Would they let our admin install Python and Plone on their server?

Regards,
Mike

-----Original Message-----
>From: Steven Yi 
>Sent: Nov 30, 2007 11:06 AM
>To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Journal link.. - cSounds.com Webmaster Search
>
>Hi Michael,
>
>Unfortunately the web hosting company csounds.com is on does not support Plone.
>
>steven
>
>On Nov 30, 2007 7:20 AM, Michael Gogins  wrote:
>> In my experience, the most drop-dead simple content management system to set up and administer is Plone (www.plone.org), which is based on Zope 3 and Python. I think that being based on Python is an advantage for us in that the site could easily be set up to run Csound via the Python Csound API.
>>
>> Plone also has facilities for storing and presenting soundfiles and text files, both of which are needed.
>>
>> It has all the usual content management system stuff: built in editor, forms, RSS, etc., etc., etc.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Steven Yi 
>> >Sent: Nov 30, 2007 2:36 AM
>> >To: csound@lists.bath.ac.uk
>> >Subject: [Csnd] Re: Re: Re: Re: Journal link.. - cSounds.com Webmaster Search
>> >
>> >Hi Dr. B,
>> >
>> >Besides just the aspects of design, I would like to highlight that
>> >content management systems usually do RSS feeds which is incredibly
>> >important in my opinion to help users keep informed of news, as well
>> >as search facilities for searching a site.  Whether Drupal or other
>> >system is used, these things are good to keep mind besides just the
>> >design.
>> >
>> >steven
>> >
>> >On Nov 29, 2007 11:21 PM, Dr. Richard Boulanger  wrote:
>> >> Steven,
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for the suggestions - and the push toward redesign.  I
>> >> completely agree.
>> >> I love all the work that David did on the site.  He made it much more
>> >> user-friendly
>> >> and useful, but I think that there are many new tools and models now
>> >> (OLPC, etc.)
>> >>
>> >> I liked, but didn't totally love the ardour.org model.  Still - there
>> >> are many things broken
>> >> at cSounds.com and many things that I have wanted to include,
>> >> feature, update for
>> >> years now....
>> >>
>> >> Brent Boylan and Brian Wong have offered to help.  Maybe others will
>> >> as well.  And maybe
>> >> the first thing we should do is decide upon a new and more open design.
>> >>
>> >> Dr. B.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Nov 30, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Steven Yi wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Regarding the link: The link on csounds.com should probably be changed
>> >> > to link directly to csounds.com/journal instead of that page that is
>> >> > shown there that doesn't have the latest journal.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regarding the site: it really should be migrated to some kind of
>> >> > content management system or blog system IMO.  (Drupal might be a good
>> >> > solution as PHP or Rails are the only real options on what is
>> >> > available to use for csounds.com).  A nice looking drupal based site
>> >> > is ardour.org.  As it is now, I find myself hardly looking at
>> >> > csounds.com as it's very hard to find anything as the categorization
>> >> > is not as narrow as it could be.  (The way drupal's site's main
>> >> > categories are listed up top and how those pages are divided could be
>> >> > a model). Using blog software such as wordpress might be enough as
>> >> > well.
>> >> >
>> >> > steven
>> >> >
>>
>> >> > On Nov 29, 2007 8:24 PM, Brent Boylan  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I have actually been thinking about volunteering to help with the
>> >> >> site but
>> >> >> have not wanted to step on any toes, so to speak. There seem to be
>> >> >> some
>> >> >> usability issues to address. But if you just want someone to help
>> >> >> keep
>> >> >> things up to date I would like to help with that, too. Let me know.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> B. Boylan
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Dr. Richard Boulanger-3 wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Thanks Rory,
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I will personally try to get to those links you pointed out as soon
>> >> >>> as I can.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> But I am looking for help from someone in the Csound community to
>> >> >>> keep the site up to date.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> David Akbari - the previous webmaster of cSounds.com (and former
>> >> >>> student, assistant,
>> >> >>> collaborator, and all around brilliant and super csounder) has
>> >> >>> started in a graduate program
>> >> >>> in speech and hearing and so he doesn't have much time to work on
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> site any longer.  Thanks
>> >> >>> David - and good luck to you in your studies and research.  I can't
>> >> >>> wait to see (and hear) how
>> >> >>> you use Csound to assist others and help them hear better.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Sooooooooooooo
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am looking for a new volunteer to help me update things, change
>> >> >>> things, revise things, and keep
>> >> >>> the site going when I am drowning in OLPC, teaching at Berklee, and
>> >> >>> finishing the 2000+ page
>> >> >>> Audio Programming Book for MIT Press.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Anyone interested in helping out with cSounds.com?
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Hope so.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Dr. B.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Nov 29, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Rory Walsh wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>> Currently the link to the Csound Journal on the Csounds.com site
>> >> >>>> does not give a full index of issues. It stops at summer 2006.
>> >> >>>> Perhaps someone can update it?
>> >> >>>>
>> >> >>>> Rory.
>> >> >>>>
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