[hobbit] Xymon support sites

[Adam Goryachev]

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Galen Johnson wrote:
> Also, those of you who have used The Shire, any feedback (both positive and negative) would be appreciated.

Well, since I have a history with www.deadcat.net I would suggest
something like that would be perfect :) Of course, there are a number of
improvements to that system that could/should be made (in hindsight) as
well. However, the basic concept of the site works quite well, with the
original contributor retaining permission to edit/change their files and
data, and anybody is able to upload. The main downside turned out to be
that is was too difficult for someone who has improved a script to
upload their version on top of the existing version. I haven't thought a
lot about how to solve this, but I imagine some options are:

1) Upload a patch to a file which is displayed together with the file
(ie, it is associated with the original file) but is maintained as a
stand-alone file
2) Ability to communicate with the original contributor and hope they
will incorporate the changes.
3) Ability to "adopt" a file if the original contributor agrees or does
not respond.

Probably some other options as well, and some people may not see all
that as a bad thing at all.

Of course, building the system that runs the site was somewhat
time-consuming, and I'm sure the folks at Quest will not allow us to
re-use it (sorry).

Regards,
Adam

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Adam Goryachev
Website Managers
www.websitemanagers.com.au
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