Sharing source code.
Some of my good colleagues help me out with a better system to share source code. We prepare a source save system called tortoiseSVN.This system will allow us to work together finding bugs and resolve them. If you like to contribute with this system then let me knowl!! For people knowing this software have a look at http://svn.eionet.eu.int/. There are also other initiatives there that might interest you.
How to get to the source code?
You can be anonymous if you only want to follow the source code we are writing. We use a source save software to make life easier. This mean that you need to install some software on you computer to make all this possible. Follow these steps down here.
Step 1: Download "tortoiseSVN"
Go to this website tortoiseSVN and select download and install the software.
Step 2: Create a folder called FlashLibrary
Step 3: Create a folder inside the FlashLibrary called MapComponents
Step 4: Right click on this MapComponents folder and select "SVN Checkout..."
Step 5: type the following url inside the field "URL of repository"
https://svn.eionet.eu.int/repositories/FlashLibrary/trunk/MapComponents (Version 4)
or
https://svn.eionet.eu.int/repositories/FlashLibrary/trunk/MapComponentsV5 (Version 5)
or
https://svn.eionet.eu.int/repositories/FlashLibrary/trunk (If you want everything we do. 1GB!!)
Step 6: Press Ok.
Step 7: A warning message will apear asking if you accept the SSL Certificate. Simply accept.
After this the code will be copied inside the folder.
How to get the newest updates?
Right click on the folder and select "SVN Update".
How do you pass on changes to the project?
Before you can do this you need to make an EIONET account.
Fill in the form and wait for an email. Once you got an email go back and login into EIONET to ensure they store your login name. After that send me (jan .bliki@ eea.eu.int) your user name. I will then assign this account as one that can contribute.
EIONET is the European Environment Agencies network. It's a network managed by EEA to ensure extranet security.
After that you become one of the open source owners you can simply right click on the folder and select "SVG Commit..."
An email will be send to you each time there is new information available.
Why would you be interested?
Once you are contributing you can help steering the project. You will always get the latest information. Your work comes available to the others as well.
Is there another way to get the source?
Not as one big package because it is too difficult to maintain. But you can read file by file using the following website http://svn.eionet.eu.int/.
Where to go next?
Read the setup your flash environment to learn how you make your own life easier when you change the components. This is my own experience working with Flash.
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