On 28 Jul 2006, at 20:29, Syscrusher wrote:
On Friday 28 July 2006 10:40, Matthew Jenkins wrote:
and there's nothing wrong with a little diversity - different ways of looking at the same problems, etc...
For the record, I have absolutely no problem with others building whatever link-handling modules they wish, using or not using my API as they prefer. I'm a firm believer in the Open Source philosophy of letting the user community filter for the best code by voting with their feet. I created Links to scratch my own itch, because there was nothing else that did exactly what I wanted, and am sharing it with anyone else who can use it. There's no reason why we have to have just one links solution, any more than there is any reason why we can only have one theme engine or one photo album manager.
That's exactly why I created LinksDB as well. To 'scratch my own itch' as you put it. I create dthe module originally for me, and so as not to be selfish I allowed the rest of the community to benefit from it as they wish. They don't have to if they don't want to, but some have, so that makes me glad I did release it.
The main philosophy behind Links is to have each unique URL stored only *once* in the system, and therefore dead links detection and related admin functions only have to visit each unique URL *once* per iteration. Point solutions are leaner and cleaner if you only need to use URLs in one way on your site (e.g., just a Yahoo-like directory and nothing else). Links API is built to handle the larger-scale situation, and there may indeed be a case to be made for a point solution for the entry-level user who just wants a place to put links and doesn't need to have a scalable management backend for them later. :-)
The main philosophy behind LinksDB is to have a simple out-of-the-box links database which a newcommer to Drupal can turn on and fill in a few boxes to get going. I imagine your Links solution would appeal more to the advanced user who is looking for a more customisable experience. LinksDB doesn't do that - it has one look and feel with a couple of bells and whistles you can turn on and off and that's about it.
Different strokes for different folks, and all that. Maybe when Links and LinksDB are both done (I don't know the release status of the latter) we can collaborate on a point-by-point feature comparison to help admins choose the right one for their site.
Sure thing. LinksDB is 'done' but is always getting enhancement requests that I'm more than happy to accommodate.
Scott (Syscrusher)
Matt (Flibs)
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