgnome2-devel * libgnomeui2-devel * libgnomeui2 * gnome-common text/html 2005-12-24T17:49:10+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexp_gtk_2.x_client_screenshots?rev=1135442950 The demexp’s client is graphical, using GTK+ 2.x widget: Main browser : Array Vote window : Array text/html 2007-02-11T19:03:20+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexp_server_configuration?rev=1171217000 * See liste_todo * <http://www.nurdletech.com/https.html> -- Useful information on Apache and SSL * Re-install OVH Sarge distribution with home made partionionning (159 Go for /, 1 Go for swap). It needs about 15 mins for re-installing the whole system. text/html 2007-02-11T18:58:37+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexp_software_download?rev=1171216717 This page has not yet been translated to English. Please go to telechargement_du_logiciel_demexp. Some binaries are available at <http://www.linux-france.org/~dmentre/demexp/binaries/> Latest source is available at: <http://www.linux-france.org/~dmentre/demexp/latest-src/> text/html 2007-02-11T18:59:12+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexp_usage_guide?rev=1171216752 This page has not yet been translated to English. Please go to guide_d_utilisation_du_logiciel_demexp. text/html 2006-10-22T11:11:41+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demexpweb.cgi_todo_list?rev=1161508301 This page lists things to do for the demexpweb.cgi interface. * Investigate why navigation does not work with konqueror, and fix it. * Generate only valid strict XHTML. Preferably using the typesystem of ocaml. * List newest questions on navigation page when no question is selected. (Not posible with current protocol?) text/html 2005-12-14T17:26:50+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:demo_and_test_server?rev=1134577610 You can test the latest client onto the tuxinette.linux-france.org:50000 demexp server. To launch the client, do: demexp-client-gtk2 demexp://tuxinette.linux-france.org:50000 text/html 2006-03-01T14:43:03+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:documents?rev=1141220583 Logo The logo of the democratic experience has been designed by Thierry Le Boulanger and it is available under GNU/GPL licence. Here is the original file (SVG format, readable with Inkscape). Copies of this logo are also available in PNG format in small, medium, and large sizes. text/html 2007-05-21T04:09:21+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:drupal_and_demexp_account_creation?rev=1179713361 1. The user goes to the Drupal web site and creates a Drupal account at the <http://demexp.ouvaton.org/user/register> page. Username: NOTToto Email: toto@nottoto.com 2. The user receives his password at his email address. NOTToto, Thank you for registering at L'expérience démocratique. You may now log in to http://demexp.ouvaton.org/user using the following username and password: username: NOTToto password: ghjgqsjgds7676G You may also log in by clicking on this link or copying and pa… text/html 2006-10-07T13:34:34+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:external_contributions?rev=1160220874 Other people than demexp core team are developing around or with the demexp software. * ketty is using demexp in a voting prototype for the Swedish aktivdemokrati party (<http://www.aktivdemokrati.se>, English description); * Augustin Masquilier is making a Drupal module for demexp: <http://drupal.org/project/demexp> text/html 2007-02-11T18:54:47+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:faq_of_the_demexp_software?rev=1171216487 This FAQ is currently only available in French at this location: faq_du_logiciel_demexp text/html 2005-12-23T15:34:34+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:faq_of_the_political_project?rev=1135348474 The position database What happens is two position are contradictory? This situation should be rare: it is on average the same group of people that votes, so there should not be too much contradictions. However, it can happen same some positions are actually contradictory. So what? Is it not normal that a group of people take various positions that in the end are not completey logical? If this happens, the positions still enter into the database of positions (the database of positions reflect… text/html 2007-02-11T19:04:30+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:funding?rev=1171217070 This page has not been translated yet See (in French): association_de_financement text/html 2007-08-20T15:03:15+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:future_wishes?rev=1187614995 This page lists feature wishes (and some bugs to fix). They are intendent to be ordered and added to the List of next features. * Organize accounts as follows: * an account is either identified or not and either delegate and not. * an account that’s neither identified nor delegate has vote power 0. * an account that’s identified but not delegate has vote power 1. * an account that’s delegate but not identified has the total vote power of all delegees. * an account that�… text/html 2005-12-23T00:22:48+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:hierarchy_of_tags?rev=1135293768 Problem Currently, all tags are at the same level. The growing list of tags makes it difficult to browse efficiently. Proposed solution 1 Description A hierarchy of tags is provided