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Bilal Akhtar
Alhamdolillah due to Amazon Web Services' amazing offer
(http://aws.amazon.com/free) I have been able to start up an Ubuntu
10.04 server and make the arrangements for hosting ubuntu-sa.org on it.
There are some issues I am facing currently (GO telecom users are not
able to reach it, instead they are redirected to the old IP address of
the domain, which was Mouath Ibrahim's server). But very soon I will set
up a Drupal CMS with the new Ubuntu theme.
If you are using STC or any other ISP other than GO then you can check
out ubuntu-sa.org which would just say 'under construction'
I want a few arabic and english writers who would create and edit
articles on the website. We would like to have these things on the website:
1) A good and informative page describing why Ubuntu is better than Windows.
2) Pages on Islamic apps on Ubuntu (please mention sabily here)
3) How to get Ubuntu and how to contact the LoCo team.
And many more. (Your ideas, please)
If you are interested in writing/helping to write the above pages then
please reply to this thread on the mailing list. I will be happy to give
you writing rights. Inshallah this will go very well.
Bilal Akhtar.
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everywhere, regardless of domain.
Moreover, I have installed drupal on the website so it is much more than
a simple 'Under Construction'.
The next challenge is: theme. The official Ubuntu theme for Drupal is
available for only version 6 of drupal, which doesn't have a good
permission system at all (we need a permission system so that some
non-admin people could be granted right to edit/write articles). This is
not possible in Drupal 6 but is possible in 7.
More info on drupal at http://drupal.org/
So we have these options:
1) Somehow manage with Drupal 6.
2) Use a non-ubuntu theme on Drupal 7
Which one do you find better?
Thanks,
Bilal Akhtar.
Mouath Ibrahim
Ma Sha'allah Bilal you did great job.
[ I missed you ;) ]
if you want translator, i will do my best just give any article in English and i will try to translate it if i got time ;)
Best wishes,
Mouath Ibrahim.
Mohammad Al Ofaisan
Whats wrong with joomla its way easier than drupal
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Bilal Akhtar
> Whats wrong with joomla its way easier than drupal
These are the reasons why I am using drupal:
1) Officially recommended by Ubuntu for loco teams.
2) Faster, admin interface much more cleaner (I hate the
menu-and-thumbnail system of joomla)
3) Better article classification (Drupal provides intensive
categorization thanks to the Taxonomy module, Joomla allows only 2
levels: Sections and Categories).
Moreover, Drupal is much better in terms of security as its code base is
smaller.
Ahmed Shubbar
Bilal Akhtar
> Security is more important than looks. So I recommend going for Drupal 7.
> You are doing a great job. Count me in for writing of articles, both Arabic
> and English.
Though security is more important, an ubuntu community website without
an Ubuntu theme would look out of order. So I am using Drupal 6
currently (already set up, you can see the website at ubuntu-sa.org) and
will move to 7 when the Ubuntu Drupal developers make a theme for it
(would take another month).
Okay, so can everybody here please create an account on the site? I have
created a role called 'writers' which will allow you to do most of the
work on the site. Once you have created your account mail me with the
username and I'll add you to the 'writers' group.
Thanks!
Bilal Akhtar.
Bilal Akhtar
> On 01/22/2011 03:57 PM, Ahmed Shubbar wrote:
>> Security is more important than looks. So I recommend going for Drupal 7.
>> You are doing a great job. Count me in for writing of articles, both Arabic
>> and English.
>
> Though security is more important, an ubuntu community website without
> an Ubuntu theme would look out of order. So I am using Drupal 6
> currently (already set up, you can see the website at ubuntu-sa.org) and
> will move to 7 when the Ubuntu Drupal developers make a theme for it
> (would take another month).
>
> Okay, so can everybody here please create an account on the site? I have
> created a role called 'writers' which will allow you to do most of the
> work on the site. Once you have created your account mail me with the
> username and I'll add you to the 'writers' group.
Sorry to say this but I am still working on getting multilingual support
on the site. If you send me the mails I can add you to the group but
please don't add any content yet as it will make the task more difficult
for me.
I will inform when it would be okay to add content.
Emad Medher
Hamood
I can handle both English and Arabic articles.
For getting Ubuntu, I can volunteer of holding copies of the OS at my
business locations in Jeddah, provided I knew where to get them since
there is no distributor in the Kingdom.
However, it is possible to keep some available copies downloaded,
printed and packaged, handy for anyone who would require them and can
request access or a copy via the website.
Regards,
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Bilal Akhtar
My exams are starting very soon. So I would not be able to work on the
website until February 7 . So please wait for me to completely set up
the website (which will likely happen in the week right after Feb 7)
Thanks for you patience,
Bilal Akhtar.