Thanks.. I'll look at it, but I'm not looking for a storefront, just a way to handle subscription-based access to the web site, and the ability to restrict the number of users or similar based on the subscription package (think Basecamp/Backpack/Highrise). I'll read into it though and see what it offers.
On Oct 10, 9:11 am, Rock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Satchmo is your best bet at this time. It provides a rather complete > Django-based web storefront and includes explicit support for > subscription management. > > See satchmoproject.com for more information. > > There is a Google group for satchmo users called satchmo-users. > > On Oct 10, 7:19 am, Wayne M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am currently debating between using Django or Ruby on Rails for a > > new SaaS web app I'm thinking of making. I've not done a subscription- > > based site before, so I'm looking for something that provides the > > basic functionality since I would probably not be able to write my own > > without it taking a long time. > > > I like the look and feel of Django a little better than Rails (some > > minor beefs like how you have to add customization to get the > > development server to display images and stylesheets, when Rails' > > "WEBRick" server does so out of the box), as well as the fact Django > > is more customizable, but so far the biggest detriment I have found is > > that the Rails community seems much larger, with many common things > > already built by the community so you just have to install a plugin or > > a gem, and you get exactly what you need. > > > In this specific case, there is the SaaS RailsKit > > (http://www.railskits.com) that provides the framework for a subscription- > > based site out of the box, with account management, having account > > subdomains (e.g. customer1.mydomain.com, customer2.mydomain.com), > > different plans, recurring billing, and the like. It's a bit pricey, > > but as I said I would probably be unable to write my own for all of > > this as I would also need to learn Ruby and Rails/Python and Django in > > order to be able to develop my app in the first place. I've done some > > basic tutorials in both, but I want to choose one and stick with it. > > > Is there anything similar to this for Django? I would rather not > > switch between the two as the languages are similar and I would > > probably get confused at some point. I did find a "django-accounts" > > module (I don't know what plugins are called in Django parlance, > > sorry) at Google Code, but it doesn't seem to have been updated since > > 2007 and there are no instructions at all on how to actually integrate > > it into an existing application. > > > I apologize if these questions are a little noobish in nature; I'm > > trying to choose a development language and framework so I can start > > working on this application, and Rails/Django are my two major choices > > - I like the feel of both but as I said above, Django seems less "Do > > it this way and only this way" and more customizable than Rails, so > > I'm leaning towards Django... it's just that there doesn't seem to be > > as many resources out there. > > > Can anyone provide assistance? > > > Thanks, > > > Wayne --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
