Chandler 1.0.3

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Chandler is an open source Note-to-Self Organizer. It features calendaring, task and note management and consists of a desktop application, web application and a free sharing and back-up service called Chandler Hub.

Our goal is to serve the way people actually work, independently and together, particularly in small groups, a market segment we believe is underserved. Our belief is that personal and collaborative information work is by nature iterative and that the existing binary Done/Not-Done, Read/Unread, Flagged/Unflagged paradigm in productivity software poorly accommodates the reality of how people work.

We are also committed to breaking down technological barriers that prevent effective collaboration. Chandler Desktop and Chandler Server are cross-platform and standards-based because we realize that collaboration can`t and shouldn`t be trapped within a single system. Chandler Server provides web access to shared information that makes it easy for collaborators to hook into Chandler workflows without having to download the Desktop application.

Chandler isn`t just a desktop and web application, it is also a living, open project. Our ambition is to create well designed software with a big vision in an open community. What do we mean by open? We embrace participation from a wide variety of contributors. We want to collaborate with users -- what problems are users trying to solve, what rough edges do people bump into, what bugs and features should be on Chandler`s immediate roadmap? We also want to collaborate with skilled people who are inspired by the vision and want to contribute to realizing that vision. This could mean writing code, participating in the design process, writing user or technical documentation, testing and finding bugs, localizing the applications into other languages, etc. To build a project with a thriving community, we know we need structures in place that support an attractive environment for participation:

* License Our software has an open source license, which means that anyone can download, use and modify the source code. The license is a prerequisite to having an open project, but not the only important piece.

* Transparency We discuss our work, solve problems and make decisions on public mailing lists and in irc chat rooms, and track progress in a public bug database and on a public wiki. People who contribute to the Chandler project are not all geographically in one place, and are not all employed by OSAF. Doing work in public is one way of creating an opening for new people to join the project.

* Open Processes Our process for including software developers from the community is an amalgam of the processes used by the Mozilla Foundation and the Apache Software Foundation. We are working to develop an open design process, to allow people from the community to participate in the design of Chandler. It is our goal to to enable people to contribute to the full extent of their interest, motivation, and ability. This means granting them a voice in the direction of the project in addition to the ability to contribute their expertise.