Beta of new forum software now officially open

[kevin1234a]

would love to see some thread icons (etc) for the child forms

[BuyWithBitcoin.info]

Great, but i think that some programmers would stop to use Bitcointalk because new version allow to browse only with Javascript, allot of people are aware about the vulnerabilities.

[xandry]

Why all subforums on beta are empty?

[hamdi]

please keep the old forum.



its the gold standard. plain html based on a proven hardened php solution (smf).



this funky new react/angular/node.JS stuff, forget it. this tech changes too fast and is prone to problems.

i would not wonder if the database leaks came from this beta...

[Vod]

i would not wonder if the database leaks came from this beta...

Good.

The beta was released after the database was leaked.

[Bimmerhead]

How is the world's most expensive forum software coming along?

[krishnaverma]

What is the current status of the new forum ?

[krishnaverma]

What is the current status of the new forum ?

Not to confuse OP, he means a member of this forum not the member rank.

[kzv]

Beta of new forum software now officially open
April 19, 2016, 02:28:10 AM

two years later?...

[NavI_027]

Why I can't access the link given above? I feel bad because I'm really eager to become a part of that beta testing . By the way, I'm only using a smartphone right now and internet connection is definitely not a problem (I think so) because I have a stable one. I don't really know what's wrong, I hope someone could help me regarding this.

[n0nce]

Is there anything new about this? I'm getting a Error 521 Web server is down error message.

[DdmrDdmr]

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The Beta environment hasn’t been running for years now. I don’t recall ever trying it out myself, and when I queried on the matter, we did get an answer as to why it was not running:

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Wouldn’t it be better if Bitcointalk provided a common test environment that was open for anybody to use, without people having to download the software and setting up their own environments?

beta.bitcointalk.org was run for a couple of years, but virtually nobody used it. It was too boring. I'd ideally like people to actually try using Epochtalk for various things that they find fun/interesting. Maybe try a more restrictive moderation style, maybe make it more niche-focused, maybe try adding some crazy features, etc. If people actually try to use it for real things, then the real deficiencies will be found.
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Some Epochtalk test sites were created as reflected on this thread (I believe only Coinbistro is still running), but of course they allow to test the software with newly generated content, which is a broader goal from the perspective of a Bitcointalk user, but that lacks facilitating a more focused approach based on a migrated database and a parametrized environment to Bitcointalk’s future environment (were it to eventually crystalize).

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Is there anything new about this? I'm getting a Error 521 Web server is down error message.

When I saw this thread, my first thought was that it was a new one even though I saw it was quite a few pages long--I thought I might have missed it in the past couple of days.  I chuckled when I opened it and saw how old it actually is and realized for just how long I've been hearing about the fabled New Forum Software.

I'm almost certain said new software is never coming out, though I haven't checked for any new developments in the thread dedicated to it.  I'm just assuming that since it's taken so long, things that might have been worked on in the past would be, if not obsolete, not real improvements to the forum as it currently is.  Fine by me, though.

[n0nce]

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The Beta environment hasn’t been running for years now. I don’t recall ever trying it out myself, and when I queried on the matter, we did get an answer as to why it was not running:
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When I saw this thread, my first thought was that it was a new one even though I saw it was quite a few pages long--I thought I might have missed it in the past couple of days.  I chuckled when I opened it and saw how old it actually is and realized for just how long I've been hearing about the fabled New Forum Software.

I see guys, thanks! Also sorry for necroposting; I just thought it wasn't worth opening a new thread just for asking where / how to test the beta forum software.

I'm almost certain said new software is never coming out, though I haven't checked for any new developments in the thread dedicated to it.  I'm just assuming that since it's taken so long, things that might have been worked on in the past would be, if not obsolete, not real improvements to the forum as it currently is.  Fine by me, though.

For me it's fine, too! Not sure why an upgrade would be needed to be fully honest. But I'm sure this has been extensively discussed for years already and doesn't fit this topic anyway.

[UmerIdrees]

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The Beta environment hasn’t been running for years now. I don’t recall ever trying it out myself, and when I queried on the matter, we did get an answer as to why it was not running:

So does it mean that their work on the Epochtalk software has been postponed and/or the Epochtalk project is canceled?

