我计划使用 Ruby on Rails 创建一个社交网络 + MP3 讲座下载/浏览/评论/发现网站。 部分是为了好玩，也是学习 Ruby on Rails 的一种方法。 我正在寻找一个可以用作我的网站基础的社交网络框架。 我不想重新发明轮子。
在网上搜索我发现了三个这样的框架。 您建议使用这三个中的哪一个，为什么？
http://portal.insoshi.com/
http://www.communityengine.org/
http://lovdbyless .com/
I'm planning on creating a social networking + MP3 lecture downloading / browsing / commenting / discovery website using Ruby on Rails. Partially for fun and also as a means to learn some Ruby on Rails. I'm looking for a social networking framework that I can use as a basis for my site. I don't want to re-invent the wheel.
Searching the web I found three such frameworks. Which of these three would you recommend using and why?
http://portal.insoshi.com/
http://www.communityengine.org/
http://lovdbyless.com/
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Community Engine 的另一个优点是它使用 Engines，这是一种高级类型的插件，正在成为2.3 中 Rails 的一部分。 因此，您从使用社区引擎（以及引擎）中学到的东西将在未来有用。
One other positive to Community Engine is that it is using Engines which is an advanced type of plugin that is becoming a part of rails in 2.3. So what you learn from using Community Engine (and therefore Engines) will be useful going forward.
我目前正在测试 lovdbyless 和 insoshi。 我能够相当快地安装并启动并运行 insoshi，而 lovdbyless 却给我带来了困难。
如果您处于新手模式，我建议您从 Head First 获取这本书。
http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfrails/
对于初学者来说，这可能是最好的书籍之一。 至少在我看来，因为我经历了一些太令人困惑的事情。
i'm currently testing both lovdbyless and insoshi. i was able to install and get insoshi up and running fairly quickly whereas lovdbyless is giving me a harder time.
if you're in novice mode, i suggest getting the book from Head First.
http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfrails/
it is probably one of the better books out there for beginners. atleast in my opinion because i went through a few that was just way too confusing.
我没有使用过这些，但我知道这种比较：
来自
http://www.rubyinside.com/community-engine-rails-plugin-that-adds-social-networking-to-your-app-901.html
I've not worked with these but am aware of this comparison:
from
http://www.rubyinside.com/community-engine-rails-plugin-that-adds-social-networking-to-your-app-901.html
使用 Rails 3 并推出您自己的。 不过，不要复制和粘贴代码，而是浏览源代码并尝试理解某些设计决策背后的推理或动机，只有这样你才能学到东西。
Use Rails 3 and roll your own. Don't copy and paste code though, look through the source and try to understand the reasoning or motive behind certain design decisions, only then will you learn.
只是一个快速更新，EngineY 现在支持 Rails 2.3.5，并且本周末刚刚发布了对主题的支持。 这与现有功能相一致，包括群组、博客、照片、REST API、状态更新、Facebook Connect、论坛、私人消息、用户个人资料、活动提要、墙贴等等...查看 http://www.enginey.com 或在 GitHub 上 http://github.com/timothyf/enginey
Just a quick update, EngineY now supports Rails 2.3.5 and just released this weekend is support for themes. This goes along with existing features including groups, blogs, photos, REST API, status updates, Facebook Connect, forums, private messages, user profiles, activity feeds, wall posts, and more... Check it out at http://www.enginey.com or on GitHub at http://github.com/timothyf/enginey
关于 RailsSpace，这是一个构建得非常好的 Rails 1.2 应用程序，我认为它已更新以与 Rails 2.x 兼容。 甚至还有一本关于 RailsSpace 应用程序的很棒的书（或者更确切地说，RailsSpace 和这本书是一起写的）。
但是，当作者受到人们对用 Rails 构建的社交网站的浓厚兴趣的启发时，RailsSpace 变成了 Insoshi。 因此，虽然 RailsSpace 可能是一个有趣的学习练习，但它在开发方面已经死了。 所有作者的努力（我认为已经一年多了）都投入到了 Insoshi 中，所以这就是你应该关注的地方。
Regarding RailsSpace, that's a very nicely built Rails 1.2 application, and I think it was updated for compatibility with Rails 2.x. There's even a terrific book that was written about the RailsSpace application (or rather, RailsSpace and the book were written together).
