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|Full description='beacon' is a simple date and category-driven Web site publishing system. It looks like a blog, but behaves like a Wiki. It features Wiki article formatting and linking, hierarchical categorisation of articles, customisable menus, file upload and inclusion in article content, RSS feeds, article commenting, open or restricted editing, a templated design, Captcha security, a database abstraction layer (works with many types of databases), multilingual support (content and interface), and spell checking, all in a 1MB footprint. | |Full description='beacon' is a simple date and category-driven Web site publishing system. It looks like a blog, but behaves like a Wiki. It features Wiki article formatting and linking, hierarchical categorisation of articles, customisable menus, file upload and inclusion in article content, RSS feeds, article commenting, open or restricted editing, a templated design, Captcha security, a database abstraction layer (works with many types of databases), multilingual support (content and interface), and spell checking, all in a 1MB footprint. | ||
| + | |Homepage URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/p/beacon | ||
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|Computer languages=PHP | |Computer languages=PHP | ||
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|Related projects=aroundme | |Related projects=aroundme | ||
|Keywords=Web,wiki,online,template,RSS,blog,hierarchy,Weblog,publishing,categorization,Captcha | |Keywords=Web,wiki,online,template,RSS,blog,hierarchy,Weblog,publishing,categorization,Captcha | ||
| − | | | + | |Version identifier=0.1.6 |
| + | |Version date=2005-06-19 | ||
| + | |Version status=alpha | ||
| + | |Version download=http://savannah.gnu.org/download/beacon/beacon_0_1_6.tar.tgz | ||
| + | |Version comment=0.1.6 alpha released 2005-06-19 | ||
|Last review by=Janet Casey | |Last review by=Janet Casey | ||
|Last review date=2008-01-07 | |Last review date=2008-01-07 | ||
|Submitted by=Database conversion | |Submitted by=Database conversion | ||
|Submitted date=2011-04-01 | |Submitted date=2011-04-01 | ||
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| + | |Real name=Tom Calthrop | ||
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Revision as of 15:14, 26 September 2014
beacon
https://www.gnu.org/software/beacon/
Simple date and category-driven Web publishing system.
'beacon' is a simple date and category-driven Web site publishing system. It looks like a blog, but behaves like a Wiki. It features Wiki article formatting and linking, hierarchical categorisation of articles, customisable menus, file upload and inclusion in article content, RSS feeds, article commenting, open or restricted editing, a templated design, Captcha security, a database abstraction layer (works with many types of databases), multilingual support (content and interface), and spell checking, all in a 1MB footprint.
Licensing
License
Verified by
Verified on
Notes
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| Tom Calthrop | maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/beacon/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Download | https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/ |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Weak prerequisite | cron (for bulk newsletters) |
| Weak prerequisite | aspell (for spell checking) |
| Source requirement | LibGD 2.0 or later |
| Required to use | PHP 4.x |
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