[Imc-sydney] Re: [Imc-drupal-dev] Indymedia developers looking to focus on one CMS
+Steve Bozzone
stevebozz at gmail.com
Mon Jul 9 19:18:14 UTC 2007
We here at Philly IMC are trying to create a drupal package for deployment
throughout the network, I know some work has been done within the community
to make it happen. Has it happened yet, and are there plans to release this
soon? We are hoping to build a CMS that any IMC can install easily.
Your thoughts and ideas are appreciated, our Drupal wiki is here:
http://phillymedia.wikispaces.com/
Peace,
Steve Bozzone // PhillyIMC.org
On 7/9/07, Andrew McNaughton <andrew at scoop.co.nz> wrote:
>
>
> This is an interesting development.
>
> Andrew
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Imc-aotearoa-tech] Indymedia.org CMS Developers Survey
> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:57:48 +1300
> From: Sebastian <aotearoa at kodeaffe.de>
> Reply-To: IMC Aotearoa (New Zealand) tech collective.
> <imc-aotearoa-tech at lists.indymedia.org>
> To: imc-aotearoa-tech at lists.indymedia.org
>
>
>
> kia ora...
>
> to let people know about global efforts.
> also, i setup a page in the wiki and we can fill in collaboratively:
> https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Aotearoa/IndyCMSSurvey
>
> cheers,
> Sebastian
>
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> Subject: [Imc-drupal-dev] Indymedia.org CMS Developers Survey - please
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> Dear Drupal development group,
>
> We are writing on behalf of a working group within the Indymedia
> network which is tasked with researching content management systems.
> We are contacting you as part of a survey we are conducting of
> development teams of active CMS software projects.
>
> Indymedia is a global network of websites which acts as a
> clearinghouse for independent media. We've been successfully deploying
> real world applications of user networks and user-generated content
> websites since 1999. There are over 100 IMC groups around the world
> who meet in real life and operate these websites.
>
> Over the years, we have internally created a number of CMS projects
> with varying success. An overview of those projects can be found here:
> https://docs.indymedia.org/view/Devel/WebHome
>
> In 2006, a conference of Indymedia developers was held in Sao Paulo,
> Brazil. Indymedia programmers from all over the world came together
> and met about the state of Indymedia CMS'es. A resolution was adopted
> that we should abandon our miscellaneous and scattered projects, find
> a mainstream open source CMS and dedicate all of our resources to
> customizing that software and contributing to that project.
>
> The first step in that process is conducting a survey of active CMS
> software projects. As part of that, we are contacting each CMS
> developer team with this same email and survey. We are asking that
> anyone who is an active developer for a particular CMS project respond
> in part or completely to the questions listed below. The information
> and insight we get from your responses will help us find the perfect
> match for our development plans.
>
> Some of the questions are simple and we already know ("what language
> does the CMS use?"). However, we believe we'll find value in getting
> answers like this from everyday developers on the project.
>
> We thank you in advance for your time. When we find the right
> project match, we hope there will be a mutual exchange which will
> greatly benefit both Indymedia and the CMS software teams.
>
> Signed,
> ryan, from the imc-cms working group
> imc-cms at lists.indymedia.org
>
> ---------- (survey begins) ----------
>
> INDYMEDIA CMS DEVELOPERS SURVEY
> Please fill in as many questions as you can. When you are completed,
> you should email your responses to imc-cms at lists.indymedia.org
>
> 1) Survey Part 1 - Personal Details
> a) Your name?
>
> b) Your geographic location?
>
> c) How long have you worked with Drupal and what work do you do
> with the project?
>
> d) Do you work on any other CMS projects?
>
> 2) Survey Part 2 - CMS Basics
> a) What programming language is Drupal written in?
>
> b) What is the backend database used by Drupal?
>
> c) Are there other servers required (application server, Tomcat,
> etc)?
>
> d) How do you describe the overall software design of Drupal?
>
> e) Can you give details about real-world scaleability
> considerations for Drupal?
>
> 3) Survey Part 3 - CMS Functionality
> a) A core feature of our software is the ability for anonymous
> users to post media to appear on the site. Is this easily
> added to a site using Drupal?
>
> b) Can you describe the site search functionality available?
>
> c) How is RSS/XML/RDF support included?
>
> d) We would like to have one server per site which allows many
> instances of actual websites, each with different admin logins
> and different websites altogether. Is this easy to set up with
> Drupal?
>
> e) Can you describe the multimedia support in the software? We
> allow users to upload and manipulate online all types of media -
> mpeg, mp3, ogg, jpg, pdf, etc.
>
> f) Internationalization is very important to us. Many of our sites
> support 2-3 or more languages. Can you describe how this is
> accomplished in Drupal?
>
> g) What types of anti-abuse or anti-spam measures are in the code?
>
> h) Is there a calendar included in the codebase?
>
> i) How do you describe how a user would edit a given piece of content
> on the website, or briefly describe the model used in this part
> of the functionality?
>
> j) How do you describe any type of user moderation system that
> is built into Drupal?
>
> k) What types of integration is there with P2P networks?
>
> l) Another important feature for us is networking between the
> websites. If we want users from one website to have rights on
> another website in the network, how could we do this?
>
> m) We are concerned with the ability to easily rsync pages from a
> website to other servers and setup a type of mirroring scheme.
> How would this be accomplished with Drupal?
>
> 4) Survery Part 4 - Miscellaneous
> a) What do you believe are the top selling points for Drupal?
>
> b) From what you know about the Indymedia network, how well do you
> think IMC would mesh with the development community for the CMS?
>
> c) What are the top 3 areas you believe the development team for
> the CMS needs to be improved?
>
> d) Where do you see Drupal in five years?
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration. Please return this survey
> to imc-cms at lists.indymedia.org
>
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