Re: Proposal for a new CMS

["Ken VanDine" <ken vandine org>]

I love it!  I think this is a much better direction for us.  I agree
with articles/year/month/article urls, I think it makes the most
sense.

--Ken

On 6/18/07, Lucas Rocha <lucasr at mundo gmail com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Our new CMS is almost ready in the layout side. I'd like you to have a
> look and check what's missing. Known issues:
>
> - Archives is not ready yet (jeff is looking for a plugin which
>   does what we want)
> - Intro text in the articles are not styled correctly
> - Content is not migrated yet
> - The articles URL are not backwards compatible yet
>
> I'd like to propose that we change the URL schedule to
>   articles/year/month/article_name
>
> IMO, It makes more sense for GJ. A backward compatibility redirection
> needs to be provided of course.
>
> The test site is available at:
>   http://test.gnomejournal.org/
>
> Cheers!
>
> --lucasr
>
>
> 2007/6/15, Lucas Rocha <lucasr gnome org>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > > I think this is a great idea!
> >
> > Good to know! :-)
> >
> > > Can't wait to have a look at the test installation. :-)
> >
> > I started to apply the layout already. It's pretty near to the current
> > layout. You can see at: http://test.gnomejournal.org
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > --lucasr
> >
> >
> > > On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:31:31 +0300
> > > "Lucas Rocha" <lucasr gnome org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > It's a known issue that the CMS we currently use for GNOME Journal
> > > > namely (Textpattern) has some critical problems. I would say that the
> > > > main problems are:
> > > >
> > > > - It's completely unmaintained and outdated;
> > > > - It's broken (every now and then the database just corrupts).
> > > >
> > > > Going direct to the point: I'd like to propose that we move GNOME
> > > > Journal to the new Wordpress MU deployed in GNOME servers
> > > > (blogs.gnome.org). There several advantages on using it:
> > > >
> > > > - It's fully maintained and updated in GNOME servers (and will
> > > > continue to be);
> > > > - It's simple to use;
> > > > - It's extensible enough in case we need to add new features to the
> > > > journal;
> > > > - It can have basic multi-language support;
> > > > - It covers all our current needs.
> > > >
> > > > Some important notes:
> > > >
> > > > - We'll keep the very same layout and look n' feel that we have now;
> > > > - Everyone who currently have access to textpattern will have access
> > > > to the new system.
> > > >
> > > > I've already talked with Jeff (who is maintaing Wordpress MU in GNOME)
> > > > to setup a new blog and make it available at test.gnomejournal.org.
> > > > I'll be doing some tests there with our current layout and content.
> > > >
> > > > Is there any strong objection against this proposal?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers!
> > > >
> > > > --lucasr
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Ken VanDine
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