Weblog software platform

One of the key decisions that I'm facing is what software to use for weblogs.or.id. Radio is out, sorry Dave. A huge percentage of internet users in Indonesia use internet cafes (warnets) so we need a tool that is server based. Some possibilities are: Manila, MT, Drupal, Greymatter, Pitas, B2, LiveJournal, etc.. What others should I consider? I'm trying to draw up my criteria right now. Here's the short list, lots of this is obvious stuff. Sorry for the somewhat random order:

Server based (user data stored on server, editing via any internet cafe)
OSS prefered (I'd like to gather together a very small team on this side of the world that can contribute)
In active development (no dead tools that I have to revive)
RSS/synication
Blogger/metaweblog APIs support
themes/templates
Standard weblog format (calendar, dated entries, reverse chrono, ???)
categories
automatic archiving
commenting
support for multiple authors (would be nice)

I'll think of lots more. The choices are a little overwhelming. I don't want to make the wrong choice, but I do want to choose.

Indonesian weblog hosting site

As I hinted at a few days ago, I'm getting ready to launch a weblog hosting site focused on Indonesian webloggers. The site will be located on a server on the IIX and will be localized into Indonesian. The goal is to encourage self-publishing on the web in Indonesian about things relevant to Indonesians. A significant sub-goal is to foster healthy communication between members of various people groups and religions in Indonesia. It will be located at www.weblog.or.id. Right now that is just a static page, but soon (a month or two?) it will be the jumping off point for Indonesian webloggers

Joe Friend: Weblogs.or.id

Weblog software platform

Indonesian weblog hosting site