[sf-lug] Fwd: Which CMS ? Drupal, Joomla, Mambo, PHPNuke or PostNuke?

[jim stockford]

>    clyde wants something that he can use for multiple
> client sites, that is not time-consuming to administer,
> that can integrate with Gallery, and that lets non-
> technical end users update it. he does not mention
> his own technical skills or resources he can draw on.
>    if he's up for it or can tap someone with the skills,
> he can probably achieve his end with django--it'll
> take some python programming, of course.
>    this compares with joomla (mambo), for example,
> in that there's a fair amount of configuration required
> to get such a CMS system to work the way one wants.
> i found myself tearing my few remaining hairs out
> trying to get mambo to work the way i wanted.
>    it seems that most CMS systems have significant
> configuration issues: a learning curve, some
> clutziness, occasional bugs.... If python is a
> possibility for clyde, he might get more of what he
> wants long term if he bites the python bullet.
>    it's just a thought, not a recommendation.
>
>
>
> On Mar 24, 2008, at 9:23 AM, Ernest De Leon wrote:
>
>> django is just a framework for python web development.  how would 
>> this help him?
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 9:22 AM, jim stockford <jim at well.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  you might consider looking at Django before
>>>  making the commitment.
>>>
>>>  On Mar 23, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Asheesh Laroia wrote:
>>>
>>>  > On Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Clyde Jones wrote:
>>>  >
>>>  >> I know the request is kind of general, but I don't have any 
>>> specific
>>>  >> requirements nailed down (death to a project) and I am trying to
>>>  >> gather
>>>  >> some preliminary information.
>>>  >
>>>  > Of these, you don't list WordPress.  I suggest that for sites 
>>> where
>>>  > your
>>>  > requirements are simple and the users aren't very technical.
>>>  >
>>>  > -- Asheesh.
>>>  >
>>>  > --
>>>  > /usr/news/gotcha
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>> Ernest de Leon
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