Re: Intranet packages?

[Brian Chabot]

Dan Coutu wrote:
> I have a client running on Red Hat Linux 5 that has a home grown gnarly 
> intranet that needs to be replaced with something that's a lot more 
> useful and easier to navigate and maintain. I've been investigating 
> different open source and commercial packages that provide an 
> out-of-the-box type of intranet and thought I'd ask here about people's 
> experiences, recommendations, and ideas.

In the (longish) past (circa 2001) I've had good results using PHProjekt 
under a secure web connection:

http://www.phprojekt.com/

It's still under somewhat active development it seems.

> - logins should be able to hook into the system logins so that adding an 
> account to the system also adds to the intranet

If you have LDAP authentication working, this should be no problem. 
Otherwise, it seems to fit your stated requirements.

Brian

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Re: Intranet packages?

[Ben Scott]

On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 8:16 PM, Greg Rundlett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've never really like Plone, but if you're looking for something
> Python and Zope-based, then you should like Plone as an intranet.

  Rob Anderson of SLUG (Seacoast/Durham) set up a Plone server for LUG
use.  You can check it out at: http://slug.gnhlug.org/

-- Ben
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Re: Intranet packages?

[Greg Rundlett]

Horde does all that.

KnowledgeTree is a good document management system in PHP and can
integrate with other systems like Drupal which is an extensible
framework and Content Management System for the other modules.  Drupal
actually has modules like webFM that do file management -- but I
suggest KnowledgeTree if you want to add in workflows and true
document management.

I've never really like Plone, but if you're looking for something
Python and Zope-based, then you should like Plone as an intranet.

Check out http://www.cmsmatrix.org/matrix/cms-matrix and
http://www.opensourcecms.com/


On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:51 PM, Dan Coutu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a client running on Red Hat Linux 5 that has a home grown gnarly
> intranet that needs to be replaced with something that's a lot more
> useful and easier to navigate and maintain. I've been investigating
> different open source and commercial packages that provide an
> out-of-the-box type of intranet and thought I'd ask here about people's
> experiences, recommendations, and ideas.
>
> What has to be covered:
>
> - role-based access control to different areas
> - logins should be able to hook into the system logins so that adding an
> account to the system also adds to the intranet
> - document management that allows upload/download of various files (word
> processing, spreadsheets, pdf, images, etc.)
> - integrated search capability
> - shared discussion areas
> - action tracking (trouble tickets that are sometimes for todo lists
> instead)
> - must run in house on the Linux server
>
> This is not exactly groupware and doesn't quite fit a number of other
> packages already out there either. Packages investigated so far are:
>
> Intranet Connections - too Microsofty by using Access
> Instant Intranet Builder - MS only
> Intranet Dashboard - MS only
> Vialect Intranet - could be promising - Linux with PostgreSQL or Oracle
> Hot Office - a hosted solution
> First Class - Mac and Windows only
> Teamware Office - Windows and Solaris only
> Punch Webgroups - a hosted solution
> Traction Teampage - could be promising - Mac/Windows/Linux
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Re: Intranet packages?

[Raymond Cote]

Dan Coutu wrote:
> I have a client running on Red Hat Linux 5 that has a home grown gnarly 
> intranet that needs to be replaced with some

Can't say I have a lot of experience with it, but I think Alfresco 
deserves a look:


Also, I'd recommend staying away from FirstClass.
And I say that as a long-time rabid user of FirstClass.
The last release seems to have jumped a level of complexity that made it 
(at least for us) way too difficult to use.

--Ray
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Intranet packages?

[Dan Coutu]

I have a client running on Red Hat Linux 5 that has a home grown gnarly 
intranet that needs to be replaced with something that's a lot more 
useful and easier to navigate and maintain. I've been investigating 
different open source and commercial packages that provide an 
out-of-the-box type of intranet and thought I'd ask here about people's 
experiences, recommendations, and ideas.

What has to be covered:

- role-based access control to different areas
- logins should be able to hook into the system logins so that adding an 
account to the system also adds to the intranet
- document management that allows upload/download of various files (word 
processing, spreadsheets, pdf, images, etc.)
- integrated search capability
- shared discussion areas
- action tracking (trouble tickets that are sometimes for todo lists 
instead)
- must run in house on the Linux server

This is not exactly groupware and doesn't quite fit a number of other 
packages already out there either. Packages investigated so far are:

Intranet Connections - too Microsofty by using Access
Instant Intranet Builder - MS only
Intranet Dashboard - MS only
Vialect Intranet - could be promising - Linux with PostgreSQL or Oracle
Hot Office - a hosted solution
First Class - Mac and Windows only
Teamware Office - Windows and Solaris only
Punch Webgroups - a hosted solution
Traction Teampage - could be promising - Mac/Windows/Linux
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Re: fairpoint fiber rates?

[Bill McGonigle]

On Sep 15, 2008, at 22:34, Dan Miller wrote:

> I've heard many rumors that Fairpoint is rolling out their own TV. For
> some reason that do what verizon is doing with TV, but they are  
> looking
> into TV over IP.

