Davide BucciNov 8
I opened a discussion on the italian forum ElectroYou about the future of #FidoCadJ, the #opensource project I started in 2007 and animated since. It is still a personal project on GitHub (under my personal account, DarwinNE) and I would like now to create an organization and transfer FidoCadJ to it. https://www.electroyou.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=92739&p=1002206#p1002206 I think it is important now, as FidoCadJ is not anymore a solo project and the time has come to let it grow independently from me. #community #development #java
Show threadDavide BucciNov 8

First step, I created an organization called #FidoCadJ https://github.com/FidoCadJ

I am gathering information about the process, but unless I learn something that would be a no no point for me, I will transfer the DarwinNE/FidoCadJ towards the new organization. I need to be cautious, as this project still represents a huge share of my spare time for many years.

I invited another person who is currently working on the project so I will eventually grant them access to the repository. #opensource

FidoCadJ

A simple 2D vector drawing program with a library of electronics symbols - FidoCadJ

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Show threadDavide BucciNov 8

Second step, this is the big one: I transferred the ownership of the #FidoCadJ to the newly born #FidoCadJ organization:

https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

#opensource

FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

FidoCadJ is a free user-friendly vector graphic editor for macOS, Linux, Windows and Android with a library of electronic symbols. - FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

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Show threadDavide BucciNov 8
Third step: the website has moved, as it was contained in the
#FidoCadJ repository. This is the new address: http://fidocadj.github.io/FidoCadJ/index.html #opensource There will probably be quite a few links to update.
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Show threadDavide BucciNov 9
Fourth step: I finally understood how to generate a token to push changes in the #FidoCadJ repository, now that it is part of an organization. It took a certain effort as the whole infrastructure is complex, there is a ton of obscure jargon (I am an EE guy, not a software engineer) and the documentation is written in a way that it supposes you already know how the whole stuff works 😩 #opensource We are currently two people in the organization and a third one should join us soon 👍 #github
Show threadDavide BucciNov 14
The development of #FidoCadJ continues, we have a preliminary version available for upcoming version 0.24.9 soon.
In the meanwhile, here is the star history. We see the Covid effect, but it is pleasing to see that the growth is quite steady! #OpenSource #GitHub
Show threadDavide Bucci

We could release the first preliminary version of #FidoCadJ 0.24.9! It is available here:

https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/releases/tag/v0.24.9beta

It is almost a release candidate, so if you spot any problem, let us know!

Release FidoCadJ 0.24.9 beta · FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

This preliminary release includes the JRE and does not require external dependencies beyond the downloaded compressed package. On Windows, run the ".exe" file; on Linux, use the launch script "run....

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Show threadDavide BucciDec 22
BTW, if you want to test the release candidate of #FidoCadJ, do it now! We are planning to release the stable version as soon as we get enough feedback and we are confident that enough bugs have been ironed out. We would like to have a feedback also about the release process, too. #opensource #ElectronicsDIY #Electronics
Show threadDavide BucciDec 26
This evening, I tweaked a little the colours for the user interface of FidoCadJ. In particular, the name of the layer and the icon that indicates if it is visible or not were always written in black. This was not visible enough with the dark mode. Now it should be OK. #OpenSource #FidoCadJ #UserInterface #Development
Show threadDavide BucciDec 27
If you want to participate to an #GPLv3 #OpenSource project, there are a certain number of user interface resources in #FidoCadJ that need to be translated in various languages: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation #HelpWanted #Translation #UserInterface
FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

FidoCadJ is a free user-friendly vector graphic editor for macOS, Linux, Windows and Android with a library of electronic symbols. - FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

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Show threadDavide BucciDec 28

Wow! The German translation of the #FidoCadJ user interface has been completed in record time! We still need help for many languages, though:
https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation

(I know that someone is working on the Spanish translation) #OpenSource #HelpWanted #translation #UserInterface

FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

FidoCadJ is a free user-friendly vector graphic editor for macOS, Linux, Windows and Android with a library of electronic symbols. - FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

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