Mozilla have announced a new Open Source Support program - https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2016/05/11/mozilla-open-source-support-moss-now-open-to-all-projects/. I wonder if OLW would be a candicate? /cc @kathweaver
Development seems to have ground to a halt on Open Live Writer. I see that WordPress.com desktop / Calypso is slowly and steadily moving forward on windows and osx - so it looks to me like OLW is being left behind as releases are seeming rare over here. Is there anything to look forward to here guys?
Unfortunately, development of OLW is done in people's spare time, so how much work gets done depends on how much spare time people currently have. I think there is still some stuff that hasn't been released, although I'm not sure why it hasn't been. I need to speak with @martinwoodward
Hi, folks! I'm new to OpenLiveWriter and a user of Orchard CMS so I chose this issue to start with. I had a quick look around for the protocol on pull requests but I hope someone here can tell what I should do with the changes I have ready to go.
BTW, I apologize for coding before getting consensus on the change but I wanted to make sure I would be able to complete the changes in a timely fashion before I spoke up. Cheers!
Ah, here's the issue link: OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter#460
@thebaer what platform/framework are you trying to implement it on? information is relatively scant, but I've implemented support for OLW via metaweblog api in my SimpleContent blog, the important bits are re-useable in my MetaWeblog project, these target c#/asp.net core
@thebaer once you have implemented any one of a number of different platforms that Writer supports (Atom/metaweblog/movabletype/etc), then it would be worth including a wlwmanifest file on your site which can tell live writer exactly what features have been implemented https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb463260.aspx
@ScottIsAFool @martinwoodward Just wondering if there's any other ways I can help out with the OLW project? I've got two PRs that have been sitting there for a few months now (not to mention the 17 others). The issue list is building, but there hasn't been any commits to master since March. After the initial burst of enthusiasm following the open-sourcing, I'm worried that things might be stagnating, and am keen to find out if there's anything I can do to help avoid that.
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@ScottIsAFool thanks, I'll make sure I do that
@flcdrg @ScottIsAFool @martinwoodward +1 I am willing to volunteer if we need code reviews or other process to unblock integrations. I am new to open source but I have significant industry experience. What is the bar for code that is accepted to the main branch? The road map I was able to find seems a bit out of date. Do we have stakeholders with a vision for where the project is going now?
anyone here...I am trying to figure out how to install the latest version..I am still stuck on the old one
@rfulwell we are starting to get a bit more on track with the project, so things will start rolling again soon. Good to know we have a willing volunteer to help though, that will help us a lot.
It's the same one since the beginning of the year
I wish could help with development..but perhaps I can help with a few bug fixes?
Hi All, I have used WLW in past and was delighted to see that it has revived and is back in open dev. Since, now I have picked up some C#, I would like to be part of this awesome tool. However, it is my first OSS I am feeling comfortable to contribute to as I have used it myself. It will be great help me in getting started with it. I am open to any sort of task. Thanks.
@joshiji feel free to have a look through any of the issues flagged as help wanted https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22help+wanted%22
I Have downloaded the latest version of the source code and would like to attempt to add that ability for Win7
