Code review comment for lp:~mac9416/www-ubuntu-us-tn/trunk

feel free to copy paste this conversation if you want, might be quicker :D
Also, I've moved wordpress on the actual site to news/ now and am
looking at applying the plugin "Register Plus" on my branch to it. It
can do openid w/ launchpad

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:48 PM, mac9416 <email address hidden> wrote:
> Well, it's not really a matter of having a finished product to me -
> I'd really like to see the website be a constantly evolving project
> that just keeps getting better, just like you. And I really think you
> can have that with Wordpress. It's the speed at which you can
> improve/evolve a website with Wordpress that appeals to me.
> But I can also see what you're saying, that hand-coding allows
> everyone to collaborate, not just those familiar with Wordpress. So
> there are advantages and disadvantages to both. I'm obviously quite
> biased because I've become accustomed to Wordpress and really like it
> a lot.
>
> But, as you say, the forums is the best place to talk about it. I'll
> probably post something tomorrow as it's getting late today.
>
> Thanks
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Christopher Lunsford
> <email address hidden> wrote:
>> Personally, I think hand coding gives it more of a team project
>> feeling. I'm sure other people prefer a finished project over a
>> never-ending one though, so I was kind of waiting for someone to bring
>> this up (Glad you did). I'd rather this be on the website thread
>> though to get other opinions as well. Or the mailing list, whichever
>> you prefer for discussions.
>>
>> So, my stance is to have the team code on the root of the website, and
>> have a link that goes to WP, since it would be easier to see "the
>> fruit of everyone's labor". It would encourage more activity within
>> the team to have a never-ending project is what I'm thinking. But I
>> can also see both sides to this coin and can completely understand the
>> want for a finished software project.
>> So this is just another one of those things where I'm waiting for a
>> team decision.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:51 PM, mac9416 <email address hidden> wrote:
>>> I think it takes a little work to move WP because of the DB. Ask in
>>> #wordpress, they'll know how it's done I'm sure.
>>> Also, the link looks good. One question: why not do the entire site
>>> with WP, not just the blog? I have made WP sites that don't even have
>>> a blog, it's that much easier than hand-coding. It's a little bit of a
>>> learning curve, but it makes it much easier to post quick updates,
>>> add/edit pages in a hurry, etc. Of course, whatever the team says, I'm
>>> cool with. I'm just thinking Wordpress would be the better way to go,
>>> from what I know.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Christopher Lunsford
>>> <email address hidden> wrote:
>>>> Review: Approve
>>>> is there a reason why I can't change wordpress/ to news/ on the server? It looks like it dropped the theme when I do. Anyways, check to see if this is right http://ubuntu-us-tn.info/wordpress/
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