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Open Clip Art Project

0. Project Initiation

  • (DONE) Establish an IRC channel and get together informally [david]
    • irc.freenode.net #openclipart -- DavidIllsley - 11 Apr 2004
  • (DONE) Set up wiki with access for clipart participants [ted]
  • (DONE) Decide on license for clipart. [all]
  • (DONE) Get access to a web server for posting static web pages [rejon]
  • (DONE) Get http://openclipart.org to direct to the proper place [rejon]
  • (DONE) Review/revise roadmap [bryce]
  • (DONE) Call for Logo Development [rejon]

1. Make First Clipart Package

  • (DONE) Collect a couple dozen random SVG imgs useful as clipart [bryce]
  • (DONE) Write a README for the package [bryce]
  • (DONE) Add the public domain license to the package [bryce]
  • (DONE) Tarball the package [bryce]
  • (DONE) Post package to our website [bryce]

2. Website

  • (DONE) Write a basic homepage [rejon]
  • (DONE) Write a preliminary FAQ [bryce]
  • (DONE) Create a download page
  • (DONE) Create a preliminary screenshots page
  • Identify other pages to work on making in the future
  • (DONE) Create a secure upload page for the interim [rejon]
  • Release the project to the world [all]
  • Send out emails to other projects seeking affiliations [rejon]
    • abiword, gimp, etc
  • Implement bug tracking, feature request and forum software [bryce]
  • Install UseModWiki? instead of this wiki [bryce]
  • Put new logo on site once decided [rejon]
  • Change all project name references to Open Clipart Project (and no acronyms) [anyone?]

3. Packaging Format Decision

  • Explore if existing drawing apps have a packaging format we could reuse.
  • Review the example package & discuss better packaging approaches
  • Decide metadata to include per package & create an example file
  • Write a brief HOWTO for the package creation process
  • Create a makefile with targets 'all', 'dist', 'install', and 'png'

4. Clipart Push

  • Start collections of clipart for 3 different categories (examples: animals, vehicles, fruit & vegetables)
  • Collect 12+ items for three categories of clipart
  • Create screenshots using some of the clipart & post on website

5. Future Planning

  • Consider web-based upload tools (WebDAV?? DMS/CMS?)
  • Set up a way to capture & track requests
  • Identify next set of milestones

-- JonPhillips - 29 Apr 2004