Re: [SLUG] Website

[Tom Worthington]

On 21/09/15 12:00, James Gray wrote:


... give ye olde web page a shot in the arm? ...


Here is my attempt to remove the bits from the Slug website which don't 
work and put in simple links to the bits which do work. The result is 
not pretty, but at least it should work:


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  Sydney Linux User Group


 
  
   Sydney Linux User Group
  
  
   The Sydney Linux Users Group (SLUG) is a community of passionate
   freedom and technology lovers in Sydney, Australia. Join the
   http://www.meetup.com/Sydney-Linux-User-Group/;>Slug
   Meetup for details of the next event, to be a sponsor, or
   offer a short lightning talk, or a longer presentation.
  
  
   Slug meets at 6pm on the last Friday, most months, at http://maps.google.com/maps?f=qhl=enq=+48+Pirrama+Road%2C+Pyrmont%2C+au;>
   Google Sydney.
  
  
   We are one of the largest and most active of http://linux.org.au/usergroups;>Australia's users groups for
   the Linux free and open-source computer operating system, with a
   diverse membership of users, developers, sysadmins, and advocates.
  
  
   Also:
  
  
   
https://www.youtube.com/user/sydneylinuxusergroup;>Videos of
Slug Events
   
   
https://twitter.com/slugupdates;>@slugupdates and
https://twitter.com/hashtag/sydlug?src=hash;>#sydlug
on Twitter
   
   
mailto:slug-requ...@slug.org.au?subject=subscribe;>Join
to Slug Email List
   
  
 


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Re: [SLUG] slug Digest, Vol 115, Issue 3

[Patrick Elliott-Brennan]

+1

From: Marghanita da Cruz 
> Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:16:31 +1000
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Website
> Hi All,
>
> How about a hackfest of the website at the SLUG meeting on Friday evening.
>
> Who has the passwords? Do we have to recover them?
>
> Marghanita
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Re: [SLUG] Wiki suggestions?

[Amos Shapira]

I think there is an "edit source" option somewhere there, if you insist on
text syntax. Personally I find its WYSIWYG interface pretty convenient,
compared to the rare times that I find myself correct entries on Wikipedia.
On 3 Oct 2015 6:09 pm, "James Gray"  wrote:

> I wouldn't describe Confluence as a true wiki any more. They ripped out the
> Wiki syntax for editing  while ago.  The wiki syntax is still supported for
> creating documents via API.  Confluence is probably best described as an
> "Documentation Collaboration" product now. Don't get me wrong; it's still
> bloody good at what it does but it isn't a wiki in the strictest sense. If
> having the ability to edit plain text offline and be able to dump it into
> Confluence and have it formatted nicely, then Confluence isn't the best
> option (things may have changed and happy to be corrected here!).
>
> I've always just ended up with MediaWIKI (
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki) but there are simpler options
> obviously.
>
> Good luck with your hunt :)
>
> --
> James
>
> On 14 September 2015 at 18:22, Jonathan Molyneux <
> jonat...@infinitedepth.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Confluence is a good start for a wiki:
> >
> >
> https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/pricing?_mid=206e3e3a242fb80ba4d7ba972f52c657=CIbO5Y-M9scCFYkrvQodRNoAOw#server
> >
> > Doesn't cost heaps and it's a solid wiki.
> >
> >
> > On 11/09/2015 11:21 AM, DaZZa wrote:
> >
> >> Learned ones,.
> >>
> >> I'm looking for a Wiki to setup for the company to make available to
> >> contractors semi-private documents
> >>
> >> I don't mind if I have to pay a little for it, but open source would
> >> be most excellent.
> >>
> >> So, I'm looking for suggestions for some form of Wiki.
> >>
> >> I'd like
> >>
> >> 1) Secure - two levels of access (view/edit)
> >> 2) Lightweight
> >> 3) Linux (obviously, 'cause f**k paying Microsoft tax where I don't have
> >> to)
> >>
> >> It'd be nice if I could integrate it with AD (or at least LDAP query
> >> for usernames/passwords), but that's not critical.
> >>
> >> It'd also be nice if I could put some kind of skin or theme on it
> >> customised by the marketing nazi's to make it look all company-ie.
> >>
> >> Any suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> DaZZa
> >>
> >
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Re: [SLUG] Website

[Darin McLean]

I would be happy to put something simple and functional together.

