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Act Now

Act Now is a web app for creating action sign-up forms, allowing for conditional commitment.

I developed a ‘conditional commitment’ routine for canvassers. Would you go on strike if a critical mass would act likewise? This worked and led to a hall going on rent strike. The fear factor of eviction disappeared and many more joined the strike, leading to an agreed rent reduction.
— Roger Hallam in Common Sense for the 21st Century

Setup

Download the latest version of Act Now and unzip it.

  • Mac OS
  • Windows
  • Debian
    • Install SWI Prolog: sudo apt install swi-prolog
    • Run the app: ./libreaction.pl

Try it out by visiting localhost:8080 in your web browser.

To run on a different port, ./libreaction.pl --port=9090.

Docker install

Alternatively, you can run Act Now in Docker (for OS X:

./act-now.docker.sh

Admin

Password

You'll be asked to enter a password for the admin account on first run. It can be changed later by running admin:set_password. from the Prolog console.

Creating a new action

Click on the small + below the action list, then log in with blank username and with the password you set.

Action dashboard (edit / outreach / ...)

Click on the small ~ by the action in the list, then log in.

Development

Design goals

  • No JavaScript because not everyone have JS
  • Minimalist: Less than 1000 lines of code
  • Light on external dependencies: Use your own preferred email client for outreach

Roadmap

v0.1

  • User-defined actions in XML
  • Basic conditional action signup
  • Conditional action signup if certain needs can be met
  • Non-action support roles
  • Email comfirmation on signup
  • Email notification when target is reached
  • Captcha / spam prevention / verify email
  • Action deadlines
  • Only show conditional commitment options for actions that have enabled those

v0.2

  • Admin dashboard
  • Email notifications using your own email client using mailto: with BCC
  • Advanced queries

v0.3

  • GDPR compliance helper scripts
  • Buddy pair-up
  • Signal / SMS text message confirmation
  • Nearby actions
  • Trainings

License

Act Now is free / libre / copyleft software.
GNU AGPLv3 or later
© Pelle Hjek 2021