Re: AKLUG server

From: W.D.McKinney <deem@wdm.com>
Date: Thu Dec 28 2006 - 21:10:35 AKST

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From: Damien Hull [mailto:dhull@digitaloverload.net]
To: aklug@aklug.org
Sent: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:18:33 -0900
Subject: Re: AKLUG server

> Greg Madden wrote:
> > On Wednesday 27 December 2006 20:09, W.D.McKinney wrote:
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> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Any ideas when the AKLUG server will be used again=3F
> >>
> >> -Dee
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> >
> > Is this the server that hosts the aklug.org web site =3F The aklug.=
org web=20
> > is active, akaik.
> >
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> I think it's hosted on another server. Last I herd Mike had the AKLUG=
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> server. One Friday meeting an OS was installed. Another Friday meeting=
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> we tried to install Apache and Horde. It didn't work.
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> From a system administration point of view I think a few things need =
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> be changed. I make these suggestions based on the current stat of thin=
gs.
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> 1. The AKLUG server is off line at the moment
> 2. The Linux distribution that was chosen is not a standard one
> 3. The horde wiki is a nice idea but people are having trouble post=
ing
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> My suggestions
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> 1. Pick a standard Linux distribution
> 2. Give members more access to the server
> 1. ssh maybe
> 3. Find a PHP application for managing the website
> 1. Joomla http://www.joomla.org/
> 2. WordPress http://wordpress.org/
> 3. Droupal http://drupal.org/
> 4. Switch the wiki to MediaWiki ( same thing wikipedia uses )
> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki
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> These are only suggestions. Some of them may or may not work. However,=
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> switching to something like WordPress or Joomla would allow members to=
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> contribute content to the AKLUG website. Installing a standard Linux=
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> distribution would make setup and maintenance much easer.
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> Again, these are only suggestions. If you think my suggestions are goo=
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> bad or ugly let me know.

Damien,

I agree as the current OS is not standard one. The Joomla application wo=
uld be my choice. That would help.=20

-Dee
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