Critter - yet more forum software
So we are just about to release a new website for EGS, and Tactile will follow shortly. One of the key requirements for both is some forum software. We spent a while looking around and although there are lots of forum solutions out there all of them are quite bloated apart from Beast.
The problem with Beast is that it is built on Rails and we really wanted a PHP solution. So a cunning plan ensued!
Patrick started on Monday and we needed to bring him up to speed on EGS and the framework, so Greg and I thought writing a new forum would be good. In addition to a light weight forum solution, Patrick will be documenting the process for us internally to train new starters on EGS and externally for people to start using the framework.
It is now Wednesday and we have just spent the afternoon skinning the first version and will be releasing it soon (under the GPL of course). So watch this space and keep an eye out for Critter soon (we liked Beast so much we thought we would use the layout/functionality as a basis for the software so Critter is our nod in Beast’s direction to say thanks!).