[CS-FSLUG] FOSS Forum/BB Software

[Timothy Butler]

Hi Eduardo,
	Thanks. It's more of a forum-focused site than a CMS/article focused  
one, so I don't think WP would do the trick. WYSIWYG is a  
showstopper, unfortunately. I presently have something set up for  
them that is not WYSIWYG (using PHPNuke + phpBB) but that isn't  
meeting their needs...

	Shoutbox would be nice...

	Thanks,
		Tim


On Feb 7, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Eduardo Sanchez wrote:

> I would suggest xoops, even though there is not WYSIWYG IIRC. However,
> WordPress 2.0 has WYSIWYG.
>
> As for chat integration, xoops has a shoutbox that is very nice.
> Additionally, I remember having seen in Freshmeat a CGI IRC chat
> frontend... but that requires, obviously, an established IRC channel.
>
> Blessings,
>
> Eduardo
>
> On Saturday 04 February 2006 12.59, Timothy Butler wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> 	I'm trying to help someone move a "group" off of MSN groups onto
>> their own hosting account. Here are the things that MSN Groups offers
>> that are above and beyond a standard forum package like phpBB:
>>
>> 	1.) WYSIWYG Posting -- I guess I could tweak a package to do this,
>> but I'd prefer to go with something that does this out of the box.
>>
>> 	2.) Photo albums -- every user has a private photo album where they
>> can upload, well, photos to share with the group.
>>
>> 	3.) (Non-critical) Chat integration -- it uses ActiveX, although
>> Java too would be fine, to provide chat using the same id's
>> (automatically) as the forum posting area.
>>
>> 	Anyone know of a FOSS solution that can fulfill at least the first
>> two of these three distinctives? Invision PowerBoard seems to fit the
>> bill, but its a non-Free (and non-free, $189) option. Something Free
>> would be great, and something free would still be nicer for this
>> purpose.
>>
>> 	Thanks,
>> 		Tim
>>
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