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Mathieu Bastian
Oct 4, 2015, 10:53:17 AM10/4/15
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Bumping the thread as we have a cuple of newcomers on the list. My
original message is below.
Mathieu
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Joe Loong <joel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all -- I'm Joe Loong, an independent social content consultant who helps
> organizations engage their audiences to achieve their goals, using editorial
> content, community management and social media tools.
>
> Up until this point, I've mostly been a consumer of social media research
> and analysis, not really doing much analysis on my own (outside of
> rudimentary engagement metrics). So I started taking a free online Coursera
> course on SNA to broaden and deepen my knowledge. And that's where I
> encountered Gephi.
>
> I'm happy to say that the most recent 0.8.2 nightly build appears to be
> working on OS 10.8.2 Mountain Lion, which was my particular problem, so
> thanks and I look forward to continue to helping test on this great project.
>
> -- Joe
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM, George Vega <georg...@nodoschile.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey you all!
>>
>> I'm George Vega, chilean economist (living in Santiago) entrepreneuring at
>> NodosChile.org (http://www.nodoschile.org/). As an R user enjoying Gephi
>> since the last two years, I've recently started developing the R library
>> "rgexf" (https://bitbucket.org/gvegayon/rgexf/wiki/Home) trying to motivate
>> the use of Gephi among R users (and others). Also working as a public
>> servant, I'm always looking for oportunities to introduce graph theory and
>> SNA at work. Love to watch movies, eat sushi and play guitar, I'm very
>> exited to have the chance to make any kind of contribution to this great
>> project and "spread the word"!
>>
>> Cheers/Saludos!
>>
>> George
>>
>> 2012/10/19 Mathieu Bastian <mathieu...@gephi.org>
>>>
>>> Hi Testers!
>>>
>>> Thanks for joining this beta testing program! I'm Mathieu Bastian,
>>> Gephi's software architect and I'm really excited about this new initiative.
>>> We have about 25 people in this list and I hope more will come (don't
>>> hesitate to spread the word). Before I go into more details let me introduce
>>> the "Why".
>>>
>>> The aim of this project is to have a better, more reliable software. The
>>> way we can achieve this is to level up our testing. In the last cuple of
>>> months we realized the testing we had in place was not sufficient to avoid
>>> compatibility issues. Platforms are different, things changes from one
>>> version to another and break. For instance, Apple decided to stop shipping
>>> Java by default starting at Mac OS X 10.7 and therefore created a lot of
>>> problems on our side. When something like this happen we want the ability to
>>> test the compatibility and fix (or at least document) issues before we
>>> release. Ideally, installing Gephi should be straightforward and just work
>>> on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Other software achieved that so we can do it
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> Of course, beta testing is not limited to test whether the software
>>> starts on Windows 8 or Mac Os X. We'll start with this compatibility testing
>>> because it has the highest priority but this program goes beyond that and
>>> includes testing features. I'll talk about it in a moment but first let's
>>> talk about the "How".
>>>
>>> We'll start small and focus on documenting the compatibility issues
>>> first. I just started a wiki page
>>> (http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/Beta_Testers) which you'll be able to edit.
>>> It's very basic for the moment but we'll make it better and include more
>>> reports, comments and link to the issues on GitHub.
>>>
>>> * Communicate through this mailing-list *
>>>
>>> We want to have the tools in place to communicate and be organized. We
>>> are a small group so the mailing-list should be fine. We can reconsider this
>>> time to time and discuss other options. More experienced Gephi users should
>>> provide the pointers and useful links to new beta testers. It's our
>>> responsibility to make newcomers feel comfortable.
>>>
>>>
>>> * All identified issues have an issue link on GitHub. *
>>>
>>> Issues can be created from https://github.com/gephi/gephi/issues. An
>>> issue description should give enough information and include log files or
>>> stack traces if possible. When running Gephi put its log into a messages.log
>>> file you read. Instructions where to find this file are here:
>>> http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/Troubleshooting#Where_are_user_files.3F.
>>>
>>>
>>> * Keep the Gephi version fresh *
>>>
>>> As beta testers you get to use the development version of Gephi. This is
>>> also called the "nightly build" and is basically rebuilt every night with
>>> the latest version of the code. Why is this important? It is important to be
>>> able to iterate and test very quickly patches. If a beta tester on the list
>>> identifies an issue on a feature and the developer fix it, the tester can
>>> test the day after if the problem is actually solved and move on. You may be
>>> already familiar with Gephi's auto update capability. When new versions of
>>> modules are available a little icon shows up in Gephi inviting you to
>>> update. With the development version this will be the default way to update
>>> Gephi to the latest version. Sometimes it won't be possible to update
>>> through the update center and beta testers will then just download the
>>> latest nightly build package.
