This week we chose an open source project in which to participate. We, as the A-Team, chose the RapidSMS project, which essentially uses simple texting to update, maintain, and retrieve data about patient healthcare, supplies, or whatever is appropriate in the context. It is a really interesting project that seems to be encouraging current contributions.
We were able to join their mailing list, which is hosted through Google Groups. This was quite simple for me, since I have used Google Groups in the past. I am glad to at least have one tool in my toolbox with which I am familiar.
Joining the IRC client is a bit more confusing and challenging. A personal aside that will certainly be affecting my performance this semester is that I am pregnant with my first child. My husband and I are very excited about this, but I am already noticing that my need for sleep has increased dramatically, which gets in the way of my completing the necessary research to learn new tools. I mention this in my blog because I value honesty: honesty with myself, my peers, and my superiors. Our group found a way to join the IRC client through a web browser and I have been able to connect, but I still don't understand how it works or what I am supposed to do with it beyond the fact that it is a tool for live communication between collaborators. I plan to continue researching this because I sincerely want to understand and master the tools Dr. Bowring has presented. I just have to admit that my progress will likely be slower than I expected.
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