Re: Tackling the applist

[Steve Fox <drfickle k-lug org>]

On 15 Aug 2001 16:22:38 -0500, Joakim Ziegler wrote:
> Ideally, you would do this:
> 
> * Implement the new trove-based system with authentication.
> * Migrate over the data from the current applist, and possibly go
> through it to remove crap.
> * Generate accounts and passwords for each maintainer listed in the
> applist.
> * Email the maintainers their passwords.
> * Deploy the new applist.

If we want to go with authentication and the ability for deletes and
such, then I think I will go ahead and use the project support built
into the SourceForge code. We can strip out all the stuff we don't need
and be left with a really nice way to make release announcements
(including changelogs), as well as listings of project members which
makes it clear who are project maintainers.

> Lack of a search function, lack of editing/deletion capabilities, no
> authentication, the categories don't make much sense, no approval
> process...

Rather than replace the applist with a quick hack that would only
improve browsing the list, I will start working on the previously
mentioned stuff. After all, if it's sucked for this long, how bad can a
little while longer be? :)

I'll get to coding now and let people know when I have something
useable.

Thanks for the responses.

-- 

Steve Fox
http://k-lug.org