I'd like to have something like this ready to try out within the next couple months, and can start right away on implementing it.
On 04/21/2015 07:17 PM, Josh Steiner wrote: > Dan, > > That does sound like a viable approach. We already have wordpress > integration in the new framework that could act as a starting point, > though its not released yet. It would take a bit of discussion for > how the user could easily configure the app to support the server > without having to enter a bunch of byzantine parameters they don't > understand, and how we could know if the server it was posting too > required auth or not, but these don't sound like huge challenges. > > What timeframe are you looking to start and finish this project? > > -Josh > > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Dan Staples > <[email protected]> wrote: >> I had a brief chat on IRC with vitriolix a couple weeks ago about the >> possibility of adding publishing options to StoryMaker 2 for >> non-internet-connected networks. My use case is community-run wireless >> networks providing application servers and that may or may not have internet >> access. It would be great to have a self-hosting option for communities that >> want to publish their StoryMaker-created content on their local network, >> without having to rely on internet cloud services. >> >> Right now all the export options are cloud services, aside from a private >> server via SSH. The problem with SSH though is that you would have to >> provision user accounts ahead of time. I'd like there to be an option that >> makes it as easy as possible for non-technical users to publish content to a >> local server, perhaps even without the need for authentication. >> >> One idea would be a simple HTTP transport to a web server running Wordpress, >> where the content would be added as a post. There could be a corresponding >> Wordpress plugin that a site administrator could easily install, and >> configure some settings such as whether to require authentication for the >> user and whether to hold uploaded stories for moderation before publishing. >> >> Does this seem reasonable? If so, I'd be interested in working on it. >> >> -Dan >> >> -- >> Dan Staples >> >> Open Technology Institute >> https://commotionwireless.net >> OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc >> Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9 >> _______________________________________________ >> List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev >> To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] -- Dan Staples Open Technology Institute https://commotionwireless.net OpenPGP key: http://disman.tl/pgp.asc Fingerprint: 2480 095D 4B16 436F 35AB 7305 F670 74ED BD86 43A9 _______________________________________________ List info: https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/guardian-dev To unsubscribe, email: [email protected]
