Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml,v diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml 17 Jun 2003 20:56:17 -0000 1.12 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-core-docs/www/xml/index.xml 24 Jun 2003 03:37:04 -0000 1.13 @@ -8,38 +8,12 @@ In documents, use &version; --> - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + @@ -50,17 +24,10 @@ - + + - - - - - - - - @@ -71,7 +38,6 @@ - @@ -80,7 +46,14 @@ + + + + + + + @@ -91,12 +64,32 @@ -]> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +]> + OpenACS Documentation - + OpenACS For Everyone @@ -124,6 +117,7 @@ more. + OpenACS relies on AOLserver, the @@ -142,109 +136,119 @@ System. ArsDigita (now part of Red Hat, Inc.) kindly made their work available under the GPL, - making all of this possible. + making all of this possible. - + + The ArsDigita Community System (ACS) is a toolkit of software + that will help you build Web services with a collaborative dimension, + ranging from knowledge management within companies to B2C ecommerce + to product support and community among the customers. The software is + free and open-source and has been tested in heavy use since + 1995. - Philip Greenspun + + + + OpenACS was born when Don Baccus, Ben Adida, et al decided + to port ACS from Oracle to PostgreSQL, thus making it a + fully open-source solution. + + + + OpenACS &version; is the next generation of the web toolkit. It's based on + ACS 4, but no longer follows ArsDigita development. Unlike ACS + (which required Oracle) and OpenACS 3.x (which required PostgreSQL), + OpenACS &version; allows you to use either database. It's also built in such + a way to allow enterprising hackers (in the good sense of + the word) to extend it to other databases. Don Baccus leads + the development and numerous developers and non-developers + contribute from around the world. + + + The OpenACS community would like to hear your comments and help you in your endeavors with the system. Stop by our web site and feel free to ask a question, post ideas or whatever. - - - Release Notes - Release Notes Prior - to 5.0.0. - &release-notes; - + &release-notes; - - + Administrator's Guide &software; - &compatibility; Installing on Unix/Linux - - &install-overview; - &operating-system; - &oracle; - &postgres; - &aolserver; - &openacs; - &credits; - + &install-overview; + &operating-system; + &oracle; + &postgres; + &aolserver; + &openacs; + &credits; - - + Installing on Windows - &win2k; - - Installing on a Macintosh - &mac; + + + Configuring a New Service + Placeholder Upgrading - How to upgrade an installation of OpenACS to a new version. - &upgrade; - - + + Maintenance + &maintenance; + &database-maintenance; + &recovery; + + &redhat; + &other-software; - - For OpenACS Developers + + For OpenACS Package Developers - How to extend and customize OpenACS. How to create your - own package. How to contribute your work back to the community. + + This is the place to look if you want to extend OpenACS and build on + top of what's already here. Here you can find out about the + guts of the system. + - - OpenACS Developer's Guide + + Development Tutorial + &tutorial-newpackage; + &tutorial-database; + &tutorial-pages; + &tutorial-debug; + &tutorial-advanced; + - - Overview - A tour of what you need to know in order to extend OpenACS. - - - &tutorial; + + Development Reference &packages; &objects; &rp; &api; &templates; &permissions; &subsites; - &submissions; - &i18n-devel; - - - - - Other Developer Resources - - - Overview - Developer information that doesn't really fit anywhere else. - - &parties; &permissions-tedious; &object-identity; &programming-aolserver; - @@ -258,77 +262,81 @@ &constraint-naming; &filenaming; &plsql-standards; - + &cvs; + + + For OpenACS Platform Developers Kernel Documentation - + Overview Compared to its predecessors, version &version; of OpenACS has a much more structured organization, i.e. the most significant change is found at the system architecture level, reflected in the following hierarchy: - + - The OpenACS &version; Kernel, which handles system-wide necessities - such as metadata, security, users and groups, subsites, and - package management and deployment. - - - - - The OpenACS &version; Core, which comprises all the other packages - that ship with the kernel and are most frequently needed by users, - such as templating, bboard, and user registration/management. The - packages tend to be developed and distributed with the kernel. - - - - - OpenACS &version; Application packages, which typically provide - user-level web services built on top of the Kernel and Core. Such - packages include those built by ArsDigita as well as external - contributors. Application packages are developed separately from - the Kernel, and are typically released independently of it. - + + + The OpenACS &version; Kernel, which + handles system-wide necessities such as metadata, + security, users and groups, subsites, and package + management and deployment. + + + + + The OpenACS &version; Core, which + comprises all the other packages that ship with the + kernel and are most frequently needed by users, such as + templating, bboard, and user + registration/management. The packages tend to be + developed and distributed with the kernel. + + + + + OpenACS &version; Application + packages, which typically provide user-level + web services built on top of the Kernel and Core. Such + packages include those built by ArsDigita as well as + external contributors. Application packages are + developed separately from the Kernel, and are typically + released independently of it. + + - This document provides a high level overview of the kernel - package. Documentation for the other packages can be found elsewhere. + package. Documentation for the other packages can be found + elsewhere. &objects-req; &objects-design; &permissions-req; &permissions-design; - &i18n-req; &groups-req; &groups-design; &subsites-req; &subsites-design; &apm-req; &apm-design; - - + &db-api; &security-req; &security-design; &security-notes; &rp-req; &rp-design; - &db-api; &tcl-doc; &bootstrap-acs; - - - -