I am about ready to merge the forum-v2 branch into trunk. If there are any objections, voice them quickly.
The forum-v2 branch implements a "forum" capability. Here is a quick summary: * Messages are organized into threads. The initial post of a thread contains a title. All subsequent posts omit the title, but have an in-reply-to field. * Passers-by can post anonymously, or (depending on the configuration) they can create a new account on-the-spot and post using their new account. The "self-register" feature has been in Fossil for ages out of mind. I forget who contributed it. (It did not come from me.) Self-registration has been seldom used before now, as far as I know. * Messages can be edited, either by the user who originally posted the message, or by an administrator. * Each message is an artifact, using a new artifact class called "Forum". See https://www.fossil-scm.org/fossil/doc/forum-v2/www/fileformat.wiki#forum for a description. There are three new cards: G, H, and I. * Because each message is an artifact, forum content syncs just like everything else. * Forum message from untrusted users (ex: anonymous) can be held for moderation. Such messages are not synced nor may they be replied too, until they are approved by a moderator. * Email notification is available for new forum posts. Currently, the alert emails contain a very brief synopsis of the post - essentially just the title. This can be enhanced later to provide the complete text of the post, if that is seen as desirable. * Each forum message has a mimetype. Currently supported mimetypes are text/plain, text/markdown, and text/x-fossil-wiki. New mimetypes can be added later The intent is to replace this mailing list, as well as various other mailing lists (fossil-users, sqlite-users, sqlite-dev, sqlite-announce) with the new forum feature. I hope to shut down the mailing lists and bring the forums all live within about a week. So if you have concerns, voice them soon. This message was originally posted on a test-forum at https://fossil-scm.org/forumtest1/forumpost/10fe5ccbc8 - please consider posting follow-ups there, as a test of the new forum system. If you encounter problems, reply to this legacy mailing list, or directly to me via private email. -- D. Richard Hipp d...@sqlite.org _______________________________________________ fossil-users mailing list fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users
