Hi All,
Please comment on the following grant application.
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flame
Date: 29-05-2006
Project Name: APhPLIX Development Studio
Aim of Project:
APhPLIX Development Studio is an open source WebBrowser-based Rapid
Application Development (RAD) environment which is used to create
APhPLIX applications. An APhPLIX application is a dynamic,
WebBrowser-based application which looks, feels and acts like a
regular window-based application. APhPLIX utilizes DHTML, AJAX, DOM,
Javascript and PHP to create this unique style of application.
As a WebBrowser-based, RAD environment, APhPLIX Development Studio
incorporates a WYSIWYG form builder, PHP/Javascript code editors and
an SQL database administration interface into a single application
which allows developers to design, develop and deploy APhPLIX
applications. APhPLIX Development Studio allows developers to quickly
and easily produce a dynamic, multiuser application with a consistent
and familiar window-based user interface.
Although a number of other RAD tools exist, there are currently no
other single solution tools for producing APhPLIX-like applications.
While other tools may provide partial solutions for developing
DHTML/AJAX applications, only APhPLIX Development Studio VM with its
unique combination of features and simple, intuitive interface,
delivers a complete, innovative, full application development life
cycle environment, with the simplicity of an appliance.
Person Responsible for Request: Jared 'flame' Herbohn
Request: $1677
APhPLIX Development Studio is currently in beta and can be used to
create applications compatible with a range of Linux & Windows based
web browsers. Once web hosting for the project is arranged it will be
available for download as a PHP 5 application and as a VMware virtual
appliance. The VM version is a complete Linux based appliance
requiring almost no configuration and is less than 10MB to download.
APhPLIX Development Studio is licensed under the GPL.
$377 Web hosting (2 years)
Web hosting for the project requires a large data transfer allowance,
PHP 5, SVN support, shell access & Anonymous FTP. DreamHost
(www.dreamhost.com) offers a plan that fulfills all of these
requirements for US$11.90/mth pre-payed for 2 years. Other options for
hosting would be acceptable so long as they meet the listed
requirements.
$1300 Mac mini To test cross-browser compatibility.
As this project relies heavily on the functionality of the host web
browser it is important to run full testing on a wide range of web
browser platforms. We currently have both Linux and Windows machines
for inhouse testing. In the past we have been offered external testing
on Mac platform browsers, however this has proven to be ineffectual
and we require a Mac for proper inhouse testing and debugging. With
this hardware we will be able to perform continued testing on all
available Mac platform web browsers and where possible ensure that
APhPLIX Development Studio will operate correctly under them.
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