Sakai 3 Discussion Widget

I've been doing some Sakai 3 (http://www.sakaiproject.org) work for the last couple of days and I'm finding it quite liberating. It's nice to be able to just write new configuration settings to a javascript object and just post it away in a content repository, as opposed to actually having to modify your DB schema with every little change in functionality. Development speeds up no end.

More specifically, I've been working on the discussion widget as this is the kind of thing I've done already with the Sakai 2 forum tool YAFT. It's basic, but nice - and here are a few screenshots.

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Sakai in India

I've just arrived in India, Gurgaon to be precise. My mission is to install and configure a Sakai instance for a university called the GD Goenka Education City and who are partnered with Lancaster in the delivery and accreditation of various courses. Their campus is spread over 60 acres and is brand spanking new, although I've not seen it in the flesh, or bricks and mortar, as yet.

It's very very hot here. 41 degrees centigrade and it's forecast to climb as the week progresses. The monsoon's late you see and everybody's praying for rain so that things cool off a bit. On the way here I saw cycle rickshaw operators still plying their trade in the baking heat - amazing really. I also spotted a few curbside vendors surrounded by huge crowds of brightly coloured inflatable rings and animals, so it must be swimming pool weather.

More later, and hopefully some pictures.