But, RailsSpace became Insoshi, when the authors were so inspired by the amount of interest in a social networking site built in Rails. So while RailsSpace might be an interesting learning exercise, it's dead in terms of development. All of the authors' efforts (for more than a year now, I think) have been going into Insoshi instead, so that's where you should be looking.
对于任何想要创建社交网站而不必从头开始构建的人来说，另一个选择是 EngineY 框架。 EngineY 是一个用 Ruby 和 Rails 编写的社交网络框架。 它提供了许多流行的社交网络功能，例如活动流、群组、照片、留言板、状态更新、事件、博客、墙贴、集成 Twitter 源等。 EngineY 也在积极开发中，不断添加新功能。 您可以阅读有关 EngineY 的更多信息并从以下位置下载：http://www.enginey.com
Another option for anyone who wants to create a social site without having to build it from scratch is the EngineY framework. EngineY is a social networking framework written in Ruby and Rails. It provides alot of popular social networking features such as activity streams, groups, photos, message boards, status updates, events, blogs, wall posts, integrated twitter feeds, and more. EngineY is also under active development with new features being added all the time. You can read more about EngineY and download it from: http://www.enginey.com
更新：Insoshi 的许可证已更改为 MIT 许可证，这意味着您基本上可以随心所欲地使用它。 但是，在您过度投入之前，请先检查您正在考虑的任何代码的许可证。
做出决定时要记住的是代码的许可证。 Insoshi 根据 GNU Affero 通用公共许可证 http://insoshi.com/license 获得许可。 这意味着您必须将基于 Insoshi 的 Web 应用程序的源代码分发给使用该 Web 应用程序的任何人。 您可能不想这样做，在这种情况下，您需要向 Insoshi 支付许可费（他们有双重许可，如 MySQL）。
LovdByLess 是根据 MIT 许可证分发的，http://github.com/stevenbristol /lovd-by-less/tree/master/LICENSE。 这意味着您可以随心所欲地使用源代码。
Update: Insoshi's license has changed to the MIT license, which means you're basically free to do with it as you please. But still, review the license for any code you are considering before you get too invested in it.
Something to keep in mind when deciding is the license for the code. Insoshi is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License, http://insoshi.com/license. This means that you have to distribute the source code to your Insoshi-based web application to anyone who uses that web application. You might not want to do that, in which case you'll need to pay Insoshi a license fee (they dual license, like MySQL).
LovdByLess is distributed under an MIT license, http://github.com/stevenbristol/lovd-by-less/tree/master/LICENSE. This means you can use the source code however you want to.
这取决于您的优先事项是什么。
如果你真的想学习 RoR，一切从头开始。 严重地。 自己滚。 这是最好的学习方式，比破解别人的代码要好得多。 如果你这样做，有时你会学习 Rails，但有时你只会学习特定的社交网络框架。 而且您不会知道哪个是哪个...
您建议的站点类型听起来非常适合 Rails 项目。 如果您遇到困难，然后去浏览这些框架的存储库。 谁在乎你是否重新发明轮子？ 这是您的网站、您的愿景、您的规则。
如果您只想启动并运行一个网站，那么我会选择 Insoshi 或 LovdbyLess，因为它们是开箱即用的应用程序，因此您只需做更少的事情即可运行。 我建议尝试安装它们，并在 Google 网上论坛中介绍自己。 这会给你一个很好的指示，告诉你你们是否能够相处得很好。
It depends what your priorities are.
If you really want to learn RoR, do it all from scratch. Seriously. Roll your own. It's the best way to learn, far better than hacking through someone else's code. If you do that, sometimes you'll be learning Rails, but sometimes you'll just be learning that specific social network framework. And you won't know which is which...
The type of site you're suggesting sounds perfect for a Rails project. If you get stuck, then go browse the repositories of these frameworks. Who cares if you're reinventing the wheel? It's your site, your vision, your rules.
If you just want a site up and running, then I would pick Insoshi or LovdbyLess simply because they're out of the box apps so you'll have to do less to do get running. I suggest trying to install them both, and introducing yourself in the Google Groups. That'll give you a good indication of wether you're going to get along.