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== '''Forum Options for OpenHatch''' == |
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== Requirements: == |
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Email list integration |
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Login integration with main OH site |
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Jack has experience with other sites and doing this. |
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== Options: == |
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'''Vanilla Forums''' |
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http://vanillaforums.org/ |
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Written in PHP. (could buildout still get it as a dependency for the site?) |
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http://vanillaforums.org/docs/singlesignon |
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They currently have a password/cookies based plugin that will allow single site sign in. |
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It appears they are working on OAuth based single sign on. |
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Decently sized community behind it. |
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You can have a hosted version that integrates with your site easily, but it’s a pay to play. |
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Has a mobile layout. http://vanillaforums.org/features/mobile |
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It can send email, but I didn’t see anything specifically for mailing list. |
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Tutorial videos. http://www.screenr.com/user/vanilla |
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***TODO*** Intall local version to see how easy it is. PHP sites tend to be dead simple to install. |
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'''GroupServer''' |
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http://groupserver.org |
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Written in Python, specifically using the Zope framework. |
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http://groupserver.org/groupserver/architecture/ |
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If we had to write our own integration, would this make things easier? |
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Has a hosted option. http://onlinegroups.net/ |
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At first glance, user manuals don’t really look all that clear or helpful. |
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Definitely has mailing list features. It actually looks quite full featured. |
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http://groupserver.org/groupserver/features/ |
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***TODO*** Intall local version to see how easy it is. |
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'''Phorum''' |
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http://www.phorum.org |
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Written in PHP. |
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External authentication plugin, which only supports certain apps. |
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We would have to write our own code for making it work with Django. |
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http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,134494,134494#msg-134494 |
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Mailing list plugin. |
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http://www.phorum.org/phorum5/read.php?62,129244,129244#msg-129244 |
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== Django Modules. Login integration would be automatic (I am assuming). == |
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A nice comparison of options exists: https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ForumAppsComparison & |
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http://djangopackages.com/grids/g/forums/ |
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'''AskBot''' (UPDATE: it looks like http://www.osqa.net/ may be better. It was a fork of the original project.) |
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http://askbot.org/en/questions/ |
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Based on the Q&A style of StackOverflow. Non-traditional look, but very popular right now. |
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Login integration details: http://askbot.org/doc/askbot-as-reusable-django-application.html |
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This seems to be quite an active project. Last commit was 2 days prior. |
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Several committers to the project and appears they have unit test written. |
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Email list integration? |
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***TODO*** Intall local version to see how easy it is. Try this as an addon to OH install. |
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'''DjangoBB''' |
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http://djangobb.org/ |
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In the style of phpBB |
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Personal opinion - this style forum looks dated and wouldn’t look great with OH’s more hip style. |
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They refer to it as “classic style”. |
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Looks like there is only one author to this project (just a single committer, but maybe he has been accepting patches). |
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Last commit was 4 weeks prior. |
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Login integration: |
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Requires: django-authopenid and django-registration, both of which are already in the buildout requriements for OH. |
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Not sure how easy integraton would be. |
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'''PyBB''' |
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http://packages.python.org/pybb/# |
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https://bitbucket.org/lorien/pybb/wiki/Home |
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Login integration is automatic, as this was build as a reusable app. |
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Has email subscription to threads, like most, but nothing specific to email list integration. |
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