Mambo Open Source

[andr01d]

watching this thread for few days now...
checking to see that the people involved here are serious...

Well, [deep breath] now i've decided to dive in. Rabbit (tell me if u mind me calling u like that, whiterabbit, no offence implied... ) has (hopefuly) got my first contribution to this project...

Lamper, head of Hebrew translation team, will get my further contribution in shape of some 5-6 translated language files tomorow, after i re-check em...

Needless to say, i'm a Mambo user. Needless to say i was very dissapointed by their choice of vBulletin. Needless to say i was also shocked at their reaction on proposition to integrate SMF
into Mambo.

What I DO must say is that this is one of the more focused, balanced & motivated development teams
i've seen in the last year. Hope to be a part of this project if it's possible.

Droid,
Head of hxxp:shevah.us [nonactive] - Just another community....

[Jekyl]

hi,
Could someone send me the Mambo SMF integrate component files please? I cant seam to get them from anywhere

Regards

[Thunderace]

magnificentworld

[andr01d]

any1 knows whats going on with hxxp:www.magnificentworld.net/ [nonactive] ?
i get 404 error...

[Vinoth]

Yes, search for the thread it is available here,

A mambo and SMF intergation is done/

[neo]

hi,
Could someone send me the Mambo SMF integrate component files please? I cant seam to get them from anywhere

Regards

me too please

[RSM]

Guys .. be aware that at present the Mambo/SMF interface works extremely well with B5, however installing B6 breaks it - ask me how I know .

[Thunderace]

It was a stated fact on Magnificent World that the integration would not work with B6, until JZ returns from Europe and gets the time to adapt it.

[Core]

  I've been out of the loop for a while, had other projects going on.

  Went to get the component... it's not there, only patches.

  Anyone willing to send a copy of it? Whiterabbit is apparently out of touch for the coming month or longer and I have a project to work on. This setup is one of the top considerations, but without being able to present something, even if slightly buggy, I am sure the client will go with some other configuration..

  ~C

[compa]

i guess everybody wants it (including me) but there sure is a reason why he removed the links (if you read carefully he states why) ... nevertheless i'd like to help debug too ...

[pete_w]

I'm also dying to get hold of this and have a play 

[Ryan]

Taken form the mambo website lmao 

What is Mambo?

What Mambo is!

First and foremost Mambo is a Content Management System (CMS). There is an excellent article on How to evalute a Content Management System written by James Robertson.

The goal of the Mambo project is to meet most of the requirements highlighted in the above article. As each day in development goes by we are getting nearer and nearer, whilst at the same time building a solid core which can be expanded upon by 3rd Party Developers.

Mambo is the engine behind your website that provides the ability to simplify the creation of content.

What Mambo isn't!

Mambo is not a portal solution.

Now whilst Mambo can be modified, added to etc. to provide this style of site this is not the goal of the project. Mambo is aimed at the more professional of sites e.g. small to medium business, family or personal sites.

The Mambo Development Team will not develop modules and components but concerntrate purely on the core foundations.

[True Colors]

Can someone please e-mail me the software to integrate SMF with Mambo? I did not see it on that magnificent world site. My address is [email protected]

Thanks,

TC

[compa]

it states that alpha1 is not available for downlaod any more ...

so i think the author has way too many alpha/beta testers and/or way to many bugs to solve .... he states somewhere that he is first travelling to europe and will be working on it later on

[mcsolas]

Yeah I didn't find it either .. but saw last post.

What mambo is: Impressive
What its not: A forum integrated with a single login. (outside of SB) but I kept reading how people felt they wanted more sophisticated forum app in mambos forum. So I looked into phpbb, vbulletin ( so far #1 choice I would say ) and the guy is working on that too he told me.

Sounds like this one is going to work well with it soon enough. Simple machines is the first one I thought is equiv. of vb

Its stand beside mambo and works how I am used to integrating apps in coldfusion. I pass a session variable stored on my server over to the other app. Is dood logged in ? YES ? sweet, tell that other program DOODS HERE.

SMF .. I will wait and see how its going.

[Brat]

A word of caution about VB or any other "commercial" software.

The licensing requirements for such products are vastly different  than for, say, open source applications. Mixing apples and oranges can be complex from a license standpoint.

As far as SMF, I've been using the bridge for quite some time now with absolutely no snags. That does not mean that bugs are not present, but that is true of even so-called professional software (Micro$oft, anyone?  ).

With regard to Mambo, most portal systems do not come standard with a forum. Unless there have been changes I am not aware of (and that is possible), that includes the Nukes and several others.

Put it like this - if you are going to choose a portal system, choose one that is well supported, fairly clean code-wise, with a strong supportive user base and active contributions.

You simply cannot go wrong with Mambo.

Regards,
Brat.

[mcsolas]

A word of caution about VB or any other "commercial" software.
The licensing requirements for such products are vastly different  than for, say, open source applications. Mixing apples and oranges can be complex from a license standpoint.

! Well I hope its not too bad... but I am really considering this one now. I have been clicking around into threads, using it a little on this one .. its really really nice. Better than I was expecting. This decision is a little bit off anyways. I can wait for the next revision of this one which is to break the current bridge right ? Then I will build up on the new system. Same would go with vB too .. but the licensing thing is a big deal. I mean, as long as we buy

As far as SMF, I've been using the bridge for quite some time now with absolutely no snags. That does not mean that bugs are not present, but that is true of even so-called professional software (Micro$oft, anyone?  )

Yeah we all love them dont we. hehe. Good thing I am moving to costa rica where those laws ( copyright, patent) do not apply or exist. We wont go into the details but computing there is a little more flexible 

Good to hear that your not having any troubles. I liked the idea of the bridge vs. full integration. At first I was just looking for an solution like that but then realize that as long as the user logs in once, I could care how it all works on the inside ( I do but you know what I mean .. )

Put it like this - if you are going to choose a portal system, choose one that is well supported, fairly clean code-wise, with a strong supportive user base and active contributions. You simply cannot go wrong with Mambo

From what I have seen I have made that choice and I am NOT LOOKING BACK. 100% I am in. .. and I wish I could even say what I am planning on doing with mambo. All I will say is this: its going to make a HUGE difference and could potentially affect nearly all americans in a positive manner. Its quite the ambitious project. 

What about the bridge, the new one or whatever .. whats an eta for something new from SMF that I can play with?

[Tywick]

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But, even worse, is the obvious "slap in the face" this presents to outstanding OS forums (particularly YABBSE now SMF) which have been around for a LONG period of time, are proven quantities, and have outstanding programming teams who have the OS spirit and would be far easier to collaborate with.

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While SMF comes from YaBB SE the license is no longer OS.

Nothing against SMF but I thought I should point this out before people start getting themselves into trouble.

[[Unknown]]

If you contact us, we may give you permission to redistribute in most cases....

The problem in the past was people trying to redistribute who, basically, didn't understand the basic rules of copyright law... so we decided to ban it entirely by default, except under... exceptions.

-[Unknown]

[Tywick]

Understandable. I'll probably do some more contacting when Sphinx is ready for beta testing.