Migrating the data from a previous forum is a pain.
Even THAT can be done easily and without a hitch. 
Topic: Looking for someone to create/modify software for this forum [5500+ BTC] - page 12. (Read 165642 times)
October 27, 2012, 12:02:39 PM
October 27, 2012, 11:11:12 AM
Setting up a new forum or new forum software is fairly trivial.
Migrating the data from a previous forum is a pain.
Getting users to go elsewhere is easier said than done.
Migrating the data from a previous forum is a pain.
Getting users to go elsewhere is easier said than done.
October 27, 2012, 10:59:33 AM
Inaba pretty much brought it all together, this discussion here is nonsense, i just wonder that in meantime nobody else pulled up a forum, the board is full of geeks and people deeply in the dev sector.
We could do that in half an hour but we can't move the user base ourselves. October 27, 2012, 10:57:30 AM
Inaba pretty much brought it all together, this discussion here is nonsense, i just wonder that in meantime nobody else pulled up a forum, the board is full of geeks and people deeply in the dev sector.
October 27, 2012, 10:32:14 AM
I think that we are all getting tired of the limits of SMF.
I think SMF works pretty well now. I fixed the most pressing issues. (This is one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to get this job done.)
OMG you have got to be shitting me.
Fixed most of the pressing issues? What issues have been fixed? There's no mobile support. There's no moderator support. There's no subscription support. There's no advanced editor support. There's no useful search feature. There's no reputation support. There's no auction support. There's no classified support. There's no spam protection. There's no image gallery. There's no attachment management. There's no streaming/AJAX thread updates. There's no advanced profiles. There's no anything, except a forum built in the 1990's.
I can't seriously believe you just said you fixed most of the pressing issues. Use modern forum software. All of the above is included in modern forum software either out of the box or with simple plugins. Stop this silly nonsense about reinventing the forum wheel and creating software from scratch. Pick a modern package and go with it.
Heh... "SMF works pretty well now." It's like saying "My horse and carriage work pretty well no, we don't need those new fangled 'automobiles'".
October 27, 2012, 06:50:40 AM
October 26, 2012, 09:24:18 AM
I will design and build a complete CRM system from the ground up for 3btc and a Hershey bar. It will have walnut veneer inlay and gold filigree. This response is about as serious as this thread.
October 26, 2012, 08:10:09 AM
October 24, 2012, 08:54:56 PM
Ummm is this going to happen this century? 
October 24, 2012, 12:30:20 AM
A mean to downvote posts and have post with say "-5" show as hidden/collapsed by everyone with a hide trigger of >-5
These sorts of things would benefit us all and promote a sane Bitcoin development.
I might just be dreaming here but what would be the requirement to implement a way to convert and move entire threads to entirely different discussion system like disqus or reddit ?
Threaded topics would much more effectively manage inputs from users like Atlas, Goats, smoothie, ect... who tend to post, poorly though of, one line response to specific details from a larger post and sometime doing so while quoting 2 page long posts.
These sorts of things would benefit us all and promote a sane Bitcoin development.
I might just be dreaming here but what would be the requirement to implement a way to convert and move entire threads to entirely different discussion system like disqus or reddit ?
Threaded topics would much more effectively manage inputs from users like Atlas, Goats, smoothie, ect... who tend to post, poorly though of, one line response to specific details from a larger post and sometime doing so while quoting 2 page long posts.
October 22, 2012, 11:38:19 PM
Me / Bid: I am a very experienced web application developer based in the US. I can complete this project for the equivalent of $7000 in bitcoin (~583 today) and the project will take approximately 3-4 months to complete. All debugging will be completed and a bug report feature will be included in the event that anything is missed.
Features: I can mirror all the current SMF features as well as the new features/ways of doing things that you outlined.
Security / Maintainability / Code: Your new site/forum solution will be built using a very secure PHP development framework which I am very familiar and experienced with. The project will be developed using MVC programming methodology, a common and proven structured programming technique. Function names and parameters will be consistent throughout the program. It will be easily modifiable and maintainable to anyone with knowledge of PHP and MVC. I can also implement AJAX functionality for quick edit, etc.
License: I will retain ownership of the code to sell, reuse, or repackage. You will receive a license to use it indefinitely on any Bitcoin Talk domain (1 production installation and as many development/test installations as you need). You will be allowed to modify it in any way but not to share or sell it.
Database: I use MySQL, my queries and database structure are VERY FAST! I promise!
UI / UX: I'm all about minimalism and user experience. No problem making it look like this and making it skinnable. I've done all of that before and I am a master with CSS.
Groups: Groups will be customizable, but I'll create the predefined groups you asked for.
Stats: No problem, I'm an expert when it comes to reporting.
Limits: All routine things you're asking for, no problem!
Registration / OpenID: Everything looks good here.
Everything you've outlined here is possible and won't be an issue. Please get back to me soon if you intend on hiring me for this project. I will provide you with my resume and examples of my work.
Features: I can mirror all the current SMF features as well as the new features/ways of doing things that you outlined.
Security / Maintainability / Code: Your new site/forum solution will be built using a very secure PHP development framework which I am very familiar and experienced with. The project will be developed using MVC programming methodology, a common and proven structured programming technique. Function names and parameters will be consistent throughout the program. It will be easily modifiable and maintainable to anyone with knowledge of PHP and MVC. I can also implement AJAX functionality for quick edit, etc.
License: I will retain ownership of the code to sell, reuse, or repackage. You will receive a license to use it indefinitely on any Bitcoin Talk domain (1 production installation and as many development/test installations as you need). You will be allowed to modify it in any way but not to share or sell it.
Database: I use MySQL, my queries and database structure are VERY FAST! I promise!
UI / UX: I'm all about minimalism and user experience. No problem making it look like this and making it skinnable. I've done all of that before and I am a master with CSS.
Groups: Groups will be customizable, but I'll create the predefined groups you asked for.
Stats: No problem, I'm an expert when it comes to reporting.
Limits: All routine things you're asking for, no problem!
Registration / OpenID: Everything looks good here.
Everything you've outlined here is possible and won't be an issue. Please get back to me soon if you intend on hiring me for this project. I will provide you with my resume and examples of my work.
October 15, 2012, 03:29:21 PM
I think that we are all getting tired of the limits of SMF.
I think SMF works pretty well now. I fixed the most pressing issues. (This is one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to get this job done.)
I respectfully suggest you should suspend and lock this thread. It's kinda unfair to waste professional developers (of which I am not one*) time and effort dangling 3000+ bitcoins out there when you're not serious about it.
(*Or rather I am not currently seeking contracts)
October 12, 2012, 03:04:46 AM
I code in PHP/5.3.10+.
You just listed as a requirements a release that only has one bugfix in it, no new features.
This proves me that you don't know php enought to blame it.
That being said, it's certainly not the best language of the world, as none is, but it does fit some requirements pretty well.
But it's certainly NOT blameless. Not by a long shot. The worst one that comes to mind is security and data sanitation. You gotta do it all yourself.
October 15, 2012, 03:16:10 PM
I think that we are all getting tired of the limits of SMF.
I think SMF works pretty well now. I fixed the most pressing issues. (This is one of the reasons I haven't been too motivated to get this job done.)
I respectfully suggest you should suspend and lock this thread. It's kinda unfair to waste professional developers (of which I am not one*) time and effort dangling 3000+ bitcoins out there when you're not serious about it.
(*Or rather I am not currently seeking contracts)
October 15, 2012, 03:07:22 PM
Security
Use salted multi-iteration hashing for passwords using one of the SHA-2 algorithms. Passwords in the existing SHA-1 format need to be automatically upgraded once the user logs in again.
So while doing some research last night, my partner found http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/Use salted multi-iteration hashing for passwords using one of the SHA-2 algorithms. Passwords in the existing SHA-1 format need to be automatically upgraded once the user logs in again.
I think the article makes a valid point. What do you think, theymos? Maybe bcrypt(SHA-256(password)) if we want to be uber paranoid
If you're going to have open-id, just go full open-id. Optionally, have a bitcointalk open-id server maybe?
October 11, 2012, 12:16:00 AM
That is what frameworks are for 
October 10, 2012, 11:27:40 PM
I code in PHP/5.3.10+.
You just listed as a requirements a release that only has one bugfix in it, no new features.
This proves me that you don't know php enought to blame it.
That being said, it's certainly not the best language of the world, as none is, but it does fit some requirements pretty well.
But it's certainly NOT blameless. Not by a long shot. The worst one that comes to mind is security and data sanitation. You gotta do it all yourself.
October 10, 2012, 10:40:28 PM
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PHP is Sooo outdated in 2012
^^ programs in PHP 4.3.Why you code in a horror of a language?
You just listed as a requirements a release that only has one bugfix in it, no new features.
This proves me that you don't know php enought to blame it.
That being said, it's certainly not the best language of the world, as none is, but it does fit some requirements pretty well.
October 10, 2012, 06:12:21 PM
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PHP is Sooo outdated in 2012
^^ programs in PHP 4.3.Why you code in a horror of a language?
October 10, 2012, 09:47:22 AM
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PHP is Sooo outdated in 2012
^^ programs in PHP 4.3.Why you code in a horror of a language?
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