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Affero Community Random Hacks of Kindness Newsletter Volume #4 | April 2003 |
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Each and every day, many people
commit what we like to call "random hacks of kindness". What does
that mean? Well...there are millions of individuals who turn to the Internet
to provide or receive valuable content represented by posts in help
forums, email, web logs (blogs), research, newsletters, articles and
other forms of digital media. This content can be tagged with
Affero's service to enable consumers of this content to thank the author quickly
and easily through ratings, comments and donations to causes the author supports. Both the consumer and the author build reputations in the
process which are tracked for others to see and use in future interactions.
We would like to recognize a few kind individuals that do good work, provide a fix to that annoying bug, raise awareness about a socially relevant topic and also those that took the time to say "Hey THANKS". Below are some of the comments Affero members have made to recognize the help and information they received.
" Extremely helpful, concise and gives easy to follow solutions to frustrating problems, definitely priceless!!"
If you are one of the many, working to help others without an expectation of direct return, consider joining Affero to enable others to show their respects when you help them, and consider leaving a word of kindness behind when someone helps you. |
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Newsworthy Hack of Kindness: Xaraya is extensible, open source software
written in PHP and licensed under the GNU General Public License.
Xaraya utilizes robust permissions, data management and multilingual
systems to dynamically integrate and manage content. |
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Xaraya team announced its first beta release (.900). "The first Beta release
for Xaraya is intended to capture a baseline of what needs to be accomplished
before the final release. This is merely another step in the long
journey that began with PHP Nuke, and then PostNuke for many of us." says
John Cox, a lead developer on project Xaraya. Xaraya reduces web site development costs by introducing sophisticated administration tools & services which separate form, function, content, and design. With Xaraya, you work in a simple, structured environment to rapidly develop your website with diverse content, including:
Visit them in person at the Open Source Content Management Conference at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts from Wednesday May 28 to Friday May 30, 2003. 
For all of you that still think the term "Hack" has a negative connotation - please read the definition in The Jargon File 4.3.3 , which states that a hack is "an incredibly good, and perhaps very time consuming piece of work that produces exactly what is needed." Don't confuse a hacker with a cracker :) Know of a Hack of Kindness that you want to share with us for consideration in the next newsletter? Send it to: submit@affero.com Do you like reading about this good news for a change? Subscribe to receive our Random Hacks of Kindness Newsletter here. GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK: What do you think of this newsletter? Click on the button to leave your Questions/Comments/Suggestions: 
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"Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates
a ripple with no logical end." Author: Scott Adams |
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