From: Jamis Buck <jgb3@...>
Date: 2004-09-03T03:20:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby blog software.

Armin Roehrl wrote:
> Jamis Buck wrote:
> 
>> Dave Thomas wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 2, 2004, at 10:19, Dave Thomas wrote:
>>>
>>>> One of the joys (for me) of RubLog is that it understands CVS, so I 
>>>> can edit articles anywhere, and then jut check them in to have them 
>>>> appear. I run Apache on my Powerbiik, with a RubLog pointing to my 
>>>> check-ed out workspace. I edit articles on that machine, and view 
>>>> them inthe local apache. When I'm happy, I do CVS commit, and 
>>>> they're sent to my server, and are published via 
>>>> http://pragprog.com/pragdave.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> :D Well, if I had shell access to the box on which my blog is 
>> published, your CVS approach would be wonderful. Unfortunately, all I 
>> have is FTP... But wait a minute; am I a Ruby programmer, or aren't I? 
>> :) I'm sure I could make it work, for me. My wife, however, would 
>> certainly prefer the web interface to a 
>> text-editor/local-web-server/upload-process approach. It would 
>> certainly make Rublog that much more attractive to the 
>> "non-programming-casual-blogger" demographic.
>>
> I hacked an ugly tiny cgi-script for a friend.
> All it does:
> it's a form where you enter the text and specify the format.
> Then it gets saved on the server where I run rublog.
> There is a 2nd cgi-script that allows deleting, editing,
> making/deleting categories.
> 
> If anybody wants a copy, email me.

I'd like to peek at it. Send it my way, if you wouldn't mind. :)

> 
> Ciao,
>   -A

I always think you're Ara when I see your signature--he signs his name 
with a lowercase 'a', though, so I guess that's sufficient to tell the 
two of you apart. ;)

- Jamis

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