[SLUG] File extensions

[Jamie Adams]

Ian Eade wrote:

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>From: scarborough-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
>[mailto:scarborough-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Stephen
>O'Neill
>Sent: 13 October 2005 20:23
>To: Scarborough Linux User Group
>Subject: Re: [SLUG] File extensions
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>Ian Eade wrote:
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>>The web site been written in php on more than 1 occasion, I have a copy
>>of the website in PHP if you want a copy - LOL
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>LOL! It'll take me 2 minutes to convert it to PHP, but thanks for the
>offer.
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>Just out of interest - why the apparent switch?
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>Steve
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>I am assuming that "apparent switch" refers to the changes undergone by
>the website.
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>In the old days (or at least from the beginning until recently) the
>style and backend technology employed in producing the website was
>changed very frequently, mostly on a seemingly random basis. 
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>It was known for 1 person to be updating the web site only to find
>someone else was also doing the same at the same time!
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>So we had plain html, Javascript, php, server side includes, a CMS and
>probably some technologies that came and went so fast that no one had
>chance to realise something had changed.
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>Alas, the excitement in going to the web site to see what it looked
>liked and was written in was overshadowed by the fact that content was
>rarely produced. All the available time being spent on style and
>technology.
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>Ian
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Yeah, i think that pretty accurately sums it up. After months of minor 
bickering over who was doing what and what with (have a look through the 
archives, it regularly cropped up a couple of years ago, or check out 
the internet archive) - I just ran it with what i was most comfortable 
with. In fact, I would dare to say that the homepage has now, design 
wise, stayed the same for longer than any other time in it's history. I 
actually still like the current design.

I have no objections btw. The website is your baby, you should run it in 
a fashion that suits you best.

Jamie