Who is the contact looking after the website and the hosting currently?

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:00 PM, James Gray  wrote:

> Is "deterioration" a kinder way of saying "neglect"? ;)
>
> Well, we *can *moan and criticise, but can anyone step up and give ye olde
> web page a shot in the arm? I'll bow up now as I am NOT a UI person. Hell,
> anything much beyond to command line is far to fancy for my taste! Just
> interested what the SLUG process is for getting the community engaged -
> this is obviously something we've noticed, and don't like, so how can we
> change it?
>
> --
> James
>
> On 14 September 2015 at 06:31, Amos Shapira 
> wrote:
>
> > I agree the site doesn't give a great shot of confidence in Linux as a
> web
> > server, it doesn't render any page to completion for me.
> >
> > There is a link to "See the code" which points to
> > https://github.com/sydney-linux-user-group/slug/commits/master, where
> the
> > last commit happened over three years ago (29 May 2012), so perhaps it's
> > just a case of deterioration more than active change.
> >
> > --Amos
> >
> > On 9 September 2015 at 23:12, Heracles  wrote:
> >
> > > I must congratulate the webmaster for turning an easy to navigate site
> > > into a nightmare. I know my system is a bit dated. (I am using Debian 8
> > > with enlightenment e17 as a desktop.)
> > > I used to find it easy to navigate the SLUG Site, now I cant get past
> the
> > > front page - which is worse than useless!
> > >
> > > Heracles
> > >
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Re: [SLUG] slug Digest, Vol 115, Issue 1

[Patrick Elliott-Brennan]

I'd say it needs a new sponsor/organiser.

I was not able to make the last meeting so wasn't able to raise the
issue at the meeting.

1. Did anyone raise the issue?
2. If so, was there a resolution to the issue?

Any information appreciated :)

Patrick

> -- Forwarded message --
> From: David 
> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2015 10:36:20 +1000
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Website
> Not a great advertisement for Linux in Sydney :(
>
> Whoever is looking after the website, isn't. Does SLUG need a new website 
> sponsor? or is the organisation passed it's use by date? T'would be a pity 
> indeed.
>
> David
>
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[SLUG] Email delays [ was Re: Website ]

[John Clarke]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2015 at 10:36:20AM +1000, David wrote:

> Received: from slug-vm.linux.org.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by
>  lists.slug.org.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E5A6C51C1; Fri,  2 Oct 2015
>  16:52:07 +1000 (AEST)
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Are there any list admins watching? Two weeks for email to get through
the SLUG mail servers is maybe just a little too long ... :-p


- John

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Re: [SLUG] Website

[James Linder]

> On 3 Oct 2015, at 10:00 am, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote:
> 
> 
> Not a great advertisement for Linux in Sydney :(
> 
> Whoever is looking after the website, isn't. Does SLUG need a new website 
> sponsor? or is the organisation passed it's use by date? T'would be a pity 
> indeed.
> 
> David
> 
> On 13/09/15 17:18, Rick Phillips wrote:
>> I agree with you Heracles.  In fact not one of the menu items (on the top of 
>> the page) works.
>> 
>> Most pages simple tell the world that nginx is being used as the web server.
>> 
>> A bit sad really.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> 
>> On 09/09/15 23:12, Heracles wrote:
>>> I must congratulate the webmaster for turning an easy to navigate site into 
>>> a nightmare. I know my system is a bit dated. (I am using Debian 8 with 
>>> enlightenment e17 as a desktop.)
>>> I used to find it easy to navigate the SLUG Site, now I cant get past the 
>>> front page - which is worse than useless!
>>> 
>>> Heracles

No opinion about any local hosters but I’ve been using bluehost 
(http://bluehost.com) for a couple of years. At US$4/month I find their 
offering superb. On request (once) they provide ssh access which CLI junkies 
like moi find invaluable. They run CentOS 
James
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