Cocooon group web pages are now accessible:
Briefly, a participating user might have a window open in which messages are displayed, or the window might pop up when a message comes in. Self-registering groups can participate by broadcasting messages to the group as well as to specified individuals. Messages will be composed using some editor -- either a crude text widget or something more complex.
For example, it should be possible for a user to allow different classes of user to view her calender, or to view selected parts (e.g., some parts might be designated as private, or group readable for different groups, or publically readable).
This project offers great possibilities for distribution of work. The design should be modular enough to facilitate dividing tasks among the members of the group. That should not be difficult to do.
Each member of the group should be designated for one or more group roles. Some roles that must be filled: