Prose Fusion, 2023-09-11

Time and Zoom

Monday, 2023-09-11, 18:00 UTC for 90 minutes

see in your timezone: http://tinyurl.com/mry7saj7

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83666722766?pwd=R0twZzZvSG5BS0xndkVBN28rNmx6dz09

Topics

Main goals for this meeting and maybe 1 or 2 more meetings:

• [ ] Getting everyone to have accounts on GitHub
• [ ] Getting everyone to start using the command line on their computer
• [ ] Getting everyone to have Git and GitHub CLI installed
• [ ] Getting everyone to clone (sync) a public repository onto their machine
• [ ] Committing to working on some specific shared writing for a while

Stretch goals:

• create repo(s) and use it/them
• change repo settings
• connect a repo to Massive Wiki Publisher

Creating a new repo

• if you want Massive Wiki Publisher, start at https://github.com/Massive-Wiki/massive-wiki-publishing-kit
• end result: https://basic-democracy.prosefusion.cloud/

Q & A

Q: Are we using the command line in the hope of enabling more technical knowledge and richer collaboration via Git?

Q: working in public; accepting changes

PK: current learning is typically by apprenticeship (Git and GitHub)

Things We Might Work On

Scenarios for an optimistic 10-year future

• IFTF - Urgent Optimists

Instructions for Installing Git and GitHub CLI

Pete is working on written instructions for installing Git and GitHub CLI on your computer. He will also create a screencast demo, which will be distributed as an on-demand video lesson through the Path Shift People website. On the PSP site, it will be offered as a paid course (perhaps US$7.95), but Prose Fusion members will be able to get it at no charge.

Windows

We have older instructions, but we may want to try something newer.

Right now, I (Pete) am thinking:

• Windows Terminal (Microsoft Store) or https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
• GitHub CLI - https://github.com/cli/cli#windows
  • probably using WinGet
• Git for Windows

Mac

Text of the first lesson is available on the Prose Fusion site:

• Installing Git and GitHub CLI on Mac

I (Pete) have tested it a number of times on new Mac virtual machines, but it hasn't been tried on anybody else's Mac. Use a little caution.

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