On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:58 PM, Chuck Esterbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm looking for a web-based content management system (CMS) with the > following properties: > > * runs on linux and apache > > * stores its content in a sql db > > * open source > > * is friendly to end users with no coding skills > > * handles basics like editing pages over the web, posting news, etc. > > * works smoothly for public facing web sites > > * a search feature would be nice > > * mature enough that I don't have to hack on the code just to do the > normal stuff described above > > Ease of installation, configuration, updating and ease of use are all > more important than advanced features, new paradigms or cool factor. > > License and language don't matter. > > I know wikipedia already has a list of these: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_content_management_systems > > But I'm looking to see what this group has to say: > > Experiences? Suggestions? Musings? > > > -Chuck > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
Are you looking for a framework or a near end user system? Perhaps built on a framework? Do you simply want to deploy or are you looking to develop something special? Obviously you have the skills (Cobra.) Maybe one of these is a model for a Cobra project. For background you might want to read these blogs. Python oriented but they help to put the different kinds of frameworks in perspective. http://www.b-list.org/weblog/2007/feb/19/python-framework-design/ http://bitworking.org/news/Why_so_many_Python_web_frameworks I have spent several months now with Django. For the most part I like it. I like it a lot. For one critique see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fipFKyW2FA4 And if you have the time for an amusing critique see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Fr65PFqfk I am also (sort of) rolling my own for a very specific purpose. Modern scripting languages make this relatively easy ala the earlier reference. What I am doing is informed by what I have learned from Django. I agree with JS that web2py is worth a look but have not yet had time to play with it. The key buzzword in the Python world seems to be WSGI http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/ HTH, BobLQ -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
