[Gimp-web] SVN, Python, Apache...

[Ronnie Tucker]

On Saturday 10 March 2007 20:00, gimp-web-request at lists.xcf.berkeley.edu 
wrote:
>    1. create a prototype? (Ronnie Tucker)
>    2. Re: create a prototype? (Sven Neumann)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > Who is supposed to handle these emails? Do you even have a vague idea
> > how much support requests, frequently asked questions and spam such an
> > email account would get? We don't have people in a support center that
> > are being paid to handle such junk.
>
> I fully admit, your right, i've no idea how many emails gimp.org receives
> but i'm sure it would encourage people if they got a brief email givinging
> them further advice. Emails asking for software support and spam could, of
> course, be completely ignored. But, yes, i'm sure you guys probably get
> bombarded with mail...
>
> > I think that it might help to look at the current web site, also from a
> > technical point of view, before you propose a replacement.
>
> Fair point, but without logging into it as an Admin i'm unsure as to what
> the current site can/cannot do...
>
> > Thanks for the nice proposal. Looks good to me.
> > Did I say that they aren't? I also did not say that we should continue
> > to use our current system. I don't like it very much either. But it
> > would be worthwhile to look at it and realise the pros and cons. One of
> > the good things of the current system is that the content on the
> > web-server is static. That has proven to make it a lot easier to keep
> > the server going whenever GIMP ends up being discussed on slashdot and
> > similar sites.
>
> My current proposal would be to just upgrade the graphics, rearrange the
> pages and rewrite/update the content.
>
> Would it be best for me to create a 'prototype' site on my own server
> space?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 2007-03-10 at 00:01 +0000, Ronnie Tucker wrote:
> > Fair point, but without logging into it as an Admin i'm unsure as to what
> > the current site can/cannot do...
>
> Only news entries are handled that way. Everything else is edited by
> working on the code you can checkout from SVN.
>
> > My current proposal would be to just upgrade the graphics, rearrange the
> > pages and rewrite/update the content.
> >
> > Would it be best for me to create a 'prototype' site on my own server
> > space?
>
> I think it would be best if you checked out the website from the SVN
> repository. You can then start working on it and even put the results
> online. You can then submit your changes as patches.
>
>
> Sven


Having looked over the Gimp-Web wiki and SVN, i'll give it a miss.

I'd be more than willing to create/update a gimp site using html or a friendly 
CMS but installing SVN, Python, Apache and so on just to 'update' the website 
is - to me - overkill.

I don't mean any offence but... I don't think there'll be many people who 
would want to work in that kind of environment for updating the site...

But my proposition still stands, outside of the SVN environment that is...

-- 
Cheerio!
Ronnie

e : ronnie at RonnieTucker.co.uk
w : www.RonnieTucker.co.uk