Comments on: Joomla Still Doesn’t Get it on Migrating http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html Wireless consumer advocate Christopher Price tackles the rest of tech. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:59:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Migration of the main site | Kybernesis http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html/comment-page-1#comment-643 Migration of the main site | Kybernesis Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:51:02 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html#comment-643 [...] I stumbled over this blog by Christopher Price[^] and I decided to take Joomla out in my backyard and shoot it in all my mercy. So now I have [...] [...] I stumbled over this blog by Christopher Price[^] and I decided to take Joomla out in my backyard and shoot it in all my mercy. So now I have [...]

]]> By: Joomla Blogger http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html/comment-page-1#comment-640 Joomla Blogger Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:07:38 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html#comment-640 A funny coincidence that your thoughts are turning to migrating, I have been thinking the same thing. http://www.compassdesigns.net/joomla-blog/general-joomla/migrating-to-joomla-1.5.html A funny coincidence that your thoughts are turning to migrating, I have been thinking the same thing.

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]]> By: Christopher Price http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html/comment-page-1#comment-638 Christopher Price Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:51:45 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html#comment-638 I think my comparison is valid in that regard, because Joomla 1.5 has a legacy mode for older components. Like Mac OS X, Joomla 1.0 code is run in legacy mode, just like Mac OS 9 code was run under Classic. The problem is, unlike Classic, which ran Mac OS 9 flawlessly in most cases, Joomla's legacy mode is horribly flawed. That creates underlying problems like a lack of reliable legacy backlink handling... which means viewers using bookmarks (as well as Google's crawler) are presented with 404's instead of content on a migrated site. But you are right that Apple maintained support for Mac OS 9 during the transition. Joomla has assured security patches for Joomla 1.0 until January 2009. That's a bit of a mixed blessing... unlike desktop computing, the CMS world is faster-paced, you can quickly lose market share (ask PHP-Nuke). Joomla will need to have a stable, simple, and proven migration process long before 2009, otherwise I doubt the project will sustain itself. I think my comparison is valid in that regard, because Joomla 1.5 has a legacy mode for older components. Like Mac OS X, Joomla 1.0 code is run in legacy mode, just like Mac OS 9 code was run under Classic.

The problem is, unlike Classic, which ran Mac OS 9 flawlessly in most cases, Joomla’s legacy mode is horribly flawed.

That creates underlying problems like a lack of reliable legacy backlink handling… which means viewers using bookmarks (as well as Google’s crawler) are presented with 404’s instead of content on a migrated site.

But you are right that Apple maintained support for Mac OS 9 during the transition. Joomla has assured security patches for Joomla 1.0 until January 2009. That’s a bit of a mixed blessing… unlike desktop computing, the CMS world is faster-paced, you can quickly lose market share (ask PHP-Nuke).

Joomla will need to have a stable, simple, and proven migration process long before 2009, otherwise I doubt the project will sustain itself.

]]> By: Philip Roy http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html/comment-page-1#comment-637 Philip Roy Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:42:11 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html#comment-637 Your comparison is interesting but slightly flawed. In many cases, migration didn't occur for Mac users...we kept OS 9 running in the background until apps came out that would work natively (some never did). It was some time before Jobs called OS 9 dead....not immediately. However your comparison is good in describing a complete re-write to Mac users (I'll be doing that on my site) and also explaining how legacy mode in Joomla is kinda like Classic on a Mac. Like my Mac migration, I'll be taking my time and planning it out. Your comparison is interesting but slightly flawed. In many cases, migration didn’t occur for Mac users…we kept OS 9 running in the background until apps came out that would work natively (some never did). It was some time before Jobs called OS 9 dead….not immediately.

However your comparison is good in describing a complete re-write to Mac users (I’ll be doing that on my site) and also explaining how legacy mode in Joomla is kinda like Classic on a Mac.

Like my Mac migration, I’ll be taking my time and planning it out.

]]> By: Joomla Components Extensions Blog » Blog Archive » Joomla Still Doesn’t Get it on Migrating http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html/comment-page-1#comment-636 Joomla Components Extensions Blog » Blog Archive » Joomla Still Doesn’t Get it on Migrating Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:33:30 +0000 http://www.christopherprice.net/joomla-still-doesnt-get-it-on-migrating-216.html#comment-636 [...] was out on the web today when I came across an article from someone who doesn’t normally blog ablout Joomla, but about [...] [...] was out on the web today when I came across an article from someone who doesn’t normally blog ablout Joomla, but about [...]

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