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Remote debugging
by Ken Rickard 08 Sep '07

08 Sep '07

Can anyone think of a reason why this might be a security risk (or generally a bad idea)? http://therickards.com/autocomplete/mysite/debug-mode It's a remote call to my module that runs file_get_contents() on the module.info file. That way, I can verify which version people are using. - Ken And, for the literal minded out there, I added this to an autocomplete menu item just so I would have to edit the menu hook.

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Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP apps violate the GPL.
by Caleb Gilbert 08 Sep '07

08 Sep '07

Does anyone else realize that (past a point) none of these discussions matter much compared to actual court rulings? Of course the people that came up with the GPL are going to say that they hold the final say in what it means or doesn't. And of course others will say differently at times. If anyone really wants to find out what the GPL covers, and what it doesn't, the only way to truly do it is to lawyer up and hope that your gal/guy is more persuasive than the other side. ;) - Caleb, "lawyers rule the world", Gilbert

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Modules that integrate non-GPL PHP appsviolate the GPL.
by Caleb Gilbert 08 Sep '07

08 Sep '07

> > Let's not complicate this already diverse thread with yet another > indirect example that merely muddies the water further. > > I greatly resent the implication that this thread could be muddled any further. Take it back.

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our openID requires a refresh
by Moshe Weitzman 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Draft 12 has been announced: http://www.nabble.com/Announce:-OpenID-Authentication-Draft-12-(finally)-t4…. According to that announcement, no further changes are expected before release. Anyone available for this? Walkah?

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Why Drupal 6 is more important than the usual release
by Karoly Negyesi 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Hi, Those who will remain on PHP4 (and there will be many) for quite some years to come, they will need to run Drupal 6. This does not mean we need to support Drupal 6 longer than usual, that's the problem of those who prolong the life of PHP4. But we can still make a gesture towards them and ensure our release quality is even better than usual (anyone want to formally prove that Drupal works :P ? Do not even bother to answer, that's a joke! ). Please participate. Review patches, close old bugs that are no longer relevant and so on. Just play with Drupal HEAD and see what's broken and report if it's not already reported. And so on, as usual just even more so :) Regards, NK

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stuff to do before Drupal 6 beta 1 can be released
by Gábor Hojtsy 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

Hello World! The RTBC queue is quite manageable these days, so one would think that a beta release can be easily rolled anytime. Unfortunately there are at least two beta breaker issues in the works still: actions renaming to trigger: http://drupal.org/node/172773 serial fields: http://drupal.org/node/162432 These are not RTBC yet, but are definite show stoppers on a beta release. So I'd ask people interested in a beta sooner to help out there and contribute. (There are surely still some more critical issues open, so concentrating your powers on those issues can also help a lot). The Drupal 6.x RTBC queue I watch: http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&versions=97368&states=14 The Drupal 6.x bug queue I watch: http://drupal.org/project/issues?projects=3060&versions=97368&categories=bu… Gabor

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drupalcon: what does a brainstorming session involve?
by Martin Frost 07 Sep '07

07 Sep '07

(not sure whether this is on-topic?) Hi All I'm interested in holding a brainstorming session on booking systems, but I'm not sure on what they involve! (other than a group of developers trying to come up with ideas!) I have a need to come up with a room booking system (and this was a part of my cvs application) for work, but I also want to abstract it so that it becomes (almost?) a booking system api. If I can successfully map out this idea, I envisage a booking system api that would then have 'bolt-on' or contributed modules that would extend it to cover meeting rooms, seats on an airline, hotel rooms, etc. And where the need arises for ecommerce, this would also be an 'added feature' not a requirement. Currently we (http://extra.shu.ac.uk/cse) use a thing called iCalScheduler (http://sourceforge.net/projects/icalscheduler) - but I hacked it to work within phpBB as I originally used phpBB as a framework. But I'm now using drupal (and have been since v4.6) and obviously want to get it integrated without the hassle of phpBB. (this is the only thing that's holding me back from totally drupalising the site) I know it's viable, I just think I need some other like-minded developers to flesh it out with; and I also think drupal would benefit!! Can anyone help, and would you be interesting in helping me get my head around this?! Cheers (sorry for rambling, see *note to self*!) -- _fronbow_ devel(a)fronbow.co.uk aka Martin in the Real World(tm) note to self: never drink on an empty stomach! Or have _that_ much at dinnertime when you're (supposed to be) working ;)

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Another (meaningless) Drupal milestone reached: 300, 000 issue followups
by Derek Wright 05 Sep '07

05 Sep '07

We just had our 300,000th issue followup posted on drupal.org: http://drupal.org/node/168315#comment-300000 Nedjo gets the prize. ;) Somewhat fitting, given his history working on project*. Enjoy, -Derek p.s. OT: Yes, I'm back from vacation and trying to catch up with things I missed while I was gone. I've got a huge backlog at my day job, too, so don't expect miracles, but I should at least be a little more responsive now (which shouldn't be hard, given that I was completely off-line for the last 2 weeks -- any response at all is an improvement over nothing). ;)

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Drupal 6 beta 1 planned for next Monday
by Gábor Hojtsy 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

Hello World! After some short discussion with Dries, I'd like to let you know, that I plan to release a beta 1 on next Monday (that is 3rd, September), or very close to that. This should help us either get a second beta or an RC by the time for DrupalCon, but this definitely depends on *you*. In the past weeks, the RTBC queue was 4-8 patches long, and there were important patches committed, like the update.php fixups. If you are interested in having a Drupal 6 release sooner then later, then please help concentrate on fixing bugs, review existing patches, move the ones which are ready to the RTBC state. If you think that there are definitely important issues, which might not be possible to fix after the beta is released (ie. because they involve at least small bits of database or API modifications), then please let me know the issue links. If you'd like to drum up interest/reviewers for the issues, then post them here in public, otherwise send them my way. If anyone sees show stoppers, don't hesitate to tell. It would also be helpful, if someone would be able to collect a list of new features and cool modifications for a beta release post on the frontpage. The changelog is a good start/reference. We should make more people excited about this beta (because it is awesome :), so we get more feedback, and a more stable release at the end. No patching knowledge required, to write this up :) Thanks to everyone involved with stabilizing this release, your work is highly appreciated! Gabor

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db_query and serialized arrays
by William Smith 04 Sep '07

04 Sep '07

Hi all - I have an sql query that needs to insert a serialized array as one of the columns. However, the serialized data never makes it properly into the DB, I think because db_query strips out the curly braces. Take the following serialized associative array: 'a:2:{s:10:"Cardiology";s:10:"Cardiology";s:11:"Dermatology";s:11:"Dermatology";}' This ends up being stored as 'a:2:s:10:"Cardiology";s:10:"Cardiology";s:11:Dermatology";s:11:Dermatology";' (no curly braces), and I am therefore unable to unserialize() it. What is the way around this, other than fudging it and taking my result as a string and manually pushing the curly braces into place before attempting to unserialize? Thanks, William

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