Ubuntu-us-ga Digest, Vol 24, Issue 9

Siafu Linux siafulinux at gmail.com
Fri Jan 23 03:26:50 GMT 2009 

Hi guys...

Just throwing my 2 cents in here... Joomla is a good platform, but wanted to
bring up e107 (http://e107.org) that ,while doing some experimenting with
various systems a while back, became my favorite. The reason was that it's
plugins just worked with little hassle if any at all and it was smooth to
operate overall. Enjoyed it thoroughly, but it's not perfect like any system
and one thing that became tiring for me were the templates, but new ones
seem to be fairly easy to create / modify.

Wordpress is also a good one that, when one finds the right plugins, is
almost like having a regular CMS and it too seems to "just work". The
templates are good too and it's nice and simple for users to manage content,
etc. Enjoying that one now a lot.

Those rank as my "top" systems.

JC


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>   1. Re: Atlanta Linux Fest 09 Planning (Joshua Chase)
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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:21:21 -0500
> From: Joshua Chase <joshua.d.chase at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Atlanta Linux Fest 09 Planning
> To: Georgia Ubuntu Mailing List <ubuntu-us-ga at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> Yeah, I've setup a few joomla sites, but I consider myself to be more
> novice
> to intermediate so maybe if we work together we can pull it off nicely :)
>
> I've been working with Jon Reagan on some logos and stuff, should have some
> cool stuff this week on that. We can get the structure setup though, get it
> configured, and then plug in artwork as we go?
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:03 PM, David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I've played around with Joomla a time or to -- pretty smooth system.
>  Very
> > extensible for any sort of custom modules too.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:59 AM, Joshua Chase <joshua.d.chase at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> And as a side note, YE to wanting help with the website !!
> >>
> >> I think we were planning to use joomla, as it has some really nice
> modules
> >> for registration, calendars and such.. but open to anything really..
> easier
> >> the better!
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jon Reagan <jreagan1990 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Wednesday 21 January 2009 9:33:42 am David Tomaschik wrote:
> >>> > Following the last ALF, was there any sort of feedback from attendees
> >>> on
> >>> > what they liked/didn't like about it?  One thing that might be
> >>> interesting
> >>> > would be to set up an installfest-type area, perhaps with a PXE boot
> >>> server
> >>> > containing live and installation media.  This might help first-timers
> >>> and
> >>> > people with slow connections perform installs.
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> Yes, as a matter of fact we did get some feedback, but it was minimal
> at
> >>> best.
> >>> The focus of the event is not necessarily an installfest, but we did
> have
> >>> the
> >>> room off to the side for preforming installs.  A PXE server is a great
> >>> idea,
> >>> and would really help in the event we did not have CDs from some of the
> >>> smaller distros (or ran out of the ones we get from the larger distros)
> >>>
> >>> > We might want to approach ALE and/or one of the other local groups
> and
> >>> try
> >>> > to get some feedback from the people who were there, and to get some
> >>> input
> >>> > of what people would like to see.  I know from my work with Students
> >>> for
> >>> > Open Source that some sort of interactive or hands-on presentation
> >>> would
> >>> > probably go over very well, as opposed to the straight talks we
> mostly
> >>> had
> >>> > last time.
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>> I agree that hands-on/interactive stuff always makes it a little more
> >>> entertaining.   For example, we had presentations on IBM Lotus
> Symphony,
> >>> Security, and virtualization.  All showed the features of the available
> >>> software, and a live demo on how to use the software.  The plan for the
> >>> event
> >>> is to have several presentations on some bleeding-edge or really
> >>> interesting
> >>> topics that won't just blow over the heads of most who are attending.
> >>> Interactive (or at least ones where you can follow along) is really
> what
> >>> we
> >>> are shooting for.
> >>>
> >>> > If you all need any help with getting any parts of the website up and
> >>> > running, let me know -- I'd love to help out in any way.
> >>> >
> >>> > David
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, David!  :)
> >>>
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> >>> President, Ubuntu GA LoCo
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> From: David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com>
> Subject: Re: Atlanta Linux Fest 09 Planning
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> Sounds good.  Where I'm working now I have a ton of spare time during the
> day, (aside from looking for a new job, lol) so I can work on it whenever.
> If you want to send me an email off list with whatever you want to get
> done,
> we can go from there.  I'm also available on this account on Google Talk if
> you ever use that.
>
> David
>
>
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> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Joshua Chase <joshua.d.chase at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I've setup a few joomla sites, but I consider myself to be more
> > novice to intermediate so maybe if we work together we can pull it off
> > nicely :)
> >
> > I've been working with Jon Reagan on some logos and stuff, should have
> some
> > cool stuff this week on that. We can get the structure setup though, get
> it
> > configured, and then plug in artwork as we go?
> >
> >
> >
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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:35:01 -0500
> From: Eric Lockhart <lockhart.eric at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Atlanta Linux Fest 09 Planning
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> I'm pretty decent with Joomla and I can find my way around, however I
> haven't attempted creating custom themes yet.  I don't mind helping
> wherever
> I can.  There is also a Joomla group that Josh and I have been to before.
> If we get stuck on something I don't mind going to one of the sessions and
> asking them.
>
>
> Eric
>
> On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:24 PM, David Tomaschik <david at tuxteam.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Sounds good.  Where I'm working now I have a ton of spare time during the
> > day, (aside from looking for a new job, lol) so I can work on it
> whenever.
> > If you want to send me an email off list with whatever you want to get
> done,
> > we can go from there.  I'm also available on this account on Google Talk
> if
> > you ever use that.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Joshua Chase <joshua.d.chase at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Yeah, I've setup a few joomla sites, but I consider myself to be more
> >> novice to intermediate so maybe if we work together we can pull it off
> >> nicely :)
> >>
> >> I've been working with Jon Reagan on some logos and stuff, should have
> >> some cool stuff this week on that. We can get the structure setup
> though,
> >> get it configured, and then plug in artwork as we go?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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> Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:36:43 -0800 (PST)
> From: Travis Bruce <tlbruce1969 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Atlanta Linux Fest 09 Planning (Travis Bruce)
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> Hello all, I am Travis Bruce in Augusta, GA.  I would be glad to help out
> anyway I can.  I am afraid I am a little too far for the local stuff, but I
> can definitley help out with the marketing of the event in my local area.
>  Joe if you need anything from me, feel free to contact me.  I can even
> contact companies for swag and other stuff if you need help in that area.  I
> missed last years fest, but I am NOT missing it this year.  I figure getting
> involved would be great motivation for me and possibly help the local LUG
> get started again.  The colleges around here are ripe for this stuff.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Travis Bruce
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