Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 2:34 AM, John R Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: having setup and maintained a couple phpBB message boards, I will say, with absolutely no hesitation, AVOID THIS PILE OF BUGRIDDEN [EMAIL PROTECTED]@#$ AT ALL COSTS. I've heard SMF is pretty good. I would agree to avoid phpBB. I've run a couple of phpBB boards unfortunately. When I was using it some common features needed mods to be applied which in turn led to more painful upgrade processes when the mods often needed re-applied. On top of this the boards were often a target for attack - it seems at the time phpBB had a rather poor track record in regards to security issues. I've switched to Simple Machine Forums [1] these days. The things that I needed mods for in phpBB were built into SMF, so the upgrade process became easier. So when a security update does come along (and they do) the required is much easier. You mentioned open source, not sure if you were picky about license or not. But SMF releases under their own license [2]. From their site: You can modify the source code, distribute instructions to modify it, you can view the code and suggest improvements to it. But you cannot: 1. Modify the copyright notice displayed (the same can be said for GPL software.) 2. You are not allowed to redistribute the forum/software itself, without written permission. This may or may not make a difference in what you choose to use. Good luck! ~Jeffrey [1] http://www.simplemachines.org [2] http://www.simplemachines.org/about/opensource.php ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
--On Friday, February 22, 2008 11:41 PM -0800 Michael A. Peters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: watch the security notices This is good advice for any server software you run that can be accessed from the Internet. At the very least, subscribe to the -announce lists for all your public services. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
[CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Hi, I plan to setup an forum for my friend and his friends shortly. But before I setup, I would like to know what are the popular open source forum software/packages to look at.. Please advise. Thanks. --Robinson Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Quoting Robinson Tiemuqinke [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I plan to setup an forum for my friend and his friends shortly. But before I setup, I would like to know what are the popular open source forum software/packages to look at.. Please advise. Thanks. --Robinson www.phpbb.com www.simplemachines.org www.phorum.org ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Barry and all, Thanks for quick reply! Could you tell me whether they support video upload/downloads in need besides text messages? If not sure, I'll just go and check one by one. Thanks. --Guolin --- Barry Brimer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Quoting Robinson Tiemuqinke [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi, I plan to setup an forum for my friend and his friends shortly. But before I setup, I would like to know what are the popular open source forum software/packages to look at.. Please advise. Thanks. --Robinson www.phpbb.com www.simplemachines.org www.phorum.org ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Robinson Tiemuqinke wrote: Hi, I plan to setup an forum for my friend and his friends shortly. But before I setup, I would like to know what are the popular open source forum software/packages to look at.. Please advise. Thanks. having setup and maintained a couple phpBB message boards, I will say, with absolutely no hesitation, AVOID THIS PILE OF BUGRIDDEN [EMAIL PROTECTED]@#$ AT ALL COSTS. I've heard SMF is pretty good. re: your follow up question about video...video is just another file, no BBS is going to support advanced video streaming, but any that allows file attachments should allow video files. note that php itself often has a default 64MB file upload size limit that you'll need to increase to support more than a tiny video. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Robinson Tiemuqinke wrote: Hi, I plan to setup an forum for my friend and his friends shortly. But before I setup, I would like to know what are the popular open source forum software/packages to look at.. Please advise. Thanks. Whatever you choose, be very careful of third party plugins and watch the security notices. Bulletin Boards are notorious for poor code that allows various types of hacks from simple defacing to full blown compromise - especially the third party plugins to the various bulletin board software. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] popular open source forum software?
Michael A. Peters napsal(a): Whatever you choose, be very careful of third party plugins and watch the security notices. Bulletin Boards are notorious for poor code that allows various types of hacks from simple defacing to full blown compromise - especially the third party plugins to the various bulletin board software. Well, Michael's right. Forums are very buggy. Good starting point to compare forums is http://www.forummatrix.org/ David ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
