[Imc-alternatives] code base choice

[Dave Fregon]

On Sun, 2008-03-16 at 19:24 -0700, lancaster-imc at riseup.net wrote:
> Out of curiosity, would there be space on that server for the lpimc test
> site? We currently are using one of our member's old computers as a server
> in his parent's basement, and it is really old and clunky. Just thought I
> would ask.

You would have to ask the axxs-sysadmin list ..

http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/axxs-sysadmin

and put forward a proposal, I am but one member of a collective ;)

http://wiki.axxs.org/index.php/FormLetters

Davo

> Michaelv
> 
> > On Sun, 2008-03-16 at 18:52 -0400, Aaron Kreider wrote:
> >> >Drupal uses a mysql, a relational database backend by default, and
> >> Plone
> >> >uses an object database (Z Object Database or ZODB) by default, so this
> >> >would be difficult to say the least as they are very different database
> >> >formats.
> >>
> >> I think using a code base that would work with mysql is a good choice,
> >> perhaps a critical one.  If you go with Plone, you're using a database
> >> that is uncommon.
> >
> > Oh I agree that it is uncommon compared to mysql.
> >
> > out of interest :
> >
> > http://www.upfrontsystems.co.za/Members/roche/where-im-calling-from/zodb-benchmarks-revisited
> >
> > hopefully dispells some myths about ZODB performance.
> >
> >> But if you go with cakephp or drupal (or one of many other cmses that
> >> use mysql) and use mysql - a lot more people are going to understand it,
> >> and be able to write either proper or hacked-up interfaces if they
> >> wanted to create their own indymedia software (or extend the existing
> >> version).  It should also facilitate migration.
> >
> > I think the argument between which to use can go on forever .. what it
> > comes down to is which actually gets built and getting on with seeing
> > where a momentum lies, considering I have found it trivial for instance
> > to create csv, XML or such from Plone objects in any format required,
> > whereas with Mysql, you have to consider the structure of the data
> > originally to a greater extent.
> >
> > It really depends on momentum. If there's momentum in two directions
> > both can only learn and build on each other, but I think we just need
> > SOME momentum atm.
> >
> > BTW it looks as tho we have the go-ahead for setting up dev space on
> > borg.axxs.org for both projects ..
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Aaron
> >>
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