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Plus, for what branch of the +</I>>><i> software (I guess, for instance, phpBB 2.x and 3.x are a bit +</I>>><i> different). +</I>><i> You are right but all that requires a lot more time to investigate which +</I>><i> I currently don't have. +</I>><i> But in any case it's hard to argue with 7 (fudforum) vs. 723 (phpBB). +</I>><i> +</I>The phpBB site had an explanation - serious errors version 2. +They also had version 3 audited for security ... +>><i> What we do need is a forum that matches our needs; actually pretty +</I>>><i> basic, but maybe for having good admin features, excellent +</I>>><i> hackability, extensability, being well documented, having a nice +</I>>><i> community of developers around it. +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> Agreed and I'd say that all of the FOSS packages I listed generally +</I>><i> fulfill these criteria (each with their own strong points). +</I>><i> +</I>>><i> So, requirement #1: open source license (as in <A HREF="http://opensource.org/">http://opensource.org/</A> ). +</I>>><i> +</I>><i> Well out of the ones I listed that is: +</I>><i> phpBB - GPL +</I>><i> myBB - GPL +</I>><i> FUDforum - GPL +</I>><i> +</I>><i> this page is also quite useful: +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software_(PHP">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software_(PHP</A>) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I was actually doing this comparison not primarily for the future +</I>><i> Mageia forum, but because I'm looking for a good forum software for a +</I>><i> personal project. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I had mostly decided to take myBB since it has a very good reputation +</I>><i> and is considered relatively secure (and this check I did confirms +</I>><i> that), but since I discovered FUDforum a few days ago and tested it on +</I>><i> the weekend I have now decided that FUDforum is the ideal choice for me +</I>><i> (and IMHO also for the Mageia forum). +</I>><i> +</I>To me, the translations available, and their quality, are important +factors for forum software. +The phpBB presentation on their site looks good, and they have a lot of +translations available - as plugins. +But the FUDforum site - and the translations available - is really +impressive. +Many languages are available out-of-the-box, and many more can be added. +Also, translations can be readily created - or corrected - which is a +big plus, as we won't be dependant on others to correct simple +translation errors, or add new translations. +I don't know the features in detail, but from the presentation on the +respective sites, I would also choose FUDforum for Mageia. + +My 2 cents + +- André (Canada) +</PRE> + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000349.html">[Mageia-dev] i686 must be Pentium II ? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000350.html">[Mageia-dev] So? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#346">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#346">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#346">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#346">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |