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Elgg currently outputs some very simply DOT code at elgg.net/_dotty. I originally had the script include the "news" user, which most people have retained on their friends list, which yielded the following friendship diagram: {{file:1294}} I've since removed it, and the results - {{file:
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Dave's been doing a great job importing some cool themes and getting the software ready for internationalisation. Neither Dave nor I speak anything other than English, but we've got a development installation running in a delightful shade of Babelfish French. Once we've got the
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Worth reading if you have any interest in Elgg specifically or learning software in general: What is Elgg?
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This was originally a handful of posts on my personal weblog @ apcala.com, but I thought I'd repost here to see what Elgg.net members think. Poor old Dave Winer. Obviously times have been a little hard of late for the RSS and podcasting pioneer, who recently declared
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A quick reminder: the Elgg logo competition only has a couple more days left! Have a go!
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We've had a couple of changes today, courtesy of Mr Tosh - 'Templates' are now known as 'Themes', and you'll find your friends groups under 'Access'. We think these terms are less confusing and more closely describe the functionality in question.
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We're really keen for people to try out their own Elgg installations, which is why we've created this hosting deal - we'll give you a gigabyte of server space and install the latest version of the software for you, so you can mess about with
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After a small amount of tinkering, the Elgg Features community is back online. As am I, after a short hiatus in a wooden house on the water with not so much as a telephone. As much as I love sailing and getting back to nature, it's good to
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The next Elgg release will happen either tonight or tomorrow night - Dave and I will confer on the version number, but I suspect it won't have an "a" or "b" suffix. We've made so many changes, and some really excellent contributions have
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Here in the UK, universities and public organisations are subject to the Disability Discrimination Act, which dictates that we must make "reasonable efforts" to allow content to be accessed by the disabled. This largely means blind people, although there are also issues for people with impaired motor skills;
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I'm back from my whirlwind visit to Odense in Denmark, where I was invited to speak at the KnowledgeLab's E-portfolio & Talent Management conference. I'd once again like to thank Niels and the team for a really though-provoking, well-organised event. Of
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You've probably seen the news post announcing communities. It's really exciting, and we've been meaning to do this for a really long time, but the logistics - more than any other part of the system - have been daunting to say the least. It's