independently as a set of trees. It can be build on the fly (incoming new tags are put somewhere in the tree organization as they come) by “demexp organizers” or existing large scale trees can be used (for instance wikipedia has some form of global tree organization). text/html 2007-02-11T19:05:09+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:in_the_press?rev=1171217109 Places where people have mentioned demexp: * <http://alexander-mette.de/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=240> (see also our response to his comments: <http://alexander-mette.de/tiki-view_blog_post.php?postId=241&blogId=1>) On Debian mailing lists * <http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/02/msg00084.html> text/html 2006-05-19T22:42:56+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:list_of_next_features?rev=1148071376 This page lists features that we agree to develop in priority (planned features). If you want particular item, add them in the Future wishes page. Ordered list of next features To be determined. Pool of desired features in no particular order * [web interface] classification hierarchy browsing text/html 2008-01-03T23:15:31+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:mailing_lists?rev=1199398531 Several mailing lists have been created : * announce: very low traffic mailing list, for big news on the project; * demexp-dev: for development of the demexp software; * demexp-fr: discussion in French for the political project and the software; text/html 2007-02-11T19:18:01+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:management_of_demexp.org?rev=1171217881 This page has not been translated yet See (in French): gestion_du_site_web_demexp.org text/html 2006-03-01T14:45:01+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:mentions?rev=1141220701 Places where people have mentioned demexp: On Debian mailing lists * <http://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2006/02/msg00084.html> text/html 2007-03-11T15:18:14+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:mercurial_for_demexp?rev=1173622694 demexp development is done with Mercurial, a distributed source control management system. You need first to install Mercurial on your computer. Please refer to previous link for detailed instructions. Available trees All the Mercurial repositories for demexp are available from this URL: <http://www.linux-france.org/cgi-bin/hgwebdir.cgi> text/html 2007-02-11T19:04:03+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:minutes_of_the_meeting?rev=1171217043 This page has not been translated yet See (in French): compte-rendus_de_reunions text/html 2007-02-11T19:02:38+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:official_demexp_server?rev=1171216958 This page has not been translated yet See (in French): fonctionnement_du_serveur_demexp_officiel profession_de_foi_du_classificateur Setup of official demexp server Log of the official server are accessible at: <http://demexp.org/public-server-logs/> (FIXME broken link) text/html 2008-09-26T17:34:58+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:other_projects?rev=1222443298 Misc * Weblogs for democracy * CivicSpace: CivicSpace is a free open-source software platform for grassroots organizing and civic activity. * See also similar projects <http://civicspacelabs.org/home/civicspace/comparison> * <http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/actionnetwork/> text/html 2005-12-13T00:16:43+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:other_projects_and_links?rev=1134429403 * Democracy Technology Online Conference : <http://www.intelligentdesigns.net/Democracy> text/html 2007-09-16T16:46:50+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:present_developpement_issues?rev=1189954010 The interface is done (see screenshots). The next step is to implement the dialog with the demexp server : This is done using xml-rpc for PHP from Edd Dumbill (). First issue : Manage the cookie the server sending back to the client. This done. The writing of the requests should be more simple.. Well it should. text/html 2007-03-12T09:10:41+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:proposals_for_google_summer_of_code_2007?rev=1173687041 Web interface for demexp Currently, the demexp software is a client/server application, entirely written in OCaml. We use LablGTK for the client which is supported on Windows and Linux. But in order to ease deployment of our software, we need a web interface that could be accessed through a regular web browser. We have a very rudimentary prototype of such a web interface (written with WDialog) but a more elaborate and maintainable interface is heartily needed. text/html 2007-09-16T16:23:41+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:purposes?rev=1189952621 This web client should be a light one, dedicated to forum administrators who want to participate to the demexp project. By adding the files on their server, they offer to their visitors the ability to browse(*), vote and add questions on the demexp server. text/html 2006-07-03T21:08:11+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:references_on_web_technologies?rev=1151953691 * AJAX in Action: very good book that describes AJAX technologie and gives a lot of real life code. * I asked on fr.comp.applications.sgbd French Usenet group recommandations for a good book