>>>
>>> You can download the nightly build here:
>>> - Windows & Linux:
>>> http://nexus.gephi.org/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content?r=snapshots&g=org.gephi&a=gephi&v=0.8.2-SNAPSHOT&p=zip
>>> - Mac OS X:
>>> http://nexus.gephi.org/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content?r=snapshots&g=org.gephi&a=gephi&v=0.8.2-SNAPSHOT&p=dmg
>>> - HowTo here:
>>> http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/HowTo_Test_Development_Version
>>>
>>>
>>> Beta testers have the freedom to generally test new version of the
>>> software or focus on one particular area. For instance one person can be
>>> responsible for a specific version of Mac. One other person can be the point
>>> of contact for dealing with different version of Java etc. Another example
>>> is to focus on one feature for instance dynamic networks or PDF export.
>>> Developers will respond to issues and keep the testers informed about the
>>> current developments. When new features arrive they are usually not ready to
>>> be tested immediately because they are simply not complete. Once a feature
>>> is complete, developers will announce it to this list and request beta
>>> testers' help. When all issues have been fixed a final release can be done.
>>>
>>> Also, if you haven't really played with Gephi, there are some tutorials
>>> (https://gephi.org/users/) you can follow and download some sample datasets.
>>> Bugs often appear after doing multiple things and using more advanced
>>> features. The forum (http://forum.gephi.org) is also a good source of
>>> potential issues. Users will report some problems but don't have the time or
>>> the rigor to report an issue on GitHub.
>>>
>>> Please introduce yourself so get to know each other :-) I'm French but I
>>> live in San Francisco since 2010, being a Data Scientist for LinkedIn. I
>>> have been working on Gephi since 2007 and really enjoy working on core
>>> features and do the things nobody else wants to do :-) In my spare time I
>>> love hicking and go outdoor. I'm also a fan of Jazz music, with a glass of
>>> red wine.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for helping out making Gephi better! Our ultimate goal is
>>> Gephi 1.0 !
>>>
>>> Mathieu
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Gephi-tests mailing list
>>> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
>>> http://ns384553.ovh.net/mailman/listinfo/gephi-tests
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> George G. Vega
>> Nodos Chile Social Network Analysis Ltda.
>> site www.nodoschile.org
>> mo +56 9 7647 2552
>> e-mail georg...@nodoschile.org
>> twitter @gvegayon
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Gephi-tests mailing list
>> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
>> http://ns384553.ovh.net/mailman/listinfo/gephi-tests
>
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Loong
> j...@joelogon.com
> LinkedIn/Diigo/Flickr/Twitter/etc: joelogon
> Dumb Things: http://blog.joelogon.com/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Gephi-tests mailing list
> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
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original message is below.
Mathieu
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Joe Loong <joel...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all -- I'm Joe Loong, an independent social content consultant who helps
> organizations engage their audiences to achieve their goals, using editorial
> content, community management and social media tools.
>
> Up until this point, I've mostly been a consumer of social media research
> and analysis, not really doing much analysis on my own (outside of
> rudimentary engagement metrics). So I started taking a free online Coursera
> course on SNA to broaden and deepen my knowledge. And that's where I
> encountered Gephi.
>
> I'm happy to say that the most recent 0.8.2 nightly build appears to be
> working on OS 10.8.2 Mountain Lion, which was my particular problem, so
> thanks and I look forward to continue to helping test on this great project.
>
> -- Joe
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 4:22 PM, George Vega <georg...@nodoschile.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hey you all!
>>
>> I'm George Vega, chilean economist (living in Santiago) entrepreneuring at
>> NodosChile.org (http://www.nodoschile.org/). As an R user enjoying Gephi
>> since the last two years, I've recently started developing the R library
>> "rgexf" (https://bitbucket.org/gvegayon/rgexf/wiki/Home) trying to motivate
>> the use of Gephi among R users (and others). Also working as a public
>> servant, I'm always looking for oportunities to introduce graph theory and
>> SNA at work. Love to watch movies, eat sushi and play guitar, I'm very
>> exited to have the chance to make any kind of contribution to this great
>> project and "spread the word"!
>>
>> Cheers/Saludos!
>>
>> George
>>
>> 2012/10/19 Mathieu Bastian <mathieu...@gephi.org>
>>>
>>> Hi Testers!
>>>
>>> Thanks for joining this beta testing program! I'm Mathieu Bastian,
>>> Gephi's software architect and I'm really excited about this new initiative.
>>> We have about 25 people in this list and I hope more will come (don't
>>> hesitate to spread the word). Before I go into more details let me introduce
>>> the "Why".
>>>
>>> The aim of this project is to have a better, more reliable software. The
>>> way we can achieve this is to level up our testing. In the last cuple of
>>> months we realized the testing we had in place was not sufficient to avoid
>>> compatibility issues. Platforms are different, things changes from one
>>> version to another and break. For instance, Apple decided to stop shipping
>>> Java by default starting at Mac OS X 10.7 and therefore created a lot of
>>> problems on our side. When something like this happen we want the ability to
>>> test the compatibility and fix (or at least document) issues before we
>>> release. Ideally, installing Gephi should be straightforward and just work
>>> on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Other software achieved that so we can do it
>>> as well.
