[smc-discuss] Re: [task #1561] Create a website for SMC project

[Manu Krishnan T.V]

Anivar Aravind wrote:
> Praveen A wrote:
>   
>> Follow-up Comment #5, task #1561 (project smc):
>>
>> I'm not sure whether we need a full fledged CMS, we can use our current
>> savannah page and wiki for all documentations. Also maintaining so many
>> different things which all do the same thing is tough. The good thing about
>> savannah page is that the site is available a cvs and easy to track and
>> monitor changes and best suited for bulk content and offline work also it is
>> well integrated with the rest of the components like tasks. Also we don't have
>> to worry about authentication as it is handled by savannah itself. For other
>> components like a planet, which needs scripting support we could use
>> subdomains and separate hosting. I would like to know what others think about
>> it.
>>     
>
> We need a bilingual website. Planet can be formed either by planetplanet
> or drupal on planet.smc.org.in also we need to move our wiki to
> wiki.smc.org.in from the wikia. (it is too ugly see the adverisements
> and new look) . I still prefer drupal for smc-website. Joomla is too
> heavy on size and it have a lot of unwanted features. Drupal is fine i
> think. Drupal is also good in bilingual features. I can provide hosting
> for all. More than an Installation we all need to work on content.
> indictrans.in may be a good example for a simple site
>
> Anivar
>
>   
I agree with Anivar. A site maintained by ourself can make it more 
simple. But there are some problems too of running a wiki or a cms by 
our own. First, the server must be a dedicated one and must have 
periodic backups. And, its really like gambling while updating the 
softwares to latest versions.(My database went wrong a few times when I 
tried upgrading wordpress). Size of the software doesn't matter I think 
as all the contents are added to the database only. But, I don't prefer 
Joomla now as I installed it here(http://bizzard.tozm.com/smc1/) and 
found that it has not much support for non-English languages. Drupal is 
much faster than other cms but feels like it lacks something....

Also, we could place adsense and get a small revenue for our works... :-)

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