@Philippe:
Agreed - if Camping is going to get any mindshare it does need a
portal one-stop site.
BTW rubyoncamping - ROC (as in 'solid as a...' :-? )
So... .com/org/net(all?) domain options (bearing in mind SEO-
friendliness and availability) - [ ] = add a score out of 10:
rubycamping.com [ ]
campingframework.com [ ]
rubyoncamping.com [ ]
whywentcamping.com [ ]
Domains cost around £12 p.a., which I'm sure we can find between us.
Hosting (I imagine with all the sysadmins and webmasters on this
list ;-) is effectively free.
@Julik:
A new site shared over githubz would be nice
You'll have heard that _why's inheritance already has a preservation
plan (see 'Decentralization of _why's Projects' at http://
whymirror.github.com) - there's a lot of [planning|thinking|reporting
on what's happening] there, and Magnus is already part-time
'scoutmaster' for Camping at http://github.com/camping/camping ... or
did you mean something other?
- Dave
I like the idea of updating the rubyforge site, but having a
main site to publicize Camping would be a nice addition and
would have the benefit of being easier for people to find or
remember (especially if they are new to Ruby). I really like:
rubycamping.com
campingframework.com
Here is an additional suggestion: rubyoncamping.com (like ROR).
The new site could act as a portal for everything Camping, such as
news, rotating features on sites using Camping, code snippets, etc.
Philippe
Dave Everitt wrote:
Agreed, but ideally it would be great to have it updated as the
dead links (redhanded.hobix.com, code.whytheluckystiff.net etc.)
give the impression that Camping is neglected (also with the
CHANGELOG frozen at 1.5 in 2006), and that's a bit sad for such a
nice little framework! Perhaps the community could list and
collate the necessary changes/updates on each page, then updating
could be shared (I'd be more than willing to do updates)?
An external website would be an extra to collect links and provide
an overview, with - say - where get Camping, recent examples from
the community, how-to guides (or links and previews), etc. all in
one SEO-optimised place. Also, Camping does have some advantages
over - say - Sinatra (one being that Sintra needs a reload with
each code update) - these aren't immediately apparent unless
pointed out. A few of the best Ruby Micro-frameworks deserve a
fair hearing, and Camping isn't getting all the web presence it
deserves - that's what motivates me!
- Dave Everitt
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