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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did some research into the software packages that
are available for us to make use of in providing a richer web site.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There have already been several suggestions for
adopting products just like these, from several individuals. I kinda built this
list before those emails originated, so we will have to include those ideas into
our list of choices as well. Credit to all of you who are participating (as I
haven't yet updated notes below).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My recommendations for features we should strive to
implement are at the bottom of this email.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I _hope_ to demo geeklog and drupal at the
meeting, as I have finally installed them. For the other products, we will have
to rely upon other's experiences or the URLs mentioned below.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Brian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Seth <<A
href="mailto:johnseth@phoenixwing.com">johnseth@phoenixwing.com</A>> (Tony)
suggested:<BR>PHP-Nuke <A
href="http://www.phpnuke.org">http://www.phpnuke.org</A><BR>PostNuke
<A href="http://www.postnuke.com">http://www.postnuke.com</A> (see
below)<BR>myPhpNuke (see
below)<BR>phpBB (see
below)<BR>XMBforum (see
below)<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(Then I went crazy and started researching these
and other products)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>GeekLog <A
href="http://geeklog.sourceforge.net/index.php">http://geeklog.sourceforge.net/index.php</A><BR>
This is a solid looking tool<BR> Well
documented and actively being
enhanced<BR> Discussion topics,
calendars, polls, links, stats<BR>
This product was paired with phpBB on
linuxlinks.com<BR> a good example is
<A
href="http://www.linuxlinks.com">http://www.linuxlinks.com</A><BR>
also <A
href="http://www.goddammit.co.uk/">http://www.goddammit.co.uk/</A><BR>
themes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>drupal <A
href="http://www.drupal.org/">http://www.drupal.org/</A><BR>
It is a weblogging tool,
primarily.<BR> for news collection and
presentation<BR> good for user
initiated blogs<BR> has
polls<BR> some customization
capability<BR> clean design and
usability<BR> well
documented<BR> see: <A
href="http://www.drupal.org/node.php?id=1">http://www.drupal.org/node.php?id=1</A><BR>
see: <A
href="http://www.drupal.org/node.php?id=381">http://www.drupal.org/node.php?id=381</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>phpBB <A
href="http://www.phpbb.com/">http://www.phpbb.com/</A><BR>
strong product for discussion
forums<BR> has its own user enrollment
system<BR> a good example is <A
href="http://www.linuxlinks.com">http://www.linuxlinks.com</A><BR>
attractive and intuitive</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>zorum <A
href="http://zorum.phpoutsourcing.com/">http://zorum.phpoutsourcing.com/</A><BR>
A really nice looking web discussion
tool<BR> attractive design and
apparent functionality<BR> Has its own
user management functionality<BR> This
can probably be integrated with other CMS software</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>XMB Forum <A
href="http://www.xmbforum.com">http://www.xmbforum.com</A><BR>
Nice looking forum tool<BR> need to
investigate cost and licensing terms further...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ampoliros with
Magellan<BR> <A
href="http://www.ampoliros.com">http://www.ampoliros.com</A><BR>
<A
href="http://www.ampoliros.com/projects/web/magellan/">http://www.ampoliros.com/projects/web/magellan/</A><BR>
Very slick, excellent content can be
generated.<BR> Very modern (xhtml,
xml, soap, etc)<BR> Attractive
development site and content</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>myPHPNuke <A
href="http://www.myphpnuke.com/">http://www.myphpnuke.com/</A><BR>
user management<BR> topics, forums,
links, downloads, survey, chat?<BR>
heavy graphics use<BR> interface seems
to be fairly unmutable</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>phpWebSite <A
href="http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/">http://phpwebsite.appstate.edu/</A><BR>
Has most features we desire in one
package<BR> Written in PHP and will
probably require customization<BR>
fairly stable, clean output<BR> fairly
easy to use and understand<BR> has
themes (good as examples)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>scoop <A
href="http://scoop.kuro5hin.org">http://scoop.kuro5hin.org</A><BR>
<A
href="http://www.kuro5hin.org">http://www.kuro5hin.org</A><BR>
Clean and simple.<BR> Features
capability to host links, polls, many articles, other static
pages.<BR> Not written in PHP (for
better or worse)<BR> Fairly popular,
well debugged.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Typo3 <A
href="http://www.typo3.com/">http://www.typo3.com/</A><BR>
REALLY NICE open source PHP4 and MySQL
tool.<BR> Web based content
management.<BR> Very rich client. (Do
not use dynamic image generation if
possible)<BR> May be too complex,
maybe not.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tiki <A
href="http://tikiwiki.sourceforge.net/">http://tikiwiki.sourceforge.net/</A><BR>
Has a demo<BR> Kinda confusing to
use<BR> What does it do?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>phorum <A
href="http://phorum.org">http://phorum.org</A><BR>
A simple web discussion tool<BR> This
can probably be integrated with other CMS software</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>www forum <A
href="http://shiflett.org/projects/www_forum/">http://shiflett.org/projects/www_forum/</A><BR>
A simple web discussion tool<BR> This
can probably be integrated with other CMS software</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PHPGroupWare <A
href="http://www.phpgroupware.org/">http://www.phpgroupware.org/</A><BR>
Nice tool for group collaboration, but only for trusted
users<BR> Does not have a public
interface as well (such as a portal or CMS would<BR>provide)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>PostNuke
<A
href="http://www.postnuke.com/">http://www.postnuke.com/</A><BR>
Somewhat busy user interface<BR>
Difficult to get an overview (features, documentation,
etc)<BR> Looks difficult to customize
to be anything other than what is is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Envolution <A
href="http://www.envolution.com/">http://www.envolution.com/</A><BR>
non-intuitive user interface<BR> has
many buggy qualities<BR> no apparent
documentation<BR> no central statement
of purpose</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My
recommendations:<BR> Lists of links
(user contributed
too)<BR>
other related events (CISSP classes, Flash group,
etc)<BR>
lists of employers<BR> List of
Members<BR> User originated
discussions<BR> Script hosting,
possibly for download or small file
exchange<BR> Polls (like what we will
discuss next week)<BR> News pages
(slow to update and chronological)<BR>
Site Admin distinction (including back-end
stuff)<BR> Discussion Forums (possibly
replacing Majordomo)<BR> Attractive
interface / usability<BR> Calendar of
events<BR> Meeting location
page<BR> Admin contacts
page<BR> Organization
charter<BR> Projects
page<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>