[aclug-L] Re: FW: [webdev] software platform

[Clint Brubakken <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

I favor the postnuke solution as there is a possiblity I may use it work
and I already know php, so it will be easier for me to help out. 

I don't know how much work I can put into it, but I can do more then
with the acs version. 


On Thu, 2002-08-01 at 09:17, Dale W Hodge wrote:
> 
> This is something we've been discussing on WebDev, but I think it affects
> all our members and deserves some discussion here.
> 
> --dwh
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:webdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Tom Hull
> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 11:19 PM
> To: webdev@xxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [webdev] software platform
> 
> 
> 
> I've been having some private discussions with Dale Hodge about the
> relative merits and demerits of the two ACLUG website prototypes:
> 
>    http://aclug.notwerk.net/ (aka openacs)
>    http://aclug.neuralmatrix.org/ (aka postnuke)
> 
> I've come to the conclusion that the best way to move forward from
> this point would be to switch to the postnuke software platform.
> My main reasons for this conclusion are:
> 
>    1) The amount of work needed to get openacs up to an acceptable
>       level of functionality is significantly greater.
> 
>    2) The amount of work that the group has been willing to do on
>       openacs to date is clearly inadequate.
> 
>    3) My own level of participation is being seriously limited by
>       other commitments, which has hampered us to date and is only
>       likely to get worse.
> 
> I'm sorry about this. I still think that there are is a lot of
> value in openacs that will be very hard to duplicate in postnuke.
> (But there are also things in postnuke that have proven difficult
> to duplicate in openacs.) If anyone wishes to argue with this
> conclusion/recommendation, like, speak now. Same for questions.
> 
> If this meets with general approval, I'll make some suggestions
> on how to proceed with postnuke in a future mail.
> 
> --
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>   *  Tom Hull * thull2 at cox.net * http://www.tomhull.com/
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