NetGeners Platform

Based on Joomla CMS

● A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on a Web site

● Can be used for

● * Corporate Web sites or portals

● * Corporate intranets and extranets

● * Online magazines, newspapers, and publications

● * E-commerce and online reservations

● * Government applications

● * Small business Web sites

● * Community-based portals

Technical Issues

● CMS Joomla– Based on PHP

and MySQL

– Open platform anyone can use, share, and support

Extending Joomla● Joomla's application framework allows developers to create

sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla into further directions.

● The core Joomla framework enables developers to build:

* Inventory control systems

* Data reporting tools

* Application bridges

* Custom product catalogs

* Integrated e-commerce systems

* Complex business directories

* Reservation systems

* Communication tools

A common space for students' project works

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Word Press

Media Wiki

Blast Chat

Simple Machines Forum

Students' Rank of Improvements1. Roadmap for each project type

➢ Guide through each step of the project and possible solutions for common problems

2. OSS project list of previous years students➢ List with projects that previous years students

have worked with and comments about the way the community faced them

3.“Marketplace” creation where OSS projects can ask for collaboration with students

4.RSS Feeds➢ Instant update of other students activity/ OSS

project looking for contributor

Students' Rank of Improvements (continued)

5.OSS project members as mentors of students➢ Space where students will be able to find names

of OSS developers that are willing to guide the students through the project

6.OSS project environment simulation ➢ Environment where the student will be able to

experiment on how OSS projects are organized before getting involved in a real open source project

Students' Rank of Improvements (continued)

7.Learning clubs creation➢ Students can create groups in order to exchange

opinions about their project➢ Gathering of students with same project interests➢ Avoid isolation of students

8.SVN-like repository for students' activities➢ Students will be able to report gradually their

“achievements”➢ Automatic report extraction of their project

Students' Activity

● 182 members● New members since 01/09/2009: 72● Visitors: 494517● Increasing activity

– September: 0 topics – 0 posts

– October: 2 topics – 2 posts

– November: 10 topics – 64 posts

– Total Topics: 21 – Total Posts: 82

Students' Activity

Requirements Testing Development General discussion

September posts 0 0 0 0

October posts 0 0 0 2

November posts 29 13 7 15

Total posts 35 19 7 21

Total views 2449 1414 269 4810

Total topics 7 5 1 8