Hi Jeremy,
Well, with .Net, practically the "CMS is [the] OS [Operating System]"
which is why I'd avoid it like the plague. Put simply, Microsoft didn't
create .Net to facilitate cross-platform inter-operability.
Regards,
James
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, Ottevanger, Jeremy wrote:
> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:43:07 +0100
> From: "Ottevanger, Jeremy" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: [MCG] CMS specifications
>
> Can I just point out that having the ability to change (at least a large
> part of) the code-base is not limited to "open source" solutions? For
> example, whilst I'm not recommending it, the ageing Microsoft CMS we use
> is built on .Net and if you can programme that then there's little you
> can't do. You might not *want* to do certain things because they'd be
> too complex, although I've not hit that barrier yet - but that could at
> least in theory apply to open source too - there could be a prohibitive
> learning curve even if it's all possible in principle. The only thing
> I've wanted to do that I've not been able to is rewrite the calendar
> control, but with I think that too may be possible with newer versions
> of .Net (which they are supposedly opening the code base for).
>
> I guess my point is that Open Source is not the only way to get open
> source i.e. source code you can fix and extend yourself. One other thing
> is that, whilst it's true of Joomla and Drupal, it would be false to
> assume that because a CMS is built using a *language* that is OS, the
> CMS is OS - or vice versa.
>
> OK, carry on.
>
> Jeremy
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Michael Guthrie
> Sent: 17 July 2008 09:24
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> Subject: Re: [MCG] CMS specifications
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> Or Joomla!, by far the best PHP CMS ;-)
> We use it for the www.seayourhistory.org.uk And it has been a great
> solution.
>
> www.joomla.org and now it is 1.5 version it is very good indeed.
>
> For a DAMS we use www.dspace.org
> For an image gallery we use http://gallery.menalto.com integrated into
> Joomla
>
> As many have said here, open source solutions can be very advantageous
> in not being locked into a vendor or company to make any customisations
> or changes to the code base. Much easier to find a single PHP developer
> than trying to chase a company to change their code and add
> functionality.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of J
> Martin
> Sent: 16 July 2008 21:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CMS specifications
>
> Hi,
>
> Seconding Christiano, play with www.opensourcecms.com and email me after
> you've chosen Drupal (by far the best of the PHP CMS) or Lenya (by far
> the best of the Java CMS) ;-)
>
> Regards,
>
> James
>
> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, James Morley wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:36:26 +0100
>> From: James Morley <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [MCG] CMS specifications
>>
>> Without wishing to start a whole debate, and most certainly not
> soliciting phone calls from vendors (!), does anyone have any
> recommendations as to an up to date source of fairly high level, generic
> CMS specifications / requirements analysis?
>>
>> Thanks, James
>>
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