Marcus Moeller wrote:
Dear Ned.
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I don't like the license :)
I don't like it either - that's why I raised it. Is it a show stopper discounting SMF from further consideration or is it something we can still work with (the license) and keep it on the shortlist? No point doing a lot of ldap integration work or whatever to only find out down the line the license isn't tolerable.
I agree. This license makes it nealy impossible to use/distribute it.
I don't really see any restrictions on it's use, only it's distribution. I just don't particularly like the language per se.
- Must address the specific requirements raised by the present
www.centos.org forum users ( Can you please fill this section in ? )
This is a task I can do. Where/how would you like the information?
Why not here in this thread first?
Here is a summary of issues raised by forum users so far:
*Major*
- Persistent logins (users currently have to re-login every 24h)
- The remember me, keep cookie for 1 year option looks broken (relates to
point 1 above and is presumably a xoops issue)
- View/jump to first unread post within thread feature
- Remember read/unread posts across multiple PCs/logins (per user, not per
machine)
- Ability for users to change/edit their registered email address.
- Better management of subscribed threads
*Minor*
- Thank User button/feature
- Quick links feature
I think phpBB addresses nearly all of these issues. It scales well and is GPL licensed. It also inculdes an easy update/patch management system which is really necessary in my pov.
Can you (or anyone) point me to any good examples of phpBB forum deployments where I could register to get a feel for it's end-user features/usability? (I'm already familiar with some SMF based forums and it certainly meets end user requirements).