Yeah, that's their primary revenue model, IPTV over DSL, which is why  
their DSL extension plans for rural areas are believable.  They have  
it deployed in their other geographic regions.  This is a year and a  
half old, but the best I know to date:

   http://blog.bfccomputing.com/articles/2007/02/21/fairpoint-and- 
gcedc-at-uvcia-2006-02-21


-Bill

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Re: [GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 18 Sep, OpenStreetMap

[William Stearns]

Good evening, all,

On Wed, 17 Sep 2008, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:

>
> Who  : Richard Weait, international open source lecturer
> What : Introduction to OpenStreetMap
> Where: Martha's Exchange
> Day  : Thur 18 Sep **Tomorrow**
> Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for discussion
>
> :: Overview
>
>OpenStreetMap creates and provides free geographic data - such as
> street maps.  You may think of downloaded maps as free, but they have
> legal or technical restrictions which prevent using them in creative,
> productive, or unexpected ways.
>
>Richard Weait, an active OpenStreetMap contributor, uses slides and
> laptop demos to describe the geographical products available and how to
> couple them into your project.
>
>Richard is also an enthusiastic volunteer cartographer in the
> London-Kitchener area of Ontario where he lives.  He will suggest many
> ways you can get in on the fun too.
>
>Want an excuse to ride your new bicycle or motorcycle?  How about a
> nice outing in your new sporty convertible?  Turn these trips into a
> lasting social value by checking or creating local maps for the
> OpenStreetMap organization.  What fun pedaling through the New
> Hampshire countryside with a camera strapped to your head!  (You are
> supposed to visualize something small, not a 40 pound stadium zoom
> camera.)
>
> >>> RSVP to Jim Kuzdrall for dinner to assure adequate seating. <<<
> !!! If you are not a "Regular Attendee" (50%), please let me know. !!!
>
> Driving directions:
> http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/PlaceMarthasExchange

I saw him last night presenting to the Burlington, VT Linux users 
group, VAGUE.  Excellent presentation, good speaker, very knowledgeable, 
and a fun project I intend to join!
Cheers,
- Bill

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[GNHLUG] MerriLUG Nashua, Thur 18 Sep, OpenStreetMap

[Jim Kuzdrall]

Who  : Richard Weait, international open source lecturer
What : Introduction to OpenStreetMap
Where: Martha's Exchange
Day  : Thur 18 Sep **Tomorrow**
Time : 6:00 PM for grub, 7:30 PM for discussion

:: Overview

OpenStreetMap creates and provides free geographic data - such as 
street maps.  You may think of downloaded maps as free, but they have 
legal or technical restrictions which prevent using them in creative, 
productive, or unexpected ways.

Richard Weait, an active OpenStreetMap contributor, uses slides and 
laptop demos to describe the geographical products available and how to 
couple them into your project.

Richard is also an enthusiastic volunteer cartographer in the 
London-Kitchener area of Ontario where he lives.  He will suggest many 
ways you can get in on the fun too.  

Want an excuse to ride your new bicycle or motorcycle?  How about a 
nice outing in your new sporty convertible?  Turn these trips into a 
lasting social value by checking or creating local maps for the 
OpenStreetMap organization.  What fun pedaling through the New 
Hampshire countryside with a camera strapped to your head!  (You are 
supposed to visualize something small, not a 40 pound stadium zoom 
camera.)

 >>> RSVP to Jim Kuzdrall for dinner to assure adequate seating. <<<
 !!! If you are not a "Regular Attendee" (50%), please let me know. !!!

Driving directions:
http://wiki.gnhlug.org/twiki2/bin/view/Www/PlaceMarthasExchange

Thanks,

Jim Kuzdrall
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Boston Linux Meeting Reminder Tonight, September 17, 2008 Annual PGP Key signing meeting

[Jerry Feldman]

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When: September 17, 2008 7PM (6:30PM for Q&A)
Topic: Our Annual PGP/GnuPG Keysigning Party
Moderator: Alex Brennan
Location: MIT Building E51, Room 376
Note: New room number from July and August.


A talk about PGP and GnuPG, followed by a keysigning party.


A key signing party is a get-together of people who use the PGP
encryption system with the purpose of allowing those people to sign each
others keys. Key signing parties serve to extend the web of trust to a
great degree. Key signing parties also serve as great opportunities to
discuss the political and social issues surrounding strong cryptography,
individual liberties, individual sovereignty, and even implementing
encryption technologies or perhaps future work on free encryption software.

The purpose of the meeting is to authenticate each other, i.e. verify
everybody's key ids and key fingerprints. Participants sign each others'
keys offline.


John was able to get the keysigning list back:
http://legacy.blu.org/keysignings/keypartyregister.php
The list will be printed on Wednesday afternoon, the day of the meeting;
be sure to regsiter your key for the keysigning before that. The
official cutoff time is 4:30 pm.

For more information please check the BLU main site: http://www.blu.org


There is usually plenty of parking in front of MIT E-51 (2 Amherst St,
Cambridge, MA).

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PGP key id: 537C5846
PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB  CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846

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