Re: [ros-dev] Portal Site (A little long)

[Jason Filby]

Hi Rick

The ros-web list is probably the best place to post this, or at least cc.

The current plan for the web is to:
1) Redesign the look (Mikko's mock-up will likely be used, thanks
Brandon for converting to HTML)
2) Largely move to a Wiki based system except for specialized apps
(eg. Bugzilla for issues)

The wiki is an uncomplicated and scalable solution which should be
fine for our purposes. There's also a move towards software already
written to reduce maintenance.

Specialized apps still have a place (eg. the update queue - which is
actually being worked on as the Package Manager).

Regards
Jason

On 5/26/05, Rick Langschultz <rlangschultz(a)cox.net> wrote:
>   Another feature I would like to see enabled would be
> an "install update
>  queue" providing users to login under an account and choose which updates to
>  install based on information provided. The updates would later be installed
>  by an update type program that would connect to the host server daily or
>  perhaps hourly to retrieve updates and check mail by the development team.
>  This would provide a great way to remotely administrate updates to a
>  personal system as well as be a great way to test some sort of XML-RPC
>  compatibility of ReactOS when a stable network implementation occurs. To
>  allow this someone has to also get onto a port of ipchains or some other
>  firewalling service. Both of which (services and networking) need to be
>  compatible and completed before implementation.
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.com [mailto:[e-mail]] On
>  Behalf Of Rick Langschultz
>  Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:37 PM
>  To: 'ReactOS Development List'
>  Subject: [ros-dev] Portal Site (A little long)
>  
>  I know I haven't really contributed much/or any code to the ReactOS project
>  but I think that the voting portion of the decisions should be online based.
>  If ReactOS provided a portal site for developers, contributers, and testers
>  the ReactOS project would be more likely to retain votes partially because
>  email and IRC are not always accessible on machines, or can often times fail
>  to transmit. There is no telling when I get disconnected from IRC because of
>  some of the programs I run on my personal computer. I also feel that ReactOS
>  is doing a fine job with the development but a portal system that uses
>  authentication would provide a more than stable platform for developing
>  ideas and knowledge that will drive it's development force.
>  
>  Here is what I propose:
>  
>  Change the overall background of the site. Add a portal system that allows
>  users to login and logoff when they see fit. Because portals are becoming
>  increasingly popular with businesses ReactOS can use an Access Control
>  Manager to decide what specific users can do on the portal. It would also
>  allow users to upload debug reports into a database or a file that can be
>  viewed or downloaded.
>  
>  A driver resource directive can also be added for testing. With a small or
>  large forum site to allow users to post comments and reports of what they
>  have found to work, and not work for them. Then the information can be
>  mailed out in the form of "There is a new patch for the via (insert model
>  number here) chipset please download it". This would accomplish many things,
>  greater productivity in email reading. There is often times I can not sit
>  and read 300 emails about a debug report.
>  
>  A personal inventory system: when users set up ReactOS on their personal
>  machines they can click on boxes to allow personalized profiles to be shared
>  about their test machines. If a user uses a 64bit machine with 256mb of ram
>  and a via (something) chipset customized emails with driver updates and
>  patches can be sent to them.
>  
>  Sure the site is great not. I just think it could be better given what other
>  operating system companies employ on their respective websites.
>  
>  Tell me what you all think. I would love to hear the feedback on this one!!!
>  
>  If you would like I could start on such a site and donate it as part of the
>  Tax free project that you are working on. It would have to be html, php, and
>  mysql or xml files. Thanks for reading this!!!
>  
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