Re: [phpslash-users] Back-End Module for phpSlash
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From: Joe S. <jo...@cm...> - 2002-10-01 15:41:01
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On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 09:23:35AM -0400, Mike Gifford wrote: > Hello Folks, > > I'm on the verge of releasing a number of modules for phpSlash, as an > extension of Back-End.org. > > It should allow folks to add photo galleries, hierarchical > article/section indexes, links directories, file upload capacity, and > even an online template editor to an existing phpSlash site (Mind you I > haven't tested this yet, but theoretically it should be possible). > Way cool. I think Lars did some testing on the editor. > In the future I can also see adding the online Bibliography & Profiles > directory that I built based on phpSlash 0.6.2. > > There was a lot that I really liked about phpSlash's code structure, so > rather than trying to build something scratch when building the next > version of Back-End, I thought it would be better to build on an > existing and stable code base. > > I'm about to release the code I've developed so far (along with your > code and phplib). However I've got a couple outstanding questions. > > 1) What the heck should it be called. Can't really say that it's > generated by either Back-End or phpSlash for all of the pages. Would > like to give credit where credit is due and work towards a stronger > common code base, but what the heck to call it... > This is a very good question. Probably keep the release as Back-End. Since it's mostly a module type extension to phpSlash the phpSlash code is intact. You are not hiding the fact that it uses phpSlash. On the contrary. > 2) Would be very nice to have some announcement on SF about this. If I > could put out some common news update, I think it could get attention > for both projects. However what would that look like. > A dual announcement should work fine. > "Back-End adopts phpSlash code base for next release series. Back-End > modules can add ... to news sites. Allows for browser friendly, > flexible CMS ... " > This type text would be fine to announce to phpSlash as well. > 3) Would be really nice if folks would be interested in looking over the > code and trying out the modules that we've developed. If you're > interested, please let me know. I haven't yet released the code to SF > as I've been wanting others to take a look at it and install it before > doing so. If you're interested, just send me a note outside of the > list. > > Best example of the site right now is here: > http://billblaikie.org/ndp.php3 > > Photogallery is here: > http://www.billblaikie.org/gallery.php3/44/ > > And the links: > http://www.billblaikie.org/link.php3 > It's coming together nicely. Joe > Mike > -- > Mike Gifford, OpenConcept Consulting, http://www.openconcept.ca > Open Source Web Applications for Social Change. > Featured Clients - http://kenora.clc-ctc.ca | http://kingston.clc-ctc.ca > We are drowning in information, but starved for knowledge. - John > Naisbilt > |