Re: [Firebird-website] How is the new site going?

[Alexey K. <ak...@ib...>]

Lester,

You've got wrong impression - there is no new CMS, it's new design and 
content.
FireCMS from DQTeam was used, it is in production for several years.

FYI - 80% of time we spent with content justification, moving and layout 
adjustments.
This work is not 100% finished and it will be continued while Firebird 
Project will be alive.

 >NOBODY responded to my messages about the fact that we HAD got a 
functional

There is no need for messages, there is need for actions. Less words, more work.
If you did not "sell" this idea to the firebird-admins, it's your fault, sorry.

>system already working they just went ahead creating yet more new lists and the
>like and so why should I waste my time any more. I'll just beef up the
>alternative wiki site and get it running again - in a place where other parties
>can't simply keep killing it off !!!!!!! At least THAT is what open source IS about.

Don't waste your time with another Firebird resource.
There are already too many abandoned and outdated resources which create mess for search engines and newbies.

If you are ready to drive wiki for Firebird, let's create it.
Write to me directly and let's do it without useless messages in public lists.

Regards,
Alexey Kovyazin
PS I hope you are not offended with my conclusions. After several years in Borland, Embarcadero and Microsoft I've got the habit to say things in very straightforward way - it saves a lot of time. We must care about Firebird Project, not for the pleasure for anyone.


04.06.2011 15:50, Lester Caine пишет:
> ak...@ib... wrote:
>> I hope you don't really expect that idea you wrote somewhere and
>> abandoned several years ago will be magically transferred into the
>> others minds?
>>
>> If you don't fight for your idea (or better pay for its professional
>> implementation, like IBSurgeon did with new site for Firebird), it will
>> never become the reality. It's open-source world - "do it yourself"
>> principle.
>>
>> After new site deployment you will have the second chance - participate
>> in this list and drive your changes.
>>
>> Technically new CMS is flexible and powerful to implement large online
>> magazines and government sites.
> bitweaver has been doing that - using Firebird - for many years now.
> I even presented papers on this at previous Firebird conferences. But if people
> want to waste their time reinventing the wheel every time then I don't see there
> is anything I can do about that.
>
> NOBODY responded to my messages about the fact that we HAD got a functional
> system already working they just went ahead creating yet more new lists and the
> like and so why should I waste my time any more. I'll just beef up the
> alternative wiki site and get it running again - in a place where other parties
> can't simply keep killing it off !!!!!!! At least THAT is what open source IS about.
>