Trying to formulate some general (ie. broadbrush) rules of thumb which
will help decide when to build a client's site from scratch with cake,
versus using an off the shelf open source product.

Obviously, the two extremes are:

1. if the client needs a forum, CMS, gallery, CRM, Store, and his
requirements meet the functionality of a stable OS product ==> go with
the OS product.

2. if the client has totally specific needs for his own business
processes ==> write from scratch with cake.

I am more fuzzy on deciding the in-between. For example, say the
client is a nonprofit with CRM needs, but the leading opensource CRM
doesn't cover all the client's needs.

In this case do you start with the opensource CRM and modify it - or
write from scratch with cake?

Some of the issues might be support, security, performance, cost, time
to develop, end quality of code, etc.?

Any comments on pros and cons and how you would go about deciding?


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