[Sussex] Changing the Website

[Paul Graydon]

Hmmm... Have you ever tried using a package called Mambo?
www.mamboserver.com
*shrug* its worth a look at as a CMS, certainly one of my preferences for
useage.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk 
> [mailto:sussex-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Steve Dobson
> Sent: 23 October 2004 00:09
> To: Sussex Linux User Group
> Subject: [Sussex] Changing the Website
> 
> 
> Guys
> 
> If you've just read my post on the "crack" of our site and 
> the SLUGMoot sign up form then here are my thoughts on how to 
> change the site.
> 
> One way in which we could change things would be to go to a dynamic
> web system.   If we did then I would use GeekLog 
> (http://www.geeklog.net/).
> Or go visit Groklaw (http://www.groklaw.net/) as another site 
> driven by GeekLog.
> 
> I have been playing with it and I can configure it (more or 
> less) to how I want.  I have been creating a page look and 
> changing the templates to XHTML from HTML and to support 
> everything I want to do requires that I modify the code (fine 
> I can do that and release the patch).  Making it backward 
> compatible has proven to be a bitch.  :-)
> 
> The advantage of Geek log is that members could post there 
> own news and story.  If enough people (yes I mean you here) 
> are prepared to develop content for our site then it would 
> work.  This may allow some of you who are not as technical or 
> don't make it to may Moots to get more involved.
> 
> I could just write a simple news post second (with a little 
> more security than the SLUGMoot sign form has).
> 
> What is the view of the group on changing to using GeekLog?  
> This is my preferred solution as GeekLog has more features 
> than we need and can 
> easily be installed on the lug.org.uk system.
> 
> If your coming to the Moot next week then you can have a look 
> as I have GeekLog installed on my laptop and can show you 
> want I'm thinking of.  If there is general approval then when 
> I get the 
> basic design done I can move the code onto a server (on a 
> spare IP address I own) so we can all play before the site goes live.
> 
> I've said enough today, now it is your turn.
> 
> Steve
> 
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