MT module is something we have been talking about doing for quite some time. By all means Dave - run with it, it will get a lot of use I am sure.
-Zack On Thu, 31 Jul 2003, Zephyr Teachout wrote: > Dave et al -- > > As I said last night in the chat, I think the modules will be the most > heavily used part of this -- already tech-savvy groups will want to hook > into aspects, but not all, of this service. In fact, I think introducing > the service as module or site will vastly increase the likelihood of it > catching on and connecting communities. > > Thanks so much > > Z > > Zephyr Teachout > Internet Organizing & Outreach > Dean for America > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Meetup at http://www.deanforamerica.com/meetup > Get local at http://action.deanforamerica.com > Contribute at http://www.deanforamerica.com/contribute > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Dave Pentecost > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:37 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hackers] Easing potential conflict between 'homegrown' > sites and DeanSpace > > Hello all > > I've been onboard since early on, basically lurking and following the > email exchanges. But I'm glad that Josh S. has brought back the idea of > non-Drupal modules. I suggested a while back that there be an MT module > for bloggers, to put into a sidebar. I think that if we reach out to > some > of the more political webloggers using MT we could get help creating and > distributing it. > > While you folks are busy with Drupal, I'll start looking into this > angle. > If anybody has additional ideas on separate modules, let me know. > > Dave Pentecost > > > I expect no one to > > be excited about abandoning their current sites... I > > expect few to be enthusiastic _beyond the initial > > excitement_ about maintaining an additional site that > > does not contribute to their current, "homegrown" > > sites. So could we develop stand-alone (non-drupal) > > modules (in php, asp, jsp, others? or perhaps just > > one, in client-side javascript?) that groups can put > > on their current sites, that will display (not alter, > > just display) the RSS feeds, thereby allowing a > > measure of integration between "homegrown" sites and > > DeanSpace nodes? Autonomy being the foundation of a > > grassroots movement, we don't want people to feel like > > DeanSpace is hijacking or upstaging their own work. > > > > Better yet, do such stand-alone modules already exist, > > GPL'd, and do they need to be expanded for our needs? > > Will we provide these as part of (or alongside) our > > kit? > > > > Peace, > > Josh Swartzbaugh > > [Madoc] > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > >
