Wayne wrote:
@eyeam,
Thinking of "just forum based", the best and easiest thing for me to do by far is to just spend $180 to buy VBulletin (the BEST forum software out there, bar none) which imports Xoops by default, then put up a redirect to the new forums as I've done with both salemspectator and whyzzat.
This is a great idea (save for the cost) because all the usernames/passwords, posts, forums, etc would be instantly saved and usable. It's also more than likely 99% Amiga compatible output (very little flashy stuff).
VBulletin also has a mod which would allow me to write news, image gallery, and other pages separately as time allowed. Since we would never "mod" VBulletin itself, upgrades would constantly be made available (90% chance we would never be stranded again) and still be able to make Amiga.org in whatever direction we needed it to go.
The only downside is that it would literally be "forums only" until I (or maybe we -- given volunteers) could get the rest written.
Converting to VBulletin, writing a theme, and getting it back online really only takes about a day or two at the most. I can peacefully say that if we suddenly wake up one morning and find ourselves broken, that's the way I'd go.
At least once converted to VBulletin, converting to anything else should be a breeze should we decide to later.
Wayne
Other than having to pay for it, I can't see any problems with this route. The fact that it can already import XOOPS seems like a godsend.
