We are please to announce our first experimentally usable release of Cosmo!

Cosmo 0.6 is currently available for use via OSAF’s hosted service at: https://osaf.us/cosmo, or for download at: http://downloads.osafoundation.org.

What’s new in Cosmo 0.6: * Event editing on shared calendars without an account * Better interoperability with other calendar applications ie. iCal, Sunbird, etc. * Display of time zones on calendar events * Notification of an updated event on a shared calendar * New improvement to the Administrator UI * Tons of bug fixes!

Find download information, installation instructions and release notes at the Cosmo project website.

OSAF continues to work towards the Preview release of our products and services currently scheduled for Spring 2007. Refer to the Preview Countdown Page to keep track of our progress.

If you are already experimentally using Chandler and would like to try Cosmo, you may need to make changes to your configuration, please refer to Jared’s instructions on the general mailing list.

Please keep in mind we’re still working out the kinks in 0.6, so feel free to send us feedback at chandler-users@osafoundation.org

We look forward to hearing from you!!

-Cosmo Team

We’re getting close to our “Preview” release of Chandler and Cosmo. (We’re shooting for April 2007). The Preview release will be the first release that is polished enough for people outside of OSAF to try out and use. We’re very interested in feedback from daily usage to guide us as we move towards a final 1.0 release.

The desktop application provides users with an integrated Dashboard for managing tasks, notes, communications and events and a Calendar for scheduling. Chandler users can share with other desktop users and on the web using our free service (built on our Cosmo server). Collaborators can view or edit calendars and task lists. For more details about what we’ve been up to, check out our recent blog post.

We’ve created a new mailing list for users. A few people are trying out the applications even before Preview, and are giving us great feedback on bugs and problems. We are also using the list to answer questions and take suggestions for future features. We hope to see you on the list!

Our goal for our most recent release, 0.7alpha4, is to give a rough sketch of what Chandler will be by our first Preview release (Spring 2007). This release introduces the Dashboard, which gives users a runway view of all of their information. Users can try creating a simple task list, and can share that list with others just as they can share calendars. Users can also experiment with sending notes, tasks and invitations to others via email.

For further details go to http://chandler.osafoundation.org/newinalpha4.php You can download the latest milestone at… http://downloads.osafoundation.org/chandler/milestones/0.7alpha4/

The Cosmo team is pleased to announce that Cosmo 0.5 is now available for download.
 Cosmo 0.5 is a new feature release including:

• integrated web calendar UI (formerly known as Scooby), including support for recurring events
• new, higher performance storage architecture
• limited support for webdav access control
• improvements to the administration UI
• more efficient atom feeds
• dozens of bug fixes

Find download information, installation instructions and release notes at <http://cosmo.osafoundation.org>.

We’re looking forward to hearing about how folks are using cosmo!

OSAF is looking for an experienced person to develop the business model that will sustain OSAF financially while maintaining our mission and values, focusing on technology and social good. If you are looking for a job where you can use your business skills to make the world a better place, we’d like to talk with you.

You will identify promising business directions, evaluate options, and bring sound business judgment to OSAF’s strategic decisions, becoming a key member of OSAF’s management team.

You can see details for this and other positions we have open on our OSAF Employment page.

Randy joins OSAF as a Server Devleoper on the Cosmo team after working on Cosmo while at his previous employer. Read more about Randy on our people page.

Travis joins OSAF as a Software Engineer on the Cosmo team after spending the summer working as an intern. Read more about Travis on our people page.

We have just released our latest milestone 0.7alpha3, which builds further on the calendar we released in 0.6 by providing a sneak preview of some of the new features we are implementing for 0.7. With the new features and performance improvements we suggest that 0.6 and 0.6.1 users switch to using the calendar with 0.7alpha3. For further details go to http://chandler.osafoundation.org/newinalpha3.php.

You can download the latest milestone at… http://downloads.osafoundation.org/chandler/milestones/

For data migration instructions see… http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Projects/ChandlerZeroSevenAlpha3DataMigration

We are happy to announce the OSAF Server Bundle, a combination of Cosmo (the sharing server for Chandler) and Scooby (a web application for viewing calendars on the Cosmo server). For a lot more information about these products, download links for the code, and a demo of Scooby 0.1, please visit their websites. http://cosmo.osafoundation.org and http://scooby.osafoundation.org.

OSAF is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to build the backend server components for our sharing server. If you have a passion for internet technology and experience building large, scalable systems, we’d like to talk with you.

OSAF is also seeking a Web UI Developer to join our team building a world class Web Application for calendar access and sharing. An ideal candidate would have deep skills in JavaScript development skills with a background in Software Engineering. We’re looking for someone with a passion for building great web applications!

You can see details for these and other positions we have open on our OSAF Employment page.