Re: [pLog-General] Conversion from MT and others to pLog...

[Oscar R. <os...@re...>]

I'm sorry, I can't take care of developing a conversion tool as well as 
developing the new version. And we can't please every user's request 
either.

Maintaining a conversion script will be a pain in the arse as we will 
have to confirm that it works after every release of MT, and so on, and 
update it after every release of pLog. If any of you can dedicate time 
to it, go ahead, but I can't :(

And about MT templates, well, I think that what we should do is offer 
the template developers a friendly environemnt so that they come and 
develop templates for us, rather than developing complex template 
conversion tools. I'd rather have 2 very nice templates than 250+ 
crappy MT ones.

Oscar

On 6 Apr 2004, at 14:17, nexia wrote:

> Hi, therewas a load of questions regarding converting
> other blog systems with pLog...
>
> i've opened the MovableType db, and i think it's
> easy... as i said sooner, a blog is a blog.
>
> point is.. how do we do that ?!... they all work in
> illogical structure, mostly, and a load of useless db
> things in it.
>
> i think it can be enough and straight to have only to
> convert the categories and posts/comments... if they
> have a links engine, adding it too.
>
> preferences and plugins settings will be to be changed
> a lot anyway, so i don't think it's usefull to import
> them.
>
> problem is we can't import MT templates when they are
> in the db...etc.
>
> so having to generate the conversion tool will be
> quite simple.  just need to have a good instruction
> text for guys that will use it... an ALERT to tell
> that only the posts and comments are kept and they
> have to reconfigure their pLog anyway...
>
> ok, suggestions ?!
> (i don't like conversions, it'S always a question of tastes)
>
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