Re: filestat - a different perspective

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004, David Ascher wrote:
>
> Speaking for myself, the problem is that the strengths of blosxom for
> one audience:
>
>   - the simple text-file formats
>   - the 'simple' publishing model (create a file)
>   - configuration through config.py

The way I view PyBlosxom is that it's not for "users" in the general
sense.  I would never tell my mom she should use PyBlosxom.  I tell most
of my friends (some of whom have degrees in Computer Science) to use
LiveJournal.  I see PyBlosxom's audience as other
developers/hackers--people who just want a framework to build off of.

I realize that disenfranchises a lot of people and that some will disagree
and/or dislike this "mission".  And I also realize gearing things towards
hacker-types doesn't necessarily get us out of the business of making
things work better out of the box.


I think what you and Lee are talking about (I just read your response to
Lee's message) would help to satisfy both camps and possibly simplify
portions of the existing PyBlosxom codebase as well.


> Again, think of Zope vs. Plone.  Zope does it all, but as far as I can
> tell, Plone makes it more accessible to a broader set of users.  I think
> the same dichotomy applies here, and the same synergies can apply.

Maybe we should slim down PyBlosxom some more into a pyblosxom-core
package (details to be figured out at some later date).  Then have "New
Project" either extend the pyblosxom-core or interface with it.

/will


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