# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Log (Nov 17, 2009)

* Kanzure shared a prototype for "GeneBay" (http://adl.serveftp.org/~bryan/genebay-test.html), which appears to be a web platform for genetic material exchange or services.

* Development work on SKDB (open-source hardware/component database) was ongoing, with multiple code commits related to graphsynth.py and repository recovery tools.

* Discussion about developing a Python package for SKDB, including packaging challenges with dependencies and creating a .deb package that would install approximately 1.5GB of files.

* Technical discussion about web development approaches, with Kanzure explaining his preference for CherryPy over PHP for building Python-based web applications, particularly for its ability to directly integrate existing Python code.

* A new member (danielcc) joined with interest in open-source hardware for semiconductor fabrication, showing the community's focus on DIY approaches to advanced technology.

* Brief mention of an open-source hardware-based clean room project for which someone was writing grant proposals.