[CS-FSLUG] FOSS Forum/BB Software

[Eduardo Sanchez]

I understand, Tim, and I thought of that. My suggestion was more on the 
lines of _using_ the PHP code from WP 2.x to improve xoops (MUCH easier 
said than done). And I think that it would be very good as a forum... 
think of varlinux.org, for example.

Blessings,


Eduardo

On Tuesday 07 February 2006 23.07, Timothy Butler wrote:
> 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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Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
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http://shadow.sombragris.org
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 What! out of senseless Nothing to provoke
 A conscious Something to resent the yoke
   Of unpermitted Pleasure, under pain
 Of Everlasting Penalties, if broke!

	-- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
	   

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