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== Background == | == Background == | ||
| - | Everybody likes the principle of news written by the community. It seems that everybody actually likes http://maemo.org/news system, combining over hundred sources that get promoted or demoted based on user input (thumbs up & down) and karma from several sources e.g. del.icio.us, technorati... | + | Everybody likes the principle of news written by the community. It seems that everybody actually likes http://maemo.org/news system, combining over hundred sources that get promoted or demoted based on user input (thumbs up & down) and karma from several sources e.g. del.icio.us, technorati... [http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/maemo_social_news_launched/ read more] |
| - | But it will take us a while to implement something like that in meego.com. In the meantime we can start aggregating blogs and other MeeGo specific news sources. | + | But it will take us a while to implement [http://trac.midgard-project.org/browser/branches/ragnaroek/midcom/org.maemo.socialnews something like that] in meego.com. In the meantime we can start aggregating blogs and other MeeGo specific news sources. |
== How to start == | == How to start == | ||
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Everybody likes the principle of news written by the community. It seems that everybody actually likes http://maemo.org/news system, combining over hundred sources that get promoted or demoted based on user input (thumbs up & down) and karma from several sources e.g. del.icio.us, technorati... read more
But it will take us a while to implement something like that in meego.com. In the meantime we can start aggregating blogs and other MeeGo specific news sources.
Drupal includes an Aggregation module out of the box: http://drupal.org/handbook/modules/aggregator There is an official module that resembles a PlanetPlanet, but do we really need the extra maintenance for that? http://drupal.org/project/udplanet
Would these news have a presence in the homepage? Under "What's new", negotiating space with the current static promos?
Note: the "What's new" area on the home page will likely be taken over by releases when they exist. Not exactly sure where that puts the What's new or the planet?
Anybody can request the aggregation of their blog at meego.com under the following conditions:
If you fulfill your requirements above you can request the aggregation of your blog sending the following information to FIXME:
Or you can start adding your self to the list of candidates:
What would be the next steps in order to introduce a system including news promotions based on ratings?
Should we simply start simple and leave this discussion for later?