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Postnuke - Flash Communication Server Integration   (News)

are going to push the limits on this to see what else we can do with it, with more tightly integrated Flash overall into Postnuke.

Please stop by and have a look, you have to register for a user account (it is free) to hit the chat (again controlled by Postnuke), but there are some screen shots up now too. This is NOT one of the standard Flash Comm samples, or even close.

Additionally, we are doing a lot of work on Postnuke and Flash Modules and Blocks as you may notice. We will release those as we ready them. We also made a few mods to NS-Add-Story to ping Blog related sites, to help point people towards to the site, alerting search engines and users to changes on the site. Definitely expect to see these mods posted here soon.

Let me know what you think and do post comments. Kick it around and don't be shy about telling me what you think, or would want to see. We haven't tested this yet with the Linux or Mac plugin but that will come soon too. So if you have trouble, do let me know.

Thanks

Jason Key
Flash Distracte

Generated on December 1, 2002.

Development Report   (News)

The Rogue Report

We will be releasing at least one more package under the Rogue name. I hope to release .715 (or .72) either next weekend or the weekend after (if you are a betting type person go with the latter). I imagine that there will be a few DB changes, so the version number may escalate to .72. The database changes will be for bug fixes only.

I also hope to have a couple of new modules that have been ported to the API with the next release as well. We do have the Top Lists module ready to go, and I believe that the Ephemerids are ready as well.

The delay in the release is caused from our recent move to the new CVS, as well as the passing of Greg. However, I will be pushing for a release of the maintenance branch as soon as it is ready.

The adam_baum Report

We have decided to rename the .8 series from Ragnarok to adam_baum for obvious reasons. .8 is shaping up to be a very nice and revolutionary release. Many features have already been developed and tested and are ready to go. I am shooting for an August Feature Freeze with an early September release.

We have a ton of work to do in the meantime though. We desperately need people to volunteer to help with the module conversions to the API. As always, if you want your 5 minutes to 1 year of PostNuke fame and glory, we will welcome you into the fun.

Below is a very brief overview of what is in the pan this month for .8. This is meant as a tease, but we invite you to check out the CVS and see the changes for yourself. There are some omissions from the report (namely pnComments, some hooks that have been developed, and the pnExceptions), but it should give you a very nice detail as to what is being worked on.

The following is the adam_baum .8 report from Gregor:

Performance

Mike and Marco have started work on caching PostNuke data with a new set of functions, pnVar*Cached. Mike has written an excellent performance white paper
here.

TODO: Describe it in MDG, use it throughout core, database indexes

Sessions

Mike has begun to take a hard look at the sessions code, trying to isolate workarounds, and make the code saner. Depending on the decision about PHP minimum requirements
this code might be simplified further.

TODO: Fix all session bugs :)

Block layout

The basic block layout system is nearing completion. Modules can register their own tags.

TODO: MDG section for block layout, samples, resolve ML issues

Dynamic User Data

Dynamic User Data is incomplete, however Christopher Grote agreed to take a look at it and make it feature complete.

TODO: Implement required fields, code cleanup

Users module

The users module is currently un-maintained. We are looking for interested parties to take over the module.

TODO: Integrate registration workflow from x-users, templates, dynamic user data

Multilanguage System

The API functions for the new ML systems are complete. Work continues on a translation module.

TODO: upgrade path, translation module, implement storage backend

Installer

With Block layout in place, work on the Installer can begin in earnest. Zoom and Neo are building a nice remote installer which we will try to integrate with the core installer. The
aim is to leverage as much infrastructure as early as possible in the installation. This means loading of the API etc.

TODO: Design Installer architecture.

Database abstraction

Gary is working on table creation / modification support, the remaining omission from ADODB. Jeremy has MSSQL working, and Johnny is working on Postgres support.

TODO: merge MSSQL / Postgres work with core

Generated on June 29, 2002.

Potential project for Thai-speaking PHP developers   (News)

Requirements:
1) Must be able to speak/read/write/type Thai
2) Must be able to program in PHP
3) Must have at least a basic understanding of SQL and database design
4) Must be able to provide code samples for evaluation

Knowledge of osCommerce and/or PostNuke is a plus.

If you are interested, please submit your contact information at http://www.liquidmarkets.com/m.php?m=contact

Generated on April 11, 2002.

Book Publisher Moves to PostNuke   (News)

e grateful to Francisco Burzi and the others who worked on PHPNuke,” Ralph Roberts, CEO said, “but it was time to move on.”

Security problems was one of the items Roberts stated that forced the company into deciding on the change. After hackers used security holes in PHPNuke to deface the site several times, the webmaster was growing tired of having to restore the site and plug the holes.

Increased efficiency in operation, closer compliance to HTML standards, and added features were also considerations.

“We realize,” Roberts said, “that PostNuke is still in an alpha state of development, but it’s still the best out there. It does what we need and we are willing to commit to it as a long term solution and offer our support.”

Complicating the change over to PostNuke for abooks.com was the legacy of hundreds of articles plus, at the same time, the move of the entire site to a new, dedicated server.

“All that certainly gave us an interesting weekend chasing down and fixing a multitude of little problems,” Roberts said with a grin.

aBOOKS is part of Creativity, Inc., the largest locally owned book publisher in Western North Carolina, warehousing and distributing books nationally for itself and dozens of other publishers through its aBOOKS operation.

In 1978, Ralph Roberts founded the company, incorporating it as Creativity, Inc. in January 1990. The book publishing side of the endeavor grew into Alexander Books and now aBOOKS Distributing (abooks.com). The various Creativity book imprints—there are six—share space in a modern warehouse, which like the two-story office building and rambling two-story farmhouse, is situated on the family property. All buildings are connected with underground phone and computer network lines, and have a T1 connection to the Internet.

"We raise books now instead of cows and tobacco," Roberts said, "it’s a lot easier and does not entail ploughing out in the hot sun."
Ralph brings an author’s perspective to publishing and is on the cutting edge of home computers and the Internet—about which he has written scores of books including the first U.S. book on computer viruses. He has now authored over 90 books total.

Recently, Ralph was joined by James M. (Jim) Walsh who heads up the aBOOKS Distributing sales force. Mr. Walsh has been active in the sale of books and sidelines for over thirty years, most recently as the co-founder and managing director of Print & Sound—an independent publisher’s representative group covering the southeast.

Publishers with an ongoing program who could benefit from being associated with a rapidly expanding full-service distributor are invited to submit catalog and samples to Ralph at 65 Macedonia Road, Alexander NC 28701 or email ralph@abooks.com.

Generated on November 24, 2001.