I’ve been configuring the SMF forum. They’re saying SMF is better written than phpBB and more reliable, so if I can get SMF to look right, that’s the preferable choice.
Most forums run vBulletin (big-boards.com lists 1376 vBulletin, 275 Invision, 245 phpBB and 41 SMF), so if you don’t look like vBulletin or Invision, it looks like you compromised because you couldn’t afford vBulletin. SMF’s UI started out further away from the standard look, but I’ve been able to use CSS to make it look more like the others.
I’ve done as much as I can with CSS, the rest requires editing PHP files and uploading images. The forum doesn’t have a built in file upload/edit admin feature, it’s added separately as the SMF File Manager mod. I uploaded the mod but some files need to be chmod 777 so it can install. If you go to Admin->Packages->Browse Packages and click on Apply Mod, it offers to do it automatically if you enter an ftp login.
Someone says you might also have to mkdir /var/www/bitcoin/smf/packages/temp
The error in the error log is: failed to open stream: Permission denied File: /var/www/bitcoin/smf/Sources/Subs-Package.php (I’m sure that’s just the first file)
Is it OK to go live with this SMF installation when I’m finished configuring it? I should be able to point forum.bitcoin.org to it.
Liberty reports that linux-test8 has been running smoothly. My tests have been running fine as well. The Linux version looks fully stabilized to me.
Good news: he says he made his first sale of bitcoins. Someone bought out all he had. I had been wondering whether it would be buyers or sellers.
Source: Published by Martti Malmi on GitHub in February 2024 as part of his testimony in the COPA v. Wright trial. The full correspondence archive is available at mmalmi.github.io/satoshi/.