The popular rails-based Beast forum, rewritten from the ground up with the same database and views.
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updated for Rails 2.1.1
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using rspec/model_stubbing
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added a state machine for user logins
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built-in multi-site support
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spam protection from akismet/viking
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forum authorization rules (public/private/invitation)
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email and atom feed support
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xml/json API (not 100% tested yet, fixing soon)
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highline based easy console installer
Help desired via git:
git clone git://github.com/courtenay/altered_beast.git
# download altered_beast # gem install rails 2.1.1 $ mkdir log $ rake tmp:create $ rake app:bootstrap Follow the instructions to create your database and load users.