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[Jono Bacon <jono@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14 April 2012 23:13, Brandon Holtsclaw <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well I don't know about how much the current API for the forums would
> suffice but they are written in PHP and do have a plugin system , Since
> myself and Jono ( Yall did know he wrote a book on PHP, right
> ? http://www.amazon.com/Practical-PHP-MySQL-Building-Applications/dp/0132239973 heheh
> , sorry for letting your secret out , you know I love you man ! :P ) are
> some of the few within the community that  dont cringe at the thought of
> writing some PHP instead of python, I'm more than willing to write any glue
> or modules for the forums to expose an API for accomplishments if one is
> needed, could even be reused for other non-ubuntu Accomplishment Groups that
> need a PHP API later.

Yeah don't read my PHP book - it is quite out of date now. :-)

> Of course it would need to be code reviewed and vetted by Canonical IS i'm
> sure since it would be on their Data Center etc. etc. but since writing
> solid, secure and fast ( anyone been to http://omgubuntu.co.uk lately ? heh
> )  PHP code has been my $day-job for a number of years now I don't think
> that part will be much of a hurdle.
>
> So yea, lets hash out what exactly would need to be exposed, whats exposed
> now etc etc etc and then I'll work with Newz2000 and the Canonical IS Ladies
> and Gents and see if we cant work some magic.

I would have thought that there was already a vBullitin API, isn't there?

   Jono

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