OpenFIRST

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Contents 1 Brief Introduction 2 Mandate 3 Compatibility 4 Founders; History 5 Volunteers 6 External Resources

Brief Introduction

The openFIRST Web Portal System is an integrated set of modules which may be used together to create or enhance a web site. It is directed towards teams participating in the FIRST competition. The software is written and maintained by a group of students that are members of FIRST teams across the world. See the openFIRST Project site

Mandate

(openFIRST is) an initiative designed to aid FIRST teams in creating their team's web sites, and to provide quality feedback to webmasters of FIRST teams. All of our original code is distributed under the GPL. Proprietary code packaged with some modules may not be.

The openFIRST Project currently, and has in the past, participated a variety of collaborative projects with other FIRST-Related Organisations. Those wishing to propose such a collaborative project are invited to mail the openfirst-devel mailing list.

Compatibility

openFIRST is compatible with Linux, Windows, and other Operating Systems. It is compatible with the Apache, Microsoft IIS, Sambar, and other webservers. Both PHP and access to a database are required.

Founders; History

The openFIRST project was founded by Tim Ginn (team 1006) and David DiBiase (team 1049) in 2003.

Volunteers

An up-to-date listing of the volunteers who helped with the openFIRST Project is available at http://www.openfirst.org/developers. Those wishing to become involved as a volunteer may wish to read the openFIRST Contributor's HOWTO

External Resources

• openFIRST Project Site - contains the main project details
• FIRST Blogs - Blogging community for past/present FIRSTers (run through the openFIRST Project)
• openFIRST Bugzilla Server - bug reports and feature requests
• openFIRST Update Server - update facilities
• FIRST Canadian Regional Site - FIRST Canadian Regional website (where the founders first met each other)
• IRC channelon irc.freenode.net (rarely used)

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