Feature Requests
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Paste ideas you might have and comment on others'.
After talking to RickB recently, I came to the conclusion that we don't have enough text on the wiki and that we need to think of expanding until we take over the world (or something similar). (I am only joking about world domination.) Sahal
Please note this is strictly non-IRC Infrastructure related. If you would like to share your ideas on the IRC Infrastructure please modify IRC Server infrastructure.
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[edit] Distributing HTTP traffic
Using...
- CoDeen CDN
- insert name of some distribution software RickB was talking about
- make packages of static pages daily (name time frame here), uploaded, then finally downloaded by all servers and mirrored.
- Use the SVN! See Development for information.
Why it sucks
Some say we don't have enough traffic. RickB says our traffic amount seems to have increased according to his bandwidth statement. This is most likely due to NeoCon related activity.
Why it rules
Distribution prevents (significantly hinders) total annihilation in case of DoS attack or server failure. RickB says his server has failed very few times but that number is not 0.
[edit] Selling Vhosts
selling accounts to BNCs or similar will provide us some income.
Why it sucks
Are we secure enough to allow remote connections from potentially untrusted clients?
- We should not provide an open proxy service.
- We offer FREE services as a community, supported by donations.
--Stiv2k 03:05, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Why it rules
- We can make enough money to make NeoCon cost less and pay for domain renewal.
[edit] Some kind of mentoring program
We find people who might be interested in server management, irc, and wasting time and train them to run servers. This will increase our server and user count. This will lead to large increases in the user base because these users bring their friends to Neoturbine too.
Why it sucks
nobody cares.
Why it rules
It has worked so far. :P
Recently eric mentioned that Neoturbine would die soon after we graduated college because nobody would run servers. Others have predicted the demise of Neoturbine before. If we mentor youngin's they could gradually take over network responsibilities once we leave or become too busy. Sahal 23:49, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Running multiple networks
We should run SILC (and Jabber) along side our IRC network. Let's jump on the SILC bandwagon so we can seem like geniuses when the revolution sets in.
Why it sucks
- more bandwidth use
- complicates things a little
Why it rules
- silc is a fully encrypted network
- it has more redundancy than IRC
- its more advanced
- harder to DoS attack because leafs can be hidden
WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
- We need a connection between SILC, Jabber, and IRC. That way I can talk to douchelick on IRC, and cuntnugget on Jabber, all while I, jesus, am on SILC. trevorj
[edit] Neoturbine Build Server
A proposal to run a "Build Server" sometime in the future. Detailed information can be found at Build Server.
[edit] Distribution of configs through svn
bopm.conf, other general configurations. this is not about remote includes. these would be signed, of course. :)
why it sucks
- security issues
- can be resolved by using either encrypted files or not distributing passwords/etc
- svn needs to be installed?
- nope, WebDav can be used to download configs via http
- of course, if you want to update the conf you'll need svn
why it rules
- version control!
[edit] NeoWikiWishList
If there are any features or extensions to MediaWiki that you would like to see here on NeoWiki, add them to this list so we can determine the fate of your suggestions.
| Request | Status |
|---|---|
| OpenID | Installed, |
| UserInfo | Installed |
| Enable the Table Toolbar | Not installed |
| reCAPTCHA | Installed |
| Lockdown | Installed |
| Layout_customization | |
| Short URL | Implemented |
| Skins | |
| Facebook Connect [1] [2] [3] | A buggy extension for MediaWiki is out! All we need to do is integrate it. |
| Mibbit | Installed - see http://wiki.neoturbine.net/Special:Mibbit |
| SpamBlacklist, and or mod_httpbl Beta Test | recently there has been a "wave" of spam from blacklisted IPs. If we were blocking these in the first place, it wouldn't happen. :/ Apache mod_httpbl can also be installed in Apache to allow access to Project Honey Pot's httpbl. |
