Quote from: Headsaflame on March 21, 2013, 08:44:15 PM

Why are we using static web pages for this? We could easily build the site on wordpress or drupal and have communities, link directories, multiple translations, search capability, development blogs, etc.

Well crafted static web pages are superior in any relevant way. They are easier to keep running and sane, they are easier to replicate, they require less processing power to serve, they have a greater longevity, they are way harder to attack and compromise.

The only argument for dynamic pages is when you really need frequent updates done by a lot of different people, or when you need a forum or when you need to sell some goods or services. None of this applies here.

Quote from: Headsaflame on March 21, 2013, 08:44:15 PM

What's stopping us from taking this to the next level?

this isn't the next level. this is the deterioration and commercialisation of a great achievement (the world wide web). You have been lured into believing that you need a shitload of blinking and beeping shiny advertisement crap in order to have a happy life. This isn't true. In fact you don't need any of this crap, rather it sucks away the most valuable good you have, which is your life time

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