Re: [GMG-Devel] considering mediagoblin

[Christopher Allan Webber]

Thomas Koch writes:

> Hi,
>
> I'm interested in using mediagoblin. I could also code but will be busy the 
> next year. Could you please be so kind to help me out with some answers?
>
> - What's now the preferred database? Postgresql or mongodb?

Postgresql.  Mongo is deprecated.

> Do you plan / have a roadmap for
>
> - multi tenancy. One mediagoblin instance serving different, isolated users?

We already allow for one instance having multiple users, though I don't
know if you mean more than that.

> - private galleries that could be shared with google+ like circles?
>
> - (nested) albums, browsing albums?
> 
> Albums might also be implemented using tags to allow media to reside in 
> multiple virtual "albums". However mediagoblin only seems useful to me, if I 
> could upload pictures to an album like "christmas 2012 at home" and give 
> access to this album only to my family.
>

We have tags and recently collections.

We don't have any "private sharing" functionality yet, and I can't say
when it would come about, but I think we can expect it to be in the not
too crazily far off future.  Hard to know though!

Is that helpful? :)

 - Chris