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How about "What kinds of things might I want to do with plugins as 
opposed to customization?"

Jim

Caleb Bell wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> David and I are organizing for a screen cast that will cover Ushahidi 
> Plugins.  The screencast will basically be a conversation between 
> David and I where we'll discuss the plugin system and do some 
> diagraming/visuals along the way. Our hope is to produce a screen cast 
> that will cover the basics of the Ushahidi Plugin system and give a 
> general overview of how to create one.
>
> Please reply with any questions you have about the system that you'd 
> like to see covered.  For those of you already familiar with the 
> system, if you think of a question that would be helpful, you can send 
> it on too.
>
> Here are a few questions to get the ball rolling:
>
>     * How has the plugin architecture altered the Ushahidi core
>       platform (code-wise or directory-wise)?
>     * What is a hook?
>     * What is a filter?
>     * How do I handle database changes or updates needed for my plugin?
>     * How do I get started writing my own plugin?
>
>
> Please send all questions in no later than *Friday (June 4) of this 
> week*. We'll try to cover as much of them as we can during the screen 
> cast.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Caleb Bell
>
> www.ushahidi.com <http://www.ushahidi.com>
> US: 850.366.3702


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Jim Cory
Horizon Mapping
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