Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade said: > On May 8, 2005, at 9:27 PM, Lan Barnes wrote: > >> Isn't HTML supposed to be a standard? Seems to me they should be >> able >> to >> make pages in whatever (Dreamweaver on M$) and upload them file to >> Apache >> for display. > > We certainly can, and can even do nice things like enabling WebDAV for > them, too, so it's down to simple drag'n'drop uploads (or ftp-like > uploads if they use cadaver).
I think, we can safely assume most won't be using cadaver. :-) > Heck, at that point, our offer for hosting the other SIGs should > probably be like: > > 1) We can host your DNS KPLUG DNS is hosted by me. I'm willing to add other domains for SIGs with secondary at my customers server. > > 2) We can host your web site (with WebDAV access for uploading/editing > content) in an Apache virtual host. I agree > 3) We've also got Plone installed, so if you want a Plone site, just > ask. Actually I was thinking we should encourage them to use Plone, since it enables collaboration that I hope will create more of a sense of community. > 4) We can host your mailing lists (might take a small amount of work > on > postfix, but it's certainly more than doable, and I've set up virtual > hosting on postfix at work, and wow its easy.) Mailman's already > installed, but we can install something else if you really _really_ > need it. I would NOT encourage the addition of other mailing list software. It might represent an administration headache we don't want to have to deal with. Most now manage their lists on Yahoogroups or some such. Free is a compelling incentive. Too much choice may not be a "Good Think". > Thoughts? Perhaps we should come to a consensus and outline an offer, that we can post on our website, an offer of available services we are willing to provide the other SIGs. It would keep us clear about exactly what we're offering. Then there wouldn't be any question in the future. I started a wiki for this in my folder on the site http://www.kernel-panic.org/Members/pacneil/wiki/ -- Neil Schneider pacneil_at_linuxgeek_dot_net http://www.paccomp.com Key fingerprint = 67F0 E493 FCC0 0A8C 769B 8209 32D7 1DB1 8460 C47D The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. -- George Orwell -- KPLUG-Steer@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-steer
