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Crymson
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 Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:47 am Post subject: News submission package |
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Is there a package for news submission similar to that of slashdot? A user cliks a link, it gets formatted, and dynamically added to a text file?
I suppose it would be easy enough to write one, but I'm lazy.
If such a thing doesn't exist, I guess I will just write it.
Thanks!
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adaptr
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:16 am Post subject: Re: News submission package |
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| Crymson wrote: | | Is there a package for news submission similar to that of slashdot? A user cliks a link, it gets formatted, and dynamically added to a text file? |
Although I have no idea what you mean by that last sentence, why don't you just use slashdot ?
Or squishdot, or whatever - there's dozens.
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Crymson
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: News submission package |
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| adaptr wrote: | | Crymson wrote: | | Is there a package for news submission similar to that of slashdot? A user cliks a link, it gets formatted, and dynamically added to a text file? |
Although I have no idea what you mean by that last sentence, why don't you just use slashdot ?
Or squishdot, or whatever - there's dozens. |
The last sentence means - if there is no such news submission program, then I'd just write one. Code it up, and use it.
Anyway, I didn't know what it was called. slashdot, or squishdot eh? Cool, I'll check those out. Thanks!!
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adaptr
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: News submission package |
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| Crymson wrote: | | adaptr wrote: | | Crymson wrote: | | Is there a package for news submission similar to that of slashdot? A user cliks a link, it gets formatted, and dynamically added to a text file? |
Although I have no idea what you mean by that last sentence, why don't you just use slashdot ?
Or squishdot, or whatever - there's dozens. |
The last sentence means - if there is no such news submission program, then I'd just write one. |
Erm.. no, it actually can't mean that - that's why I asked.
The two question/statements are not compatible, to abuse a computer term.
- Is there a package that does what Slashdot does ?
Yes, of course - it's what Slashdot runs on.
- Is there a package that goes click, format, add ?
I'm sure there is, but that has nothing to do with Slashdot - either the site or the software.
I have a hard time concluding that you intend to write it yourself from these two sentences 
Here is the slash site, anyway: http://www.slashcode.com/about.shtml
It doesn't seem to be in Portage, alas.
Squishdot is, but it's for Zope - so you'd need to run that as well.
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Crymson
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Well, perhaps I wasn't being very clear. The problem with wanting to emulate the news postings of /. without knowing what they are called makes describing them ambiguous.
Anyway, it is easy enough to write some php or perl code that when a user clicks a button on website, they type in their article, it takes that input, and appends it to a textfile. That's what I'm talking about writing. But, as stated originally, I'm lazy, and don't want to reinvent the wheel if I don't have to.
Regardless, thanks very much for the code to slashdot- that's pretty slick, and part of it does exactly what I want it to do.
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