Gary, While I don't have any mind-expanding answers for you, I do think that it would be awesome if you made a distribution of Joomla for embedded devices! I just had a great conversation a few days ago with two guys from Finland that are keen to provide a powerful Joomla experience for mobile phone, and it sounds like there could be some good synergy there.
Let me know offline if you'd be interested in a connection, and good luck in your endeavor. It sounds very cool. Cheers, Ryan On 2/10/11 10:38 AM, "Gary Mort" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm currently working on 3 personal projects and figured I'd see if > anyone else has done or heard of something similar. > > First off, I am working on re-working the Joomla install/configuration > to move all the Joomla files outside the webroot except for the > index.php files. I want to package it all up the way FudForum does[one > giant PHP file that contains the installer and all the code using the > halt_compiler function of PHP, > http://us2.php.net/manual/en/function.halt-compiler.php > > For this project, I don't expect or even care if I succeed, it is more > that it will allow me to learn more about Joomla core internals for my > REAL goal. > > Real goal, second project: Joomla! Embedded - a Joomla! distribution for > embedded devices. Mainly this is using just the Joomla! framework, > getting rid of a LOT of the external libraries[no need for phpmailer] > which also means getting rid of some core classes.....and getting rid of > MySQL[which means replacing the JUser class with something that can > function with a different user storage structure]. > > I've got online access to an Elphel to play with, > http://www3.elphel.com/index.php and it looks promising for setting up a > digital camera to make my wife happy. But it's user interface sucks, > and the only current project to make a better interface is using > Java[something I avoid using]. So I want a decent Ajax web based > interface for the camera, and the default distro includes lighthttp and > PHP 5.2. Match made in heaven, I can code that! > > I first looked at it as writing a small mini framework for the system[as > I want to use MVC practices, and want userid/permissions > management].... but I think in the end building my own mini > framework[or learning a new one] would take as much time as using > Joomla! and stripping out all the bulky stuff I don't need. > > I figured I might as well ask here if anyone knows of an existing > project for these first. Mind you, this is low priority work compared > to paying work.....but I have some time so my goal is something beta > level by May 7th[my wife's birthday......you guys just /had/ to schedule > dev camp for that day didn't you? :-)] > > Lastly, I've been hacking around with HTML5 and was thinking it might > make for a fun presentation at an upcoming Joomla meeting if there is > interest. > > -Gary > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php ------------------------------------------------- Empower your organization with a new Web site! Non-Profit Soapbox http://www.nonprofitsoapbox.com Ryan W. Ozimek PICnet, Inc. - http://www.picnet.net 1605 Connecticut Ave, NW, 3rd Floor Washington, DC 20009 P: 202.585.0239 F: 202.280.1175 T: http://www.twitter.com/cozimek "Empowering the missions of non-profits through technology" _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
