[AG-DEV] Re-using node listing data

[Jason Bell]

G'day All

I thought I would get the ball rolling after our interesting discussion
at the AG-Retreat Reception.

An interesting topic was raised and one I would like to discuss within
this forum, is how we can use the information stored within the AG Node
listing for other programs.

Initially, it was conceived that it would be beneficial for other group
to be able to access the data so they could simply display "Australian"
nodes at a local website, etc.  From this, other interesting concepts
arose.  One such example was "wouldn't it be good if AG-Schedule could
use the data within the node listing", thereby negating the requirement
to have to register in multiple locations. From this, a concept of a
single database, or at least mirroring of information was suggested.

Now, I know there were a lot of other issues raised, but whilst the idea
is still in my mind and hopefully our enthusiasm created from the
Retreat is still fresh, I would like to see what people think of this
idea and how we could actually go about implementing it.

I would like to hear what others have to say.

Cheers,
Jason.

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Jason Bell, B.I.T.
B. Info. Tech. (Honours) Student

Network Engineer
Information Technology Division
Central Queensland University

High Performance Computing Support Officer
Central Queensland University

E-mail : j.bell at cqu.edu.au
Phone : 07 4930 9229

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Patience is a virtue.

But if I wanted Patience,
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