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1 year ago Immediate tasks
- [x] Zarino talk to Struan and/or Alexander about how long the Dev might take
- [ ] If it might fit with [a moved] LIH launch, talk to BHESCo about what we can offer and key features they are interested in
- [ ] Estimate and work out if it's doable before committing
- [x] [TCC confirming LIH launch can move to Jan -> dependency]
From Zarino Siôn and I had a call with a very enthusiastic Ente from BHESCo, on Friday – they’re starting another round of their Retrofit Streets programme in November and are really worried about finding an effective tool for organising / communicating with the streets / neighbours on the programme – they used WhatsApp last time and it was a nightmare (see call notes) – so when they saw Neighbourhood Warmth, they assumed that would solve the problem for them. Little did they know we don’t have any messaging / communication stuff built into NW. I told them as much, but said we could at least investigate whether we could quickly add something like that, so they could pilot NW over the Winter.
Emily/Zarino: 11/9/23 Looks like a great opportunity for us to pilot NW tool with an existing, well-aligned, highly active group. Concerns around timing and capacity in the run up to LIH, which we should work through.
Zarino: 13/9/23 Quick research on Django forum packages suggests https://misago-project.org is probably the most actively developed, although unclear whether it can be included as an app within an existing Django project, or whether it has to be run stand-alone. Other options (may be outdated): https://djangopackages.org/grids/g/forum/