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diff --git a/www/slash/pkg-descr b/www/slash/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..4e2972af2740 --- /dev/null +++ b/www/slash/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +Slash -- Slashdot Like Automated Storytelling Homepage -- is the code +that runs Slashdot. More than that, however, Slash is an architecture +for putting together web sites. It comes with functionality for posting +articles, conducting polls, having discussions, and more; but it can be +extended in innumerable ways. + +Slash is written in Perl, and is built on top of Apache and mod_perl. It +requires a database backend, though the only well-supported database +used with it is MySQL (more databases will become well-supported as time +goes on; PostgreSQL support is already well on its way). Slash is fast, +scalable, and secure (as evidenced by one of the best test cases you +could have, running Slashdot itself). + +Through a plugin system, developers can add functionality to Slash. +Through themes and templates (which are written using Template Toolkit), +the look and feel of a Slash site can be customized. + +WWW: http://slashcode.com/ |