on SQL. * The prefered book SQL - La réference ! is out of print; * web site <http://sql.developpez.com/> gives a lot of articles on SQL; * Book Apprendre SQL avec MySQL is recommended by web site <http://sgbd.developpez.com/livres/> text/html 2006-06-27T10:16:59+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:requirements_for_a_web_framework?rev=1151396219 * i18n support (UTF-8 encoding) * efficient (native compilation if possible) * ability to bookmark pages * support of cookies and more generally state between pages * help against attacks (XSS, SQL injection, ...) * database backend text/html 2007-09-16T19:52:15+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:screenshots?rev=1189965135 Connexion form: Application (greatly inspired by the interface proposed by Lyu Abe): text/html 2008-09-14T18:02:40+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:security?rev=1221408160 Current situation :!: WARNING: currently, there is absolutely NO security in demexp (as of versions 0.6/0.8)! Why? Because before securing things, we need to have an absolute clear view of things to secure (i.e. requirements). Is is not currently possible without precise knowledge of the delegation subsystem. text/html 2007-02-11T19:16:50+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:server_scripting?rev=1171217810 Server scripting pydemexp Thomas Petazzoni has written a Python language package for the demexp network protocol, pydemexp. It allows to talk to the server as the native GTK 2 client or the web proxy. For more details, see this article and the README. text/html 2006-03-18T16:16:01+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:setup_of_official_demexp_server?rev=1142694961 Get official server source code at: <http://www.linux-france.org/~dmentre/demexp/latest-src/demexp-official-1-0.6.3.tar.gz> Compared to stable release 0.6.3, following modifications have been made: * set version number to official--o1--0.6.3 (release official #1 based on stable 0.6.3); * set default server name to marcos.ras.eu.org; * set maximum message size to 3 MBytes; text/html 2007-02-11T19:13:38+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:software_developement_overview?rev=1171217618 This page is related to the development of the demexp software which will be used for the Democratic Experience project. The main web page for the Democratic Experience project is at demexp.org. Mailing lists for the development of the software are accessible at <http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=demexp>. text/html 2007-10-30T02:25:20+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:start?rev=1193707520 Welcome to the English speaking wiki for the democratic experience. The democratic experience project More information on the political project and its expected working. Demexp software Demexp software and source code download Demexp usage guide text/html 2005-12-24T19:29:45+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:tips_on_demexp_url?rev=1135448985 One can launch automatically the demexp GTK+ 2.x client on a demexp URL by adding following line to file .firefox/default/xxxxx.xxx/prefs.js in your HOME directory (xxxxx.xxx is generated randomly at Firefox installation and is specific to your account). Be aware that Firefox should not be started when doing this modification: text/html 2007-10-30T09:26:39+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:wcp2_screenshots?rev=1193732799 Here are 6 links to 6 different pages of the web client. The first 2 are login and main menu. Login screen Main menu Question list display (from, e.g. question search function - not implemented yet) Display question details including responses, and other links to discussions/bibliography, etc (not implemented yet) text/html 2008-02-12T14:32:53+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:wcp2_status_and_schedule?rev=1202823173 Summary and Purpose The [WCP2 source code] is available. Its purpose is only to provide a visual feeling of the user interface. It was mainly designed to reflect the different steps from question browsing to final voting. Main Demexp features are not implemented yet (question browsing, voting, adding questions, adding responses, etc). text/html 2008-04-11T22:32:35+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:web_client_development_framework?rev=1207945955 This page describes the existing open source development frameworks for web applications, with the goal of identifying one that would fit our needs for the demexp web client. Most of these frameworks follow the MVC model. NameWebsiteLicenceAjax or RIALanguageCommentsEx-nunc<http://www.ex-nunc.org/>MITNot yetOCamlI like the attitude of ex-nunc developers WDialog<http://wdialog.sourceforge.net/>GPLNoOCaml + XML for page descriptionSupport dialogs (set of pages) with information between dialogs. N… text/html 2006-07-12T11:30:38+02:00 http://demexp.org/dokuwiki/en:web_interface_architectural_choices?rev=1152696638 It is easy to say that we want a web interface for demexp, but much more difficult to chose the right architecture as they are so many technologies to chose from. This page tries to list some of the possibilities. Client side * pure (X)HTML * +: compatible with old browsers * -: all the job is done by the server * -: poor user experience (limited widgets of HTML, server round-trip for each action)