I have tried dozens of different things over the last 30 years and even written a few myself, and by far, the best I have found is TNG.
http://lythgoes.net/genealogy/software.php It uses a real database so it is very responsive and has almost every bit of functionality you could ever want for a colaberation site. --Richard On 28 Oct 2006 at 9:50, Shawn Willden wrote: > Hi, > > I'm setting up a new family history collaboration site for, and I'm looking > for tool recommendations. > > What I want to do is set up a web site that can be managed by the people > leading the research efforts about my family. In the past, I ran the site > (big pile 'o HTML) and made all the changes, but it's clear that I've > become a bottleneck. Obviously, I need some sort of a content management > system that makes it easy for non-technical users to manage their own > information. > > There are three primary types of data that will be posted: Text > (histories, journals, letters, etc.), images, and genealogical data (the > stuff in a GEDCOM). In addition, it should be possible for others to > attach comments to each item. Search features are good, too, and we need > an easy way to link images, text and genealogical data together. > > The site needs to be divided into sections for each of my great great great > grandfather's (Charles Willden) children, since that's the way the > descendants have organized themselves. We haven't decided how to > categorize the information about ancestors of Charles Willden. Each > section should be managed by a leader, but that leader will probably > delegate responsibility/permission for parts or all of their section to > other users. The permissions management obviously needs to be both > flexible and easy to use. Since there are around 200 people who want to > get involved, I don't want to have to manage these permissions; I have to > be able to delegate nearly all management to the group leaders -- and most > of them are middle-aged to elderly women with just enough computer literacy > to use email, browse the web, operate PAF, etc. They are, however, quite > motivated. > > Oh, and there are also be a number of mailing lists, which I'm currently > managing manually (i.e. /etc/aliases). > > I have a Linux Virtual Server running Debian Etch (I want it to be on > Stable, but I don't see any point in setting it up on Sarge right now when > Etch is inches from release) hosted at rosehosting.com. Great folks, BTW, > highly recommended. > > So far, I think my best option is a combination of Plone for the main site, > and Geneweb for the genealogy data. I know Geneweb well, having used it > for several years now, but I'm new to Plone, and not entirely certain about > it. I have no question it can do the job, but I'm not sure if it's the > easiest way to get the job done. I'm considering Mailman for the mailing > lists, and there's a Plone plugin that provides a web interface for mailing > list management. > > Has anyone done anything similar? Are there any purpose-built tools out > there? Any recommendations to make my life easier, both in setting up the > site and in managing it on an ongoing basis? > > Any and all suggestions welcome, > > Thanks, > > Shawn. > _______________________________________________ > Ldsoss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss > _______________________________________________ Ldsoss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ldsoss.org/mailman/listinfo/ldsoss
