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In this new dawn of openness, I hope that this comment by a relative noob isn't out of place.
I (and surely others) have always felt that the fracturing of the various sections of XOOPS.org into a handful of different sites at different domains was one of the most ludicrous decisions made by the old management team. It seemed that while folks were keen to see a revamped site here, once told by the management that sections were to be farmed out, all the energies that could have been harnessed to undertake the re-make at XOOPS.org were scattered in various directions and weakened by their division.
I am in no way criticising the good XOOPizens who went out and set up as best they could (Carnuke, rabbideu, et al), I just think that it was a terrible mistake to send them off like that.
Support should be here. Modules should be here, Themes should be here, News should be here, Devs should be here, the Wiki should be here. All with the same image, integrated, united, run by the community.
There's room for privately run, and independent sites if folk want to do them. Nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, variety is the spice and all that. But the official site... what on earth would it be without all those section?
Please, if we're trying to present XOOPS as project for a diverse (as in nationalities and character) yet unified (as in direction and focus) community, then surely we have to start with our own front yard. XOOPS.org
I don't really understand what this 'mxo' group was up to, and it doesn't really matter now. What matters is moving on in the right direction.
Subdomains for local XOOPS communities and main sections sounds like a reasonable idea. Offer the various 'National' sites the chance to become more identifiable with the project as a whole, rather than an offshoot, and I'd imagine they'd jump at the chance...
I've probably said too much but I will add that I sincerely am not knocking anyone's efforts to date. What we need and, from the tone of the people rallying to phppp's call, what we're going to get, is one of the most 'together' and vital OS communities out there.
Goodness knows, we have the tools and the enthusiasm.
P.S. If anyone can find a good use to which I can be put (be kind please), I'm standing here ready and willing.
Never let a man who does not believe something can be done, talk to a man that is doing it.