>>>
>>> Of course, beta testing is not limited to test whether the software
>>> starts on Windows 8 or Mac Os X. We'll start with this compatibility testing
>>> because it has the highest priority but this program goes beyond that and
>>> includes testing features. I'll talk about it in a moment but first let's
>>> talk about the "How".
>>>
>>> We'll start small and focus on documenting the compatibility issues
>>> first. I just started a wiki page
>>> (http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/Beta_Testers) which you'll be able to edit.
>>> It's very basic for the moment but we'll make it better and include more
>>> reports, comments and link to the issues on GitHub.
>>>
>>> * Communicate through this mailing-list *
>>>
>>> We want to have the tools in place to communicate and be organized. We
>>> are a small group so the mailing-list should be fine. We can reconsider this
>>> time to time and discuss other options. More experienced Gephi users should
>>> provide the pointers and useful links to new beta testers. It's our
>>> responsibility to make newcomers feel comfortable.
>>>
>>>
>>> * All identified issues have an issue link on GitHub. *
>>>
>>> Issues can be created from https://github.com/gephi/gephi/issues. An
>>> issue description should give enough information and include log files or
>>> stack traces if possible. When running Gephi put its log into a messages.log
>>> file you read. Instructions where to find this file are here:
>>> http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/Troubleshooting#Where_are_user_files.3F.
>>>
>>>
>>> * Keep the Gephi version fresh *
>>>
>>> As beta testers you get to use the development version of Gephi. This is
>>> also called the "nightly build" and is basically rebuilt every night with
>>> the latest version of the code. Why is this important? It is important to be
>>> able to iterate and test very quickly patches. If a beta tester on the list
>>> identifies an issue on a feature and the developer fix it, the tester can
>>> test the day after if the problem is actually solved and move on. You may be
>>> already familiar with Gephi's auto update capability. When new versions of
>>> modules are available a little icon shows up in Gephi inviting you to
>>> update. With the development version this will be the default way to update
>>> Gephi to the latest version. Sometimes it won't be possible to update
>>> through the update center and beta testers will then just download the
>>> latest nightly build package.
>>>
>>> You can download the nightly build here:
>>> - Windows & Linux:
>>> http://nexus.gephi.org/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content?r=snapshots&g=org.gephi&a=gephi&v=0.8.2-SNAPSHOT&p=zip
>>> - Mac OS X:
>>> http://nexus.gephi.org/nexus/service/local/artifact/maven/content?r=snapshots&g=org.gephi&a=gephi&v=0.8.2-SNAPSHOT&p=dmg
>>> - HowTo here:
>>> http://wiki.gephi.org/index.php/HowTo_Test_Development_Version
>>>
>>>
>>> Beta testers have the freedom to generally test new version of the
>>> software or focus on one particular area. For instance one person can be
>>> responsible for a specific version of Mac. One other person can be the point
>>> of contact for dealing with different version of Java etc. Another example
>>> is to focus on one feature for instance dynamic networks or PDF export.
>>> Developers will respond to issues and keep the testers informed about the
>>> current developments. When new features arrive they are usually not ready to
>>> be tested immediately because they are simply not complete. Once a feature
>>> is complete, developers will announce it to this list and request beta
>>> testers' help. When all issues have been fixed a final release can be done.
>>>
>>> Also, if you haven't really played with Gephi, there are some tutorials
>>> (https://gephi.org/users/) you can follow and download some sample datasets.
>>> Bugs often appear after doing multiple things and using more advanced
>>> features. The forum (http://forum.gephi.org) is also a good source of
>>> potential issues. Users will report some problems but don't have the time or
>>> the rigor to report an issue on GitHub.
>>>
>>> Please introduce yourself so get to know each other :-) I'm French but I
>>> live in San Francisco since 2010, being a Data Scientist for LinkedIn. I
>>> have been working on Gephi since 2007 and really enjoy working on core
>>> features and do the things nobody else wants to do :-) In my spare time I
>>> love hicking and go outdoor. I'm also a fan of Jazz music, with a glass of
>>> red wine.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for helping out making Gephi better! Our ultimate goal is
>>> Gephi 1.0 !
>>>
>>> Mathieu
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Gephi-tests mailing list
>>> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
>>> http://ns384553.ovh.net/mailman/listinfo/gephi-tests
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> George G. Vega
>> Nodos Chile Social Network Analysis Ltda.
>> site www.nodoschile.org
>> mo +56 9 7647 2552
>> e-mail georg...@nodoschile.org
>> twitter @gvegayon
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Gephi-tests mailing list
>> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
>> http://ns384553.ovh.net/mailman/listinfo/gephi-tests
>
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Loong
> j...@joelogon.com
> LinkedIn/Diigo/Flickr/Twitter/etc: joelogon
> Dumb Things: http://blog.joelogon.com/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Gephi-tests mailing list
> Gephi...@lists.gephi.org
> http://ns384553.ovh.net/mailman/listinfo/gephi-tests
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