[Gimp-web] Re: Re: anyone try the news out?

Henrik Brix Andersen brix at gimp.org
Tue Apr 1 14:49:33 2003


On Tue, 2003-04-01 at 16:49, Carol Spears wrote:
> apparently no one will try the news site out.

Sorry for not testing it earlier, I've been pretty tied up here :(

I've just tested it, and it seems to work as it should - I trust
security will be added later on? I mean,
http://mmmaybe.gimp.org/admin/news/news-index.cgi shouldn't be available
for everybody, right? :)

> the contest was ebayed.

The contest was ebayed?

> i have a news team of two people who won't use a web interface to
> administrate it.
> 
> how about if we bundle up what we have done and put it all on ebay? i
> would consider sending news of the sites closing to this nice working
> news interface, but i don't think anyone comes here.
>
> i can't get people to test it.  it won't work for the existing news
> people.  i suggest that i get fired and someone competent be put here
> instead.
> 
> i can not at this time come up with any other workable options.

Hmmm... April 1st is Aprils fools day... is this a joke of some sort?

> thanks for everyones input.  the votes are tallied.  everyone likes the
> splash archive and it makes them think back to the days when gimp
> development was fun.  perhaps this section could be added to the current
> site for them.
> 
> as for the tutorials, they are all online elsewhere.  google finds them
> quickly.
> 
> the news section worked fine for me, however.

Same here =)

Sincerely,
./Brix
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Henrik Brix Andersen <brix@gimp.org>