2019-09-05, 04:41 AM
Simply a curious thought if anyone has ever contemplated converting the mybb core pkg to say a discography repository.
ie:
categories become genres * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
sub categories become sub genres * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
forums become labels * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
sub forums become sub labels * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
threads become album listings * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
thread rating becomes album rating * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
posts become relating album reviews and or discussions * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
announcements become say something of the sort like say: hot off the press, the fresh wax, album shout out (pre-release/release), etc, etc * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
calendar can still be used for event listings
reputation becomes fist bumps (lol) * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
* while we could go on and list every little section and the conversion name but again this would take up a lot of space and we really are not also trying to complicate a simple discussion and question further
** also for this question we won't list or discuss say any of the possible user group conversions as I merely am asking a simple question and starting a simple discussion.
etc, etc..., just curious if anyone has thought about, done it..., or whatever else related to such a thought.., asking simply as I am curious about the thought and the humour of it.
( while it should not need to be said, let us simply remember the mindset of keeping in mind to keep the topic and relating convo clean )
( also note: before anyone starts off about it, a simple reminder while the license allows you to fork the software and it is rather simple to do as history has shown, we should also not try to add that topic any further to this conversation. So for this conversation we will look at this thread topic as say a discussion of simply anyone whom has had a thought about a personal conversion of the sort, has done a personal conversion of the sort, etc, etc. )
*** you will notice throughout conversation in this thread I will say for the purpose of discussion and that is because this is simply a discussion, not an active planning for a project. * see the point is to get the creatives juices in the mind flowing and thinking on things like this because this relates to any sort of say project you would like to do that may require you to highly edit and or fork mybb in that project. * see in the old days of mybb, a lot of people gave young projects flack for forking even though the license did allow it and I think such flack cause some projects to lose interest or others to not start off due to the community flack that often seems common. The entire point of allowing for forks is so that people can say find inspiration and learn and grow with a product and if in the process of their adventure with such they decide they have a project that is outside the spectrum of the existing product they can then do so in a variant/fork as the license allows and it really still is all about the sharing and gathering of knowledge. Forks do not take away from the core product if anything they pay homage to it and are often credited immensely as well as those individuals often contribute to the existing product prior to and while working on else. This is something I love about the idea is that any user can do such and it is as simple as hey, do you have some core enhancement you want to see in the core but say it will not be added in the main core, well chances are you can start forking it and well if other users find interest they join and well it happens..., and should happen without core community flack as that is the kind of creative mindset the oss community is about. So whether it is a massive re-write like this initial thread is discussing for sake of example or even just a something small like a few nice core enhancements and say a new responsive front-end and back-end or whatever say the project idea that requires a fork entails..., if you can give back to the existing community at the same time that is even better, if the project cannot that is still ok and this is something to remember: if the mind is active the possibilities are limitless. I think what the aim of this discussion overall is talking about a project thought and all it would entail simply as a creative base to maybe inspire folks in the community to imagine their potential and if you dream it up you may be able to build it, and if not all is within your capabilities that is not a reason to not follow your inspirations, that is what oss communities are for, finding like minded users that may possess the contributions that you do not. And if one day you look back at this discussion and find for whatever reason that it caused you to follow your ideas, then please pay it forward and light the fire and desire to inspire!
ie:
categories become genres * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
sub categories become sub genres * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
forums become labels * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
sub forums become sub labels * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
threads become album listings * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
thread rating becomes album rating * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
posts become relating album reviews and or discussions * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
announcements become say something of the sort like say: hot off the press, the fresh wax, album shout out (pre-release/release), etc, etc * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
calendar can still be used for event listings
reputation becomes fist bumps (lol) * these are just example names for the purpose of discussion
* while we could go on and list every little section and the conversion name but again this would take up a lot of space and we really are not also trying to complicate a simple discussion and question further
** also for this question we won't list or discuss say any of the possible user group conversions as I merely am asking a simple question and starting a simple discussion.
etc, etc..., just curious if anyone has thought about, done it..., or whatever else related to such a thought.., asking simply as I am curious about the thought and the humour of it.
( while it should not need to be said, let us simply remember the mindset of keeping in mind to keep the topic and relating convo clean )
( also note: before anyone starts off about it, a simple reminder while the license allows you to fork the software and it is rather simple to do as history has shown, we should also not try to add that topic any further to this conversation. So for this conversation we will look at this thread topic as say a discussion of simply anyone whom has had a thought about a personal conversion of the sort, has done a personal conversion of the sort, etc, etc. )
*** you will notice throughout conversation in this thread I will say for the purpose of discussion and that is because this is simply a discussion, not an active planning for a project. * see the point is to get the creatives juices in the mind flowing and thinking on things like this because this relates to any sort of say project you would like to do that may require you to highly edit and or fork mybb in that project. * see in the old days of mybb, a lot of people gave young projects flack for forking even though the license did allow it and I think such flack cause some projects to lose interest or others to not start off due to the community flack that often seems common. The entire point of allowing for forks is so that people can say find inspiration and learn and grow with a product and if in the process of their adventure with such they decide they have a project that is outside the spectrum of the existing product they can then do so in a variant/fork as the license allows and it really still is all about the sharing and gathering of knowledge. Forks do not take away from the core product if anything they pay homage to it and are often credited immensely as well as those individuals often contribute to the existing product prior to and while working on else. This is something I love about the idea is that any user can do such and it is as simple as hey, do you have some core enhancement you want to see in the core but say it will not be added in the main core, well chances are you can start forking it and well if other users find interest they join and well it happens..., and should happen without core community flack as that is the kind of creative mindset the oss community is about. So whether it is a massive re-write like this initial thread is discussing for sake of example or even just a something small like a few nice core enhancements and say a new responsive front-end and back-end or whatever say the project idea that requires a fork entails..., if you can give back to the existing community at the same time that is even better, if the project cannot that is still ok and this is something to remember: if the mind is active the possibilities are limitless. I think what the aim of this discussion overall is talking about a project thought and all it would entail simply as a creative base to maybe inspire folks in the community to imagine their potential and if you dream it up you may be able to build it, and if not all is within your capabilities that is not a reason to not follow your inspirations, that is what oss communities are for, finding like minded users that may possess the contributions that you do not. And if one day you look back at this discussion and find for whatever reason that it caused you to follow your ideas, then please pay it forward and light the fire and desire to inspire!