Re: [Gimp-developer] Fwd: Gimp Registry Future

[Ingo Lütkebohle <iluetkeb gmail com>]

Hi,

I understand and support your request for a clear specification, but would
say that it is something to be discussed jointly. I wouldn't presume to
"demand" anything of a client-side developer. This would be more of a talk,
where we see what's possible easily, what would be more effort, etc. It
would be ideal if there would be a person who has an own interest in this,
and can propose solutions.

I guess the overall idea is to have the functionality of the current
web-based registry but without discussions/comments. We could keep data
entry on the web-site for a while, and have the plug-in do query and
download/install only.

Regarding the server-side, my preference would be to keep Drupal right now.
We can fairly easily expose the existing database through the "Services"
module (see https://drupal.org/project/services). Once we have a clear
interface, changing either side should be possible at a later stage.

cheers



On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 1:04 PM, SorinN <nemes sorin gmail com> wrote:

> Can be taken - but a web(designer/developer) need good specs before
> starting this task.
>
> There are plenty of CMS'es on the wild - most of them with many ready-made
> modules Joomla / Word Press/ CMSMS - they are the easy to implement (and
> not hard to modify).
>
> Drupal is solid and well documented for peoples who need to develop plugins
> on their own - especially security things...
>
> ...but before any choice to be considered - a solid set of specifications
> must be set
> (I presume there is a kind of governance on Gimp Registry - which can
> finalize this thing)
>
> once the goal is point by point on paper - would be quite simple to choose
> from already existing platforms.
>
>
>
>
> 2014-04-08 19:41 GMT+03:00 scl <scl gplus gmail com>:
>
> > On  8.4.2014 at 10:44 AM <ingo> wrote:
> > Gimp Registry Future
> >
> > Dear Registry Users,
> >
> > I have maintained the registry for over 15 years now, and for the last
> > couple of years we have had an excellent team of co-maintainers who took
> > on a lot of the work. However, there are some much needed improvements
> > which are hard to carry out based on the current platform, and the work
> > due to abuse is growing. We cannot continue this on our own,
> unfortunately.
> > In particular, we really need better search and categorization
> > functionality, and would also like to integrate the registry more
> > tightly with The GIMP, such that downloading and installing plug-ins
> > becomes more straightforward. This new structure should also help combat
> > abuse much more effectively. This is no longer just a web-development
> > issue, but much more a plug-in development task.
> >
> > Therefore, I would like to ask /you/ for some help with that.
> >
> > Specifically, we need a plug-in which could access a back-end database
> > over the Internet, carry out queries, receive data in XML or JSON
> > format, download plug-ins, and install them automatically. Ideally, it
> > should also be able to display and acquire meta-data, such as ratings,
> > permissions required, etc.
> >
> > Any takers?
> >
> > cheers, Ingo
> >
> >
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