I thought that the Epochtalk project is delayed and might be live one day but now it seems we will stick to the SMF forums which is also not bad in my opinion.

[Stalker22]

So does it mean that their work on the Epochtalk software has been postponed and/or the Epochtalk project is canceled?

I thought that the Epochtalk project is delayed and might be live one day but now it seems we will stick to the SMF forums which is also not bad in my opinion.

I think the truth is that no one really knows anymore. So much time has passed and the people who worked on Epochtalk probably moved their focus to new projects a long time ago. Is there anyone from the original development team still working on Epochtalk or is everything solely in the domain of the open source community?

[LTU_btc]

When I saw this thread, my first thought was that it was a new one even though I saw it was quite a few pages long--I thought I might have missed it in the past couple of days.  I chuckled when I opened it and saw how old it actually is and realized for just how long I've been hearing about the fabled New Forum Software.

I'm almost certain said new software is never coming out, though I haven't checked for any new developments in the thread dedicated to it.  I'm just assuming that since it's taken so long, things that might have been worked on in the past would be, if not obsolete, not real improvements to the forum as it currently is.  Fine by me, though.

You're not alone. I haven't checked Meta for few days and I already thought that's new topic. I actually completely forgot about Mew forum software, there weren't any talks about it for a while. I'm not even sure that development of continues. I'm fine with current software, but it would be shame that after spending so much money on it, new forum software won't be released.
Still, I believe that new forum software will be released earlier than hell will freeze over .

[Initscri]

When I saw this thread, my first thought was that it was a new one even though I saw it was quite a few pages long--I thought I might have missed it in the past couple of days.  I chuckled when I opened it and saw how old it actually is and realized for just how long I've been hearing about the fabled New Forum Software.

I'm almost certain said new software is never coming out, though I haven't checked for any new developments in the thread dedicated to it.  I'm just assuming that since it's taken so long, things that might have been worked on in the past would be, if not obsolete, not real improvements to the forum as it currently is.  Fine by me, though.

You're not alone. I haven't checked Meta for few days and I already thought that's new topic. I actually completely forgot about Mew forum software, there weren't any talks about it for a while. I'm not even sure that development of continues. I'm fine with current software, but it would be shame that after spending so much money on it, new forum software won't be released.
Still, I believe that new forum software will be released earlier than hell will freeze over .

Actually funny thing is I took a slight hiatus (over a year) from BTCTalk. I came back, and first thought was to check on the status of the new forum. I can't say I'm surprised. Especially seeing the lack of commits on the repo.

[nutildah]

Yo this thread is low-key hilarious.

However, I don't think the forum should be changed. It would be dishonorabru to Satoshi's legacy.

Dunno what should be done with all the funds collected for it. As of now, it seems like their main purpose is to be slowly siphoned off to the "treasurers."

They should probably be donated to the Bitcoin Core developers, though somewhat incrementally.

I realize there's no Bitcoin Foundation anymore for good reason. Theoretically such a thing could act as stewards for donated funds, but for whatever reason positions in that type of entity just naturally attract sleazebags.

Ultimately it doesn't matter so long as the forum remains basically as is. Kind of like the blockchain.

[virasog]

Yo this thread is low-key hilarious.

However, I don't think the forum should be changed. It would be dishonorabru to Satoshi's legacy.

Dunno what should be done with all the funds collected for it. As of now, it seems like their main purpose is to be slowly siphoned off to the "treasurers."

They should probably be donated to the Bitcoin Core developers, though somewhat incrementally.

I realize there's no Bitcoin Foundation anymore for good reason. Theoretically such a thing could act as stewards for donated funds, but for whatever reason positions in that type of entity just naturally attract sleazebags.

Ultimately it doesn't matter so long as the forum remains basically as is. Kind of like the blockchain.

Since there is no reply recently from theymos on this thread proofs that there will be no Epochtalk.

However, I was just seeing that we have a child board New forum software dedicated to this possible new forum. What's the use of keeping this child board open when the plans for launching Epochtalk are postponed ?