Comments on: The Future of the Wiki and Forums http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125 News and discussion for the POCO Community Thu, 09 May 2013 12:05:16 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: POCO C++ Libraries Community Blog » Website Update http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-333 POCO C++ Libraries Community Blog » Website Update Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:35:45 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-333 [...] release is out, it’s time for the next undertaking - the POCO project website update. As discussed previously, we will replace Tiki with MediaWiki and phpBB. During the summer, two interns have written [...] [...] release is out, it’s time for the next undertaking – the POCO project website update. As discussed previously, we will replace Tiki with MediaWiki and phpBB. During the summer, two interns have written [...]

]]> By: guenter http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-326 guenter Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:13:31 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-326 POCO website in Chinese? Sounds like an interesting idea. POCO website in Chinese? Sounds like an interesting idea.

]]> By: coolzdp http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-327 coolzdp Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:51:58 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-327 Hi friend, i am using poco and want to set up a Chinese website about Poco. How about? Hi friend, i am using poco and want to set up a Chinese website about Poco.
How about?

]]> By: alex http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-328 alex Tue, 04 Mar 2008 13:56:52 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-328 My experience with ehostpros has varied. Also, I'm currently a very low-volume user, so take my experience for what it's worth. Here are the pros and cons: pros: <ul> <li>price</li> <li>uptime</li> <li>prompt response from support (email only)</li> <li>there are knowledgeable folks in support</li> </ul> cons: <ul> <li>my pop3 account got messed up once for apparently no other reason but them changing the login requirement from username to username@domain</li> <li>some support people are clueless</li> </li> My experience with ehostpros has varied. Also, I’m currently a very low-volume user, so take my experience for what it’s worth.

Here are the pros and cons:

pros:

  • price
  • uptime
  • prompt response from support (email only)
  • there are knowledgeable folks in support

cons:

  • my pop3 account got messed up once for apparently no other reason but them changing the login requirement from username to username@domain
  • some support people are clueless
]]> By: guenter http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-330 guenter Tue, 04 Mar 2008 06:01:49 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-330 Okay, so it will be option 2. I'll install MediaWiki and phpbb. There are also existing solutions integrating MediaWiki, phpbb and Wordpress, so if everything goes well we will even have single sign-on on the site. While at it, I'd also like to move the pocoproject.org server to a new hosting provider. Currently it runs on the same host together with our company web site, and I'd like to have that changed. Can anyone recommend a reliable web hosting provider? Alex, how's your experience with ehostpros been? Moving the Wiki content to the new system will require some manual work, but there aren't so many Wiki pages, so I see not much of a problem here. The big issue is moving all the Forum content over, preserving discussion threads, etc. I'll probably hire an intern to come up with a solution for this. Okay, so it will be option 2. I’ll install MediaWiki and phpbb. There are also existing solutions integrating MediaWiki, phpbb and Wordpress, so if everything goes well we will even have single sign-on on the site. While at it, I’d also like to move the pocoproject.org server to a new hosting provider. Currently it runs on the same host together with our company web site, and I’d like to have that changed.

Can anyone recommend a reliable web hosting provider? Alex, how’s your experience with ehostpros been?

Moving the Wiki content to the new system will require some manual work, but there aren’t so many Wiki pages, so I see not much of a problem here. The big issue is moving all the Forum content over, preserving discussion threads, etc. I’ll probably hire an intern to come up with a solution for this.

]]> By: rekkai http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-329 rekkai Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:39:57 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-329 I vote as well for the second option, having an information source which is structured is very useful when you are trying to look for specific information and that way a wiki is really good. The forum is also useful for the precise reason alex mentions. I vote as well for the second option, having an information source which is structured is very useful when you are trying to look for specific information and that way a wiki is really good.

The forum is also useful for the precise reason alex mentions.

]]> By: alex http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-331 alex Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:07:01 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-331 My experience with phpBB is very good, so I agree with Chris. I personally have no problem with POCO mailing lists. But it is only because I am deeply involved here. Other mailing lists are annoying because I only occasionally want an answer to a very specific question and, to get it, I have to expose my email to an avalanche of unrelated information. People who occasionally follow things will definitely prefer forums where they can post a specific question and be notified of responses to their question only, rather than having to suffer through all the mailing list noise of the low-level framework issues. All that being said, the main challenge still remains - converting the data. So, once again - we are looking for contributors. Chris, is there anyone in your community who would be willing to share their skills with us? My experience with phpBB is very good, so I agree with Chris. I personally have no problem with POCO mailing lists. But it is only because I am deeply involved here. Other mailing lists are annoying because I only occasionally want an answer to a very specific question and, to get it, I have to expose my email to an avalanche of unrelated information. People who occasionally follow things will definitely prefer forums where they can post a specific question and be notified of responses to their question only, rather than having to suffer through all the mailing list noise of the low-level framework issues.

All that being said, the main challenge still remains – converting the data. So, once again – we are looking for contributors. Chris, is there anyone in your community who would be willing to share their skills with us?

]]> By: Chris Jones http://pocoproject.org/blog/?p=125&cpage=1#comment-332 Chris Jones Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:29:51 +0000 http://pocoproject.org/poco/blog/?p=125#comment-332 i vote for the second option, as ive never really use mailing lists, they always seem quite unfriendly and not very nice to use. On my site, we use mediaWiki and phpbb3. i vote for the second option, as ive never really use mailing lists, they always seem quite unfriendly and not very nice to use. On my site, we use mediaWiki and phpbb3.

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