XPlode 2.00 Development Recruiting

[Wraith]

As some of you may or may not be aware, XPlode is going to be getting an almost complete rewrite.

If you are new around here, and don't know what I'm talking about, check the XPlode website and forum, links are in my signature.

Essentially, this post is basically for recruitment. As XPlode has a plugin-based architecture, if we have more plugins, more things will be able to be done with it, and hence more people would be using it.

I'm asking for people that are willing to help with:

• Plugin development (C++/Win32 only)
  
• Documentation
  
• Website redevelopment
  

If you think you can contribute to one of these areas, drop me a PM and tell me what you would be happy helping with.

Website development can't be managed by EVERYONE, so I'll probably only allow a max of three people. And I have to have seen you around here before I start giving people access to the FTP, so if you're new, don't bother asking. (No offense, but it's safer this way.)

For plugin development, I shall be releasing example plugin source code, so anybody can develop for it. Unlike previous versions, the plugins will handle both the execution of items, as well as the display rendering. At the moment, I have plans to write both a selective and an automated UI, for normal usage. (Think plugins to enable both XPlode and XPdeploy UI's, depending on the plugin loaded.)

I shall be providing a plugin repository on the website for third-party plugins to be placed.

The source code will likely be released under GPL, so if someone makes a plugin, the source needs to be included. This is for two reasons; security - you can't insert malicious code without anyone seeing it, as well as helping people with other modules.

The only thing that will NOT be provided source-wise will be the core module, that will be provided by me as a binary, due to licensing issues from my employer. (Everyone loves catches.)

Documentation will also have to be contributed to by everyone, preferably the plugin developers. I shall be providing API documentation, as well as the basic plugin documentation. Everything else will need to be handled by others.

Well, this got a bit long-winded, didn't expect it to turn out this long. Maybe I'm getting GreenMachine's disease, thinking before I type

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[GreenMachine]

... Well, this got a bit long-winded, didn't expect it to turn out this long. Maybe I'm getting GreenMachine's disease, thinking before I type ...

Good luck managing The Troops!

Be sure and give me a holler when you need help with the batch code!

[Wraith]

Will do.

Heyyyyy... HANG ON... We use windows here, not DOS