What news system does Neowin.net Use?


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im really curious as to what news system neowin.net uses, ive started my own website and ive got 3 news systems set up for the different catagoreys, so if someone could please p.m. me what they use and/or a download link, i would be extreamly greatful.

Thanks so much

Adem :)

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yeh, i hate php nuke, its just i got cutenews installed 3 times for my different catagoreys, it looks cool, but i found out tht its called Virtuanews thanks to adrian, but i need to get a better theme, and learn howto edit them, thanx though :)

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The neowin news system has a story behind it from my memory serves me well the guy who wrote the neowin news script software "tingle" was a long standing member of neowin for a while, then the admins and him departed where he went and stared to bulild VirtuaNews. Leaving neowin with his script work, yet since that time its been overhauled by Redmak (with maybe some help from Timdorr too :unsure: ) pretty much..

So don't go download "VirtuaNews" and think you're getting what Neowin is using because you're not.

News script by Tingle, maintained by Neowin.net ? 2000-2004

That is posted at the bottom of the front page here.

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Leaving neowin with his script work, yet since that time its been overhauled by Redmak (with maybe some help from Timdorr too :unsure: ) pretty much.

From what I understand, just about all of Tingle's code has been replaced by some hard work from Redmak. Digital Oracle also contributed some speed improvements to the comments page. I've just completed some more improvements that should have a big impact of the rendering of that page (I got the "Saddam Captured" news item, with it's 509 comments, down from 7.2 seconds rendering time to 0.30 seconds rendering time). With any luck that will help out with server loads a bit.

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I like the news system on Neowin.net it is very nicely organised and easy to comment in. Yet I really do like VirtuaNews. :)

-Couch Potato?

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I like the news system on Neowin.net it is very nicely organised and easy to comment in. Yet I really do like VirtuaNews:):)

-Couch Potato?

You should see it from our e:). :)

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So don't go download "VirtuaNews" and think you're getting what Neowin is using because you're not.

it will do, scene as though it looks like tingle from virtuanews has wrote it out, but does anyone know howto customise a theme, its really hard :(

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it will do, scene as though it looks like tingle from virtuanews has wrote it out, but does anyone know howto customise a theme, its really hard :(

Have you try contacting the VirtuaNews people?

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I got a free copy of virtuanews when it was first released because i created the default smilie set that it comes with... only problem is i can only use it for private use :(

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From what I understand, just about all of Tingle's code has been replaced by some hard work from Redmak. Digital Oracle also contributed some speed improvements to the comments page. I've just completed some more improvements that should have a big impact of the rendering of that page (I got the "Saddam Captured" news item, with it's 509 comments, down from 7.2 seconds rendering time to 0.30 seconds rendering time). With any luck that will help out with server loads a bit.

:| damn what did you do to the code to get that!

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can anyone help me customise it, or give me a guide or something, because i know howto edit pages, i just need to know howto put it all togeather, please?

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Pay me and I will do it all for you! LOL I am really busy these days to offer work for free and only think motivating me now is Money! LOL

oi... get back to work on t-c... we'd like to get rid of virtuanews one of these days you know ;)

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Pay me and I will do it all for you! LOL I am really busy these days to offer work for free and only think motivating me now is Money! LOL

You couldent code a phpinfo.php file.

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Pay me and I will do it all for you! LOL I am really busy these days to offer work for free and only think motivating me now is Money! LOL

i spoke to you on msn about it lol, im still trying, but how much are u talking?

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:| damn what did you do to the code to get that!

Removed a redundant loop on an array for every parent comment. Basically, I turned it from an O(n^2) algorithm to a O(2n) algorithm. I'd like to get it to O(n) (or O(1) with caching :D ), but I think I've already made a big enough dent ;)

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