[nos-bbs] first draft (rev 1.0) - JNOS 2.0 User Manual !

[(Skip) K8RRA]

Actually, it took out my MI-DRG station too Jay.

On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 16:22 -0500, Jay Nugent wrote:
> Greetings Skip,
> 
>>SNIP<
> 
>    I wouldn't get too despondant, Skip.  With so many JNOS boxes out there
> just chugging along nicely, it's no wonder that folks don't need to look
> things up very often.  Heck, I help maintain a dozen boxes and I can't say
> as I've needed to look anything up in several months!
Despondent is a bit over the top.  I am sad that nobody noticed
however...
> 
> >>SNIP<<  
> 
>    Does the Wiki require WinBlows?  If so, you *know* I won't touch it!!  
> 
>    Is it a simple HTML website, or does it require an SQL database?  
> Special JAVA or Perl or other CGI software?
> 
>    If it's pretty straight forward I could probably host it here.  But if 
> it means a bunch of changes to my already running and already producing 
> $INCOME machines, than I probably would shy away from it.
> 
>    Please do tell... maybe we can work something out and find it a home.
Jnoswiki is built on moinmoin that is built on apache that is built on
linux that is built on a dual-processor workstation/server connecting to
Internet via DSL.  In that stack are multi-platform choices, and even
the wiki text can be moved to some other wikis without too much change.

I chose the CGI option, and php is the native language (no SQL) / but I
have yet to write my first line of php:-)  The learning curve might be
steepest in the subject of admin -- just how to convince moin to achieve
what you want to do (like dis-allow some spammer).  There is a good moin
reflector to follow.

For the most part moving jnoswiki can be plug-n-play.  Even the domain
can be shifted over with just some web work at no-ip site.  Managing the
jnos content is real trivial - except it is not automatic.

Speed is not of the essence -- I have months but not years to do this.

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de [George (Skip) VerDuin] K8RRA k