</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Greg Hard:
I'd keep waiting, its being worked on.. we're volenteers remember.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks for the update, Greg

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by #1 Stunna:
instead of complaining, etc. about the progress of the portal why not start working on your own portal designs? with so much pre-built stuff on the web there's no reason why _anyone_ can't build a UBB Portal of their own.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't think any of us were really complaining. We were gracious and appreciative when inquiring about the project's status, and merely showing disappointment when the project's volunteers (who post on these boards several times a day every day ) hadn't responded in weeks to repeated requests for an update.

I realize that most everyone has busy schedules and any time devoted to working on the portal is coming out of their own spare time. No one is getting paid for developing this, so it's understandable why this is a low priority for them.

BTW, #1 Stunna, I have scoured the web for "pre-built stuff" that would be tightly integrated with the UBB AND run without using PHP, but I haven't found anything. That's why I'm so anxious for a beta of the UBB Portal.

didn't mean to offend anyone. the point i was trying to make is that it isn't that hard to put together a portal of your own w/ the wide availability of pre-built scripts on the web. true most of those scripts will require PHP, but it is possible. i'm sure that if everyone that is *patiently* waiting here would band together and devise a solution it could be achieved in no time. someone (i think mi_tucker) mentioned that they had a semi-functional portal running within 5 minutes.

Yes, I did have a portal running in about 5 minutes, but it was done in ASP. It was not very configurable and used it's own message forums, which were very crude. It also was not that easy to configure to your own tastes. PostNuke is very superior to the non-php ones I found and I tossed them out almost as soon as I looked at them.

I now run PostNuke as I have changed servers to one that allows PHP. However, I would be very willing to test whatever the guys here come up with for those non-php providers.

I just wish they would give us an update, say weekly, even if only to say they are still working on it. This is NOT a project they are going to be able to write in a couple of hours, at least not to have one that works the way I'm sure everyone would like it to work.

Sorry for the non-news, we are still working on it

I'd like to promise a date.. but haven't met any so far

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- Allen
- somebody is stealing ubbdev\'s design

Thanks Allen, I for one appreciate the update. While I've switched servers to run PostNuke, I'd still like to have something that would integrate the ubb right into it without a lot of hacking, etc.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by AllenAyres:
Sorry for the non-news, we are still working on it

I'd like to promise a date.. but haven't met any so far

</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks, Allen.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by AllenAyres:
Sorry for the non-news, we are still working on it

I'd like to promise a date.. but haven't met any so far

</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">AllenAyres, tank you anyway! We were waiting for ANY information. Now we know that there is still something to wait for and even not knowing the date doesn't upste us.
We know that the work is going on, so we CAN wait!

ThankS!

Bump

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by mi_trucker:
I now run PostNuke as I have changed servers to one that allows PHP. However, I would be very willing to test whatever the guys here come up with for those non-php providers.
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I agree that Postnuke is great and that this software can speed up the process of portal development. The new modules written for this software can implement cgi's right into the main templates (themes), so the whole ubb can intergrate fast in it.

But it's an option, not the solution because there are many others.

If you ask me(which noone did), I would say that this project could go on forever. As many updates and bug fixes and new releases that infopop come out with, it would be damn hard to keep up with. So that is just my 2 pennies.

The obligatory bump.

Now that 6.3 is right around the corner with it's templates and such, I hope that work on the UBBPortal will continue as planned. Thanks, guys.

Any news on hows it going?

Cheers

SSJ

any news?

... yet?

I'm using PostNuke now. It's hopeless trying to put in PHP SSI calls in it though.

*Needs portal*

I'm afraid that this may be a dead issue.

The developer for this project is...well...not around... so.. untill a developer can begin work on the portal, its a dead issue IMO.

I obviously don't have the experience needed to do it but I sure as hell have the desire. If you look at the Post(PHP)Nuke movement you'll see what can happen when a group of people cooperate on a project. There is no valid reason why there can't be a UBB Portal project like that if the right people are approached and join in the effort.

I guess there would have to be a "project central" and we would have to recruit the people to do it.

Edit: I would be happy to open a forum at Netwerkin for this project if there is enough interest.

Hmmm, I wonder what the legalities are in opening a forum for that?

Edit-double post.