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{{Entry
 
{{Entry
|Name=Beacon
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|Name=beacon
|Short description=An Emacs global minor-mode
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|Short description=Simple date and category-driven Web publishing system.
|Full description='''Beacon''' is an [[Emacs]] global minor-mode that highlights the cursor whenever the window scrolls.
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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.
|Homepage URL=https://github.com/Malabarba/beacon
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|Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/beacon/
|User level=beginner
 
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
 
|Is High Priority Project=No
|Extension of=emacs
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|VCS checkout command=cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/beacon co beacon
|VCS checkout command=git clone git://github.com/Malabarba/beacon.git
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|Documentation note=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/beacon_guide_v1_1.pdf
|Documentation note=To install this package, run in Emacs:
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M-x '''package-install''' RET '''beacon''' RET
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----
|Decommissioned/Obsolete=No
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[https://www.gnu.org/software/maintainer-tips.html Tips for new GNU maintainers]
|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=No
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|IRC general=irc://irc.freenode.net/#emacs
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'''Selection from the [https://shop.fsf.org/ FSF shop]'''
|Version identifier=1.3.2
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|Version date=2016/10/12
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[https://shop.fsf.org/books/free-freedom-20-richard-stallman Free as in Freedom 2.0, by Richard Stallman]
|Version status=stable
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|Version download=https://elpa.gnu.org/packages/beacon.html
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----
|Test entry=No
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----
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'''[https://www.gnu.org/help/help.html Helping the GNU Project and the Free Software Movement]'''
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----
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----
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If you have corrections to this entry or questions about it, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Decommissioned or Obsolete=Yes
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|Decommissioned details=If you have time and interest in resurrecting this GNU package, please contact: mailto:maintainers@gnu.org
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|Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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|Related projects=aroundme
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|Keywords=Web,wiki,online,template,RSS,blog,hierarchy,Weblog,publishing,categorization,Captcha
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|Version identifier=0.2.1
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|Version date=2005/11/12
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|Version status=alpha
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|Version download=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/beacon_0_2_1.tar.tgz
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
 
|Last review by=Bendikker
|Last review date=2018/04/13
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|Last review date=2019/01/21
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|Submitted by=Genium
 
|Submitted date=2016/12/30
 
|Submitted date=2016/12/30
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|User level=beginner
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|Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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|Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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|OpenPGP signature=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/beacon_0_2_1.tar.tgz.sig
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|Test entry=No
 
|Is GNU=No
 
|Is GNU=No
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|GNU package identifier=beacon
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|Decommissioned/Obsolete=No
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Project license
 
{{Project license
|License=GPLv3orlater
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|License=GPLv2orlater
 
|License verified by=Genium
 
|License verified by=Genium
 
|License verified date=2016/12/30
 
|License verified date=2016/12/30
|License note=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/elpa.git/tree/packages/beacon/COPYING
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Person
 
{{Person
|Real name=Artur Malabarba
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|Real name=Tom Calthrop
|Role=Maintainer
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|Role=maintainer
|Email=emacs@endlessparentheses.com
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|Email=tom@barnraiser.org
}}
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Ruby (Ref)
 
|Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/beacon
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
 
|Resource audience=Savannah (Ref)
|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/beacon
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/beacon/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Debian (Ref)
 
|Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/beacon
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
|Resource audience=Developer
 
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/elpa.git/tree/packages/beacon
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|Resource URL=https://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
 
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
 
|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
|Resource URL=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=emacs/elpa.git;a=tree;f=packages/beacon
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|Resource URL=https://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=User
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
|Resource kind=Homepage
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|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
|Resource URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Bugs
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|Resource kind=Download
|Resource kind=Mailing List Subscribe
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|Resource URL=https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/
|Resource URL=https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnu-emacs
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Resource
 
{{Resource
|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=General
|Resource kind=Bug Tracking
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|Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/people/
|Resource URL=https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=emacs
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software category
 
{{Software category
|Programming-language=lisp
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|Interface=web
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|Programming-language=php
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|Runs-on=Windows, GNU/Linux
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|Use=web-authoring
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|Web-authoring=website-revision
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}}
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{{Software prerequisite
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|Prerequisite kind=Source requirement
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|Prerequisite description=[[libgd | LibGD]] 2.0 or later
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to use
 
|Prerequisite kind=Required to use
|Prerequisite description=[[emacs]]
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|Prerequisite description=[[PHP]] 4.x
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Software prerequisite
 
{{Software prerequisite
|Prerequisite kind=Required to use
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|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
|Prerequisite description=seq
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|Prerequisite description=[[cron]] (for bulk newsletters)
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}}
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{{Software prerequisite
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|Prerequisite kind=Weak prerequisite
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|Prerequisite description=[[aspell]] (for spell checking)
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Featured}}
 
{{Featured}}

Latest revision as of 12:56, 21 January 2019


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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

Verified by

Genium

Verified on

30 December 2016




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Tom Calthrop maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Savannah (Ref)https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/beacon/
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/
Mailing Listhttps://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/
Generalhttps://savannah.gnu.org/people/
Downloadhttps://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/beacon/
VCS Repository Webviewhttps://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/beacon/


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitecron (for bulk newsletters)
Weak prerequisiteaspell (for spell checking)
Source requirement LibGD 2.0 or later
Required to usePHP 4.x




Entry





"maintainer" is not in the list (Maintainer, Contributor, Developer, Sponsor, Unknown) of allowed values for the "Role" property.


"Savannah (Ref)" is not in the list (General, Help, Bug Tracking, Support, Developer) of allowed values for the "Resource audience" property.

























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