Sure thanks Massimo, and folks that have taken the time to review the app, please don't refrain from (constructive) criticism, I am not the kind that gets "offended" by such posts, I welcome them in fact, now having said that, here's some of my comments (not responses) regarding some of what I've read so far.
indeed, comments section seems a bit "clunky", I meant to state in the forums that the section will drastically change its visual appearance, don't worry :) - speaking of that, you notice that there is no color basically in the site. I am not particularly fond of any "flashy" schema, but this was purposely done that way to incite comments on how to make the app more appealing to the masses, this includes changing the logo and other visual elements, you also notice that I've left a bit of real estate at the upper-right area of the screen, this can eb used for ads (yuck!) or any other item or slot of data/information. As for the name agnostic suggestion, I am all for it, ping me with your suggestions please and I can try to implement a catchy domain name, this is the main reason the logo is so "light". Janrain? you bet, sounds good to me, there is still some "logistics" that I'd have to work out, since I *need* your username somehow back from the API call to store locally (with a random passwd), since your SQL "id" for the auth_users table is used as a relationship in 60% of the Db schema, I am pretty sure this can be adapted, but it'll be there, this actually solves my problem of having the login page on SSL since one of the downfalls of using Amazon EC2 instances is that you can't (easily or cheaply) have multiple SSL certificates for a server that hosts multiple domains. in any case, please continue testing if you can, I will release some "common" usernames that you can use (each one with its own access level set) so you can see how much can the system be controlled. Thanks again. Julio On Dec 19, 8:20 am, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > +1 really nice! > > I second the two suggestions proposed: > - use janrain > - make the name py agnostic > - you need a better logo/css/js (*) > > Would be nice if pyStack, pyForum and Instant Press had similar CSS > conventions and a swicth to use the same CAS login. I could integrate > them with the LMS I am working on and we could make a kick ass suite. > > Please email me privately because I have something confidential to > say. ;-) > > Massimo > > On Dec 18, 11:47 pm, Julio Schwarzbeck <ju...@techfuel.net> wrote: > > > Dear community, > > > I am pleased to inform the release the first (beta) revision of > > pyStack.com, an open source questions and answers web application > > loosely based on the successful stack overflow web site. pyStack aims > > to be a simple to use Q&A app with all the fat trimmed off and at the > > same time easy to use for the inexperienced user and complex enough > > for the hard-core one. > > > It is based on a "reputation" system in which the user "earns" points > > by means of voting up (or down) anyone's questions or answers, the > > system uses a role-based authentication system in which a new "role" > > is earned by means of accumulated points. As the user earns new roles, > > more options are available to him/her, such as ability to close a > > question, upgrade another user to a new role, ban questions, etc. The > > basic user can only add questions and answer, whereas the "SysAdmin" > > user can control the fate of the entire site. I made this site in > > hopes that web2py gets an even better reputation and to pay homage to > > the Open Source movement, something I heavily support. > > > Links: > > > pyStack (BETA):http://beta.pystack.com/ > > pyStack Discussions:http://www.pyforum.org/ > > > Here's where I would really need help on: I need testers, you may > > create your own account (or use google's integration, no google > > password is stored in the DB EVER if the user logs in using google > > auth), Currently there are several Q&A posted (many of them simple > > "blah blah this is a test" and others with "questionable" subjects, > > I'll get rid of all of that once the app is ready for "production", so > > please if you need any help creating an account, I can do this for you > > just ping me and I'll see what I can do, the forums is a nice place to > > put your comments since there is categories for them, sucgh as bugs, > > requests and general discussions, I will be updating the forum as time > > permits. > > > When the system goes out of beta, I'll place a link to download the > > source code but for now, if you wish to take a peek at it, let me > > know, I am using mercurial for source control and will soon make it > > available in google code. thanks to all.
