Edubuntu Website

[Jeff Casimir]

Jane et al,

I'm pretty much useless when it comes to Linux expertise, but I have 
experience doing web design and CMS-like application programming.  While 
I couldn't be the main man for content-generation, I would be happy to 
contribute to the Edubuntu movement by using some of my programming/web 
design skills.

I have two CMS-like systems in a testing/production-ready stage.  The 
more feature rich system can be seen here:

http://www.chavezschools.org

Obviously since this is a live site I can't give out admin-side access, 
but you can at least get an idea of what the public face is capable of.  
There are static-content pages stored in the DB (for easy editing) and a 
simple blog-like engine for posting news & notes.  The security system 
allows granulated access to different features (User 1 can only do A, B, 
and C, but User 2 can only do A and C, if you know what I mean).  It is 
very easy to use and runs quite well.  I code in Ruby on Rails 
(http://www.rubyonrails.org) and prefer to rely on a PostgreSQL 
backend.  If there isn't an available server that could provide these, I 
can easily setup some space on my host.  I can't say that the system has 
every bell and whistle that Drupal or Moin might feature, but I would 
gladly work on custom components/features as the need comes up.

I can't commit to the project for ten years or anything, but I could 
pledge at least 18 months.  Rails code tends to be very easy to 
understand and modify, and if it were necessary for someone else to 
takeover the project I don't think it would be difficult.  Especially in 
a year or two when there are more Rails developers floating around.

All that being said, if the community wants to rely on a more proven 
system like Drupal or Moin I would totally understand.

- Jeff

Jane Weideman wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>The debate has circulated for some time now as to whether we should
>switch to Moin or Drupal for the Edubuntu website and CMS etc.
>  
>