From: George T. <geo...@gm...> - 2011-02-04 09:34:09
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Eric -- I appreciate your frustration with Slashcode. Perhaps like Scott you had forgotten the list existed. Nevertheless, you responded to my initial post, not once but four times. I guess my only question to you would be, why reply unless you still cared? Methinks you protest too much. If you're a coder, a new effort to revive the project might be able to use your help. == George On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:10 AM, Eric Dannewitz <eri...@ja...> wrote: > Reason why I ditched slashcode was that it was never updated, and it was > never documented. The upgrade paths from the builds was a nightmare. Stuff > would work, then not. > Migrating to wordpress has resulted in a faster site, and I can take > advantage of a huge supply of plugins and interest in the platform. And the > upgrade path to new versions is well documented and easy > There isn't anything remotely like with slashcode. Ever. Since 98 or > whenever. It was a pain until 2008 when I decided to figure out how to > migrate my stuff to wordpress. > > Sent from my iSomething > On Feb 3, 2011, at 9:03 PM, Clifton Wood <cli...@gm...> wrote: > > The problem here is that we'd spend more time making Drupal into Slashcode > than making a better Slashcode. > - Cliff > > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 10:28 PM, T. J. Brumfield <end...@gm...> > wrote: >> >> There are some Drupal modules that were started to add Slashcode style >> features, such as Slashcode moderation. >> >> http://drupal.org/project/slashcomments >> >> In a perfect world, I think Slashcode might be better off recreated in >> Drupal 7. >> >> There are far more extensions/modules for it. It is mature, stable, tested >> and well used. It would be easier to get support for. I would seriously kill >> for a slick, Drupal 7 powered Slashcode of the future. >> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:44 PM, A H <hol...@gm...> wrote: >>> >>> And can Wordpress do moderation points like Slash? >>> >>> The moderation system was what attracted me to Slash but I had to give >>> up on it - too many undocumented "features". >>> >>> I think it's still a relevant format and I would love to see it >>> flourish. My contribution would need to be in documentation because I >>> am not a programmer. >>> >>> -Andrew >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Eric Dannewitz <eri...@ja...> >>> wrote: >>> > I'd ditch slash for wordpress. I did and have never regretted it >>> > >>> > Sent from my iSomething >>> > >>> > On Feb 3, 2011, at 4:23 PM, George Taft <geo...@gm...> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> >> An Open Letter to the Developers of Slashdot, and What's Left of the >>> >> Slashcode Community -- >>> >> >>> >> I'm an avid reader of Slashdot. I don't comment much, but I've always >>> >> been impressed by Slashdot's moderation system. It manages what should >>> >> be an unmanageable task: ensuring a civil discussion among thousands >>> >> and thousands of users. >>> >> >>> >> I've come into a situation where I now need a system much like >>> >> Slashdot's: an extensible and scalable readership-moderated online >>> >> discussion forum. Lo and behold, Slashdot make Slash open source years >>> >> ago. They even got an O'Reilly book. >>> >> >>> >> But Slashcode was never the priority of the coders. The last official >>> >> release is, what, nine years old? There's been much more modern code >>> >> released, but even that's a couple of years old. What little traces I >>> >> can find of other sites using Slash involve those sites migrating to >>> >> something else. This message is evidently the first post on >>> >> slashcode-general in almost a year. The coders have written that >>> >> management of the open-source branch of the codebase is still not >>> >> their priority. And so the userbase has almost disappeared, like so >>> >> many Mac clones. >>> >> >>> >> Over the past three months, I've tried to install Slash myself, and I >>> >> run into the sorts of problems that are documented elsewhere. I relied >>> >> on the woefully out-of-date alternate install document at >>> >> misterorange.com. And I still don't know: am I using the right >>> >> distro...is there a best distro? Is this version of Perl too new? This >>> >> version of MySQL or Apache? Why is this thing not working...and why is >>> >> it so hard to make work? The friend who's been helping me through this >>> >> process has constantly grumbled about the suite's age, its reliance on >>> >> aged platforms, and wouldn't I like to try something more modern? >>> >> >>> >> Nevertheless, no one can name me a CMS that does as good or better a >>> >> job of moderation. (I desperately wish someone could, because I'd be >>> >> pleased to go use that.) The coders have given their reasoning for why >>> >> they still use Perl and Apache 1.3: because they still work. Slashdot >>> >> is living proof that Slashcode works. I buy their logic. >>> >> >>> >> I believe so strongly in its value as a discussion-moderating tool >>> >> that I'm pledging to volunteer time to revive the Slashcode project. >>> >> I'm asking for help from whoever will give it. >>> >> >>> >> I'm at best a feral coder. (I found a bug in installing 2.52 the other >>> >> night, a typo that screws up the install at the creation of the >>> >> "Preview" table. I was able to fix it and get the whole install done, >>> >> but it took forever and it only half-works.) But I know what good user >>> >> interface design looks like, and I'm an excellent writer and >>> >> documenter. I'd like at least to help make the installation more >>> >> user-friendly. >>> >> >>> >> Perhaps it's naive of me to think that this email will make something >>> >> happen. But if you have even a smidgen of interest in making Slash >>> >> accessible to a slightly more general audience, please, please post >>> >> here. Let's begin this project anew. >>> >> >>> >> == George >>> >>> -- >>> >>> -Andrew Holden >>> cell/text: 610-212-3466 >>> >> -- >> "I'm questioning my education >> Rewind and what does it show? >> Could be, the truth it becomes you >> I'm a seed, wondering why it grows" >> -- Pearl Jam, Education >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The modern datacenter depends on network connectivity to access resources > and provide services. 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