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I understand you can't provide guarantees and that the latest version is always best.

But to your knowledge will CiviCRM at least run on MySQL 4.1??  Is there anything specifically prohibiting it?

Hey - I guess we're on the same page :-) i had done just that a few weeks back in trunk so it will be part of 2.2 core. You didn't see it when you tried it on sandbox because it only works if you specify a value for Options Per Line for the field (whic...

It is possible to do so, but will involve a fair amount of work in restructuring and moving stuff away from the contact table. It will also introduce the notion of "custom groups" shipped that can be enabled/disabled/extended etc.

Would be great for s...

Appreciate your help on this Eileen. STILL working on this problem. I have the my SSL Cert looking EXACTLY like the one from the UK that you mentioned (screenshot attached), and I'm still getting the same error:

Payment Processor Error message
: 7:Fail...

A commercial arm retains a project’s market share, and its development momentum, so that add-ons gravitate toward it. I am certain that Drupal sites launched in 2009 will be light years ahead of those from four years ago.

In the long run you are better off with mysql 5.0.x mysql has stopped support for mysql 4.x

We only support the latest version of CiviCRM (in this case 2.1).

lobo

When it comes to open source CMS, there are tons of options out there and two of the most popular ones happen to be Drupal and Joomla.

Amit Makhija, our senior project manager and web content management expert put out this document that helps us in making an informed decision. 

We are not recommending one over the other, but just trying to lay out some facts for both platforms so that people can make informed decisions on which implementation would be the best for a given situation.

Read on. Please do post in your comments.

Amit - thanks for putting this together.

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Since kicking off the Phones for Fearless campaign collection on Dec. 23rd, the phones are piling up, responses are coming in from far-flung places, and the story appearing in myriad social and traditional media outlets.

We are still accepting donations at Raincity Studios so bring your old devices down to help bridge the digital divide in a very tangible manner. While you are backing up your data and bundling your power cords, here are a few highlights and notes to bring you up to speed on the success so far.

Sun Profiles DTES Artist

Gillian Shaw's blog posts and Vancouver Sun article helped muster another round of exposure for the project. Of particular interest is the way she worked Walter Lynxleg's work into her story with a photo gallery in her 12-21-2008 blog post "Donate your cellphone".

Here's a video interview with Walter Lynxleg (who) "overcame homelessness and is now hoping to put together a book of photos of people living in the neighborhood and the people trying to help them"

Later, Ms. Shaw followed up with Walter's story in the print edition article on December 28, 2008, "Life on the streets seen through a simple lens - Walter Lynxleg, once homeless, uses a cellphone camera to record life in his Downtown Eastside community."

Walter is quoted saying, "I was homeless," said Lynxleg. "Then I got a job and managed to save enough money to get a place to live. Now I take photos of people who are helping people on the Downtown Eastside. I am planning to publish it in a book that I am calling Angels Without Wings."

Walter is now the recipient of a video camera and training from Steve Jaagger (Reached.com) who explains, "I'll give him a seat in our video class and I'll give him a video camera," said Jagger. "He can go into an Internet cafe and store his videos on YouTube. Guys like Walter are trying, all they need is a little bit of help. He is very passionate about the whole native thing. He wants to finish his Grade 12 and go back to his community and start showing the young guys -- you can do something."

Thanks Gillian for providing this sterling example of a complimentary relationship between "social" and "trad" media - (note: we really need better terms or no terms to describe these artificial differences)

Fearless in West Ender, tabloid edition

Jackie Wong from WE (WestEnder) gave a call to talk about the campaign. She asked how the phones would be used, how we used social media to spread the word, and why Raincity Studios is involved. I won't answer all the questions here, instead read the article "Technology for All - Campaign seeks to put discarded electronics into the hands of the poor" from the January 1~7 2009 edition. To whet your appetite here's a photo of poster boy, Kris Krug holding a copy of the print version complete with his photo supplied by yep, me ;-) plus a quote from yours truly about the campaign tactics:

Developers at Raincity Studios have been using Twitter, Flickr, and blogging platforms to spread the word of the Phones for Fearless campaign. “The thing that’s neat about using tools like Twitter, blogs, and Flickr is it opens us up to a much bigger audience,” says Dave Olson of Raincity Studios. “We’re getting responses from California and Ottawa. It really gives us an opportunity to amplify our message to a much wider area, and much more quickly.”

Gallery of Donators

We've tried to snap a picture of each donator, along with a festive message and their phone. This helps put a face to the donation and thanks everyone for their generosity. Big ups to Lorraine Raincoaster for creating a custom blog post of gratitude for each person.

Did you donate? Go to fearlesscity.ca Media Arts section to see your dossier. Add a comment if we missed your blog/twitter/whatever link.

Along with publishing a custom blog post for each donator Raincoaster published a massive blog post round up in Phones for Fearless: Day 1 and Phones for Fearless Campaign Update along with a barrage of Twitters (via @raincoaster and @fearlesscity).

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I’m pretty sure that a bit o’ chronic would help with this (even though I never use the stuff), being rather illiterate in OS technologies and command line interfaces.  In any case, I seem to have set up the crontab on my OSX.  For future reference, this is how I did it.

! Important Points.

From gotDrupal.com:

1. Cron is an old technology that can be harnessed by Drupal.  Cron.php is not that technology - it is a script that comes with drupal which allows Drupal’s modules to execute at scheduled times via some form of Cron technology.

From Lynda.com tutorials (if you’re logged in to Lynda.com, click here):

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In 2.2  we dont require postfix. We can use any smtp server to send mail out and you can use the CiviMail return processor to process incoming messages from an imap/pop account. You dont need postfix in prior versions also if you are using imap2soap.p...

In 2.1, you can use the 'dashboard' hook to customize the home page. Check:

http://svn.civicrm.org/hrd/trunk/drupal/hrd.module

for an example implementation

lobo

This site is powered by Drupal. This site is hosted in Thailand. I am a Thai. That"s why I want this site to be able to provide information in Thai as well as user interface. Fortunately, Drupal is already supported localization.

Can you (or will you be able to) use CiviMail with other MTA's?  While Postfix is pretty widely spread, I've heard that EXIM is the standard on many hosting packages today due to cPanel.  Will some of the changes in 2.2 allow other MTA's?  Or are we li...

I am interested in using CiviCRM as a sales CRM in addition to using the great email and event features.

However, the home page does not seem to be very robust. Currently all I see is activities. Is there a way to add to this functionality similar to S...

An overview of applications of drupal and how it compares to other CMSs and frameworks.

Commercial arms help open source projects meet this competition, at the same time they provide a business model which feeds the lead developers. It's not an appropriation from the commons at all.

Benefits of a commercial open source arm
ZDNet - 3 hours ago
Let me offer the example of Acquia, the commercial arm for Drupal, because I have both personal experience and news to bring to bear. ...

Benefits of a commercial open source arm
ZDNet - 7 hours ago
Let me offer the example of Acquia, the commercial arm for Drupal, because I have both personal experience and news to bring to bear. ...

Benefits of a commercial open source arm
ZDNet - 2 hours ago
Let me offer the example of Acquia, the commercial arm for Drupal, because I have both personal experience and news to bring to bear. ...

That worked great thank you very much.