Perhaps the bottom line is that the product must be deployed to a CF server. Designers and general office workers are not qualified to place an application on a server, or in most cases have any degree of FTP access. Therefore, a developer is required.
An alternative might be a hosted system where one shared app is used by a multitude of sites. This is a common formula in the blogging world, e.g. Blogger and TypePad (but, in contrast, not Movable Type). Off the top of my head, I would say there may well be an opening for an app like this, that could use templates and publish to any regular FTP server. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:bounce-cfaussie- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Taco Fleur > Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2004 1:58 p.m. > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness > > So here we have two brilliant application, and you are saying it is normal > that when you sell it or make it available for download it comes with a > note saying "You need a developer to install and set this application up"? > > When you buy Office it doesn't come with any notice like that, there is an > installation and set-up process that helps guide the user through the > installation and set-up. > > OK, these two applications have chosen not to go that way which is their > prerogative, but for you to say it is normal I don't agree with.. > > Taco Fleur > 07 3535 5072 > > Tell me and I will forget > Show me and I will remember > Teach me and I will learn > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stephen Milligan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2004 11:48 AM > To: CFAussie Mailing List > Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness > > > If that surprises you then maybe the kind of functionality you require > would > be found in contribute. > > That can be installed and configured by just about anyone and it allows > non-technical users to manage the content of their website. > > It is of course severely limited if you want to do things like site > searching, automatic navigation, content scheduling, stats tracking and a > bunch of other things that come with both Shado and FarCry. > > It's a bit like being surprised about the expectation of a sysadmin being > involved when asking about the difference between DB2 and Oracle. In that > case you should probably be using Access. > > Spike > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >Taco Fleur > >Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 5:37 PM > >To: CFAussie Mailing List > >Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness > > > >One thing that surprises me when talking about both Content > >Management Systems, you always assume there are developers > >involved, and I believe you even rely on this fact for > >installation and set-up. > > > > > >Taco Fleur > >07 3535 5072 > >Tell me and I will forget > >Show me and I will remember > >Teach me and I will learn > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Geoff Bowers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, 16 March 2004 11:38 AM > >To: CFAussie Mailing List > >Subject: [cfaussie] Re: [OT] CMS Shado vs FarCry -> User friendliness > > > > > >Taco Fleur wrote: > >>> I actually think your question is too broad when you say > >>> "user-friendly". > >> > >> When I say "non-technical" I mean that they are on the level > >of being > >> able to send an email and no higher than that when it comes to > >> computers. > > > >You have a fine balance between sophistication and complexity. > > It is impossible to offer a lot of features when the user > >just wants to see one "GO" button. > > > >FarCry offers multiple views of the administration area; some > >complex some less so. You can readily rewrite admin > >interfaces to remove unwanted features and further simplify > >the environment; in the fact the framework is specifically > >designed to allow developers considerable latitude. You can > >even expose administrative features in the presentation > >layer/website proper so users don't have to go to the admin > >area at all. > > > >It's all a question of how simple an interface your audience > >requires and this is generally a factor of how sophisticated > >their content management requirements are. > > > >"User Friendly" is actually a factor of a user's training, how > >often they deal with the system, and what they actually need > >to do in the system. Someone who only turns up every blue > >moon to post an article needs something *very* simple, whereas > >a user who turns up every day to post content (regardless of > >their initial technical ability) can be taught quite readily > >to perform much more complex tasks. > > > > > Thus far I only have received biased response ;-)) > > > >Both Shado and FarCry have large audiences of non-technical > >users working with the products daily. For what it's worth, > >I'd say they're both very configurable and both more "user > >friendly" than the vast majority of CMS products on the market. > > > >-- geoff > >http://www.daemon.com.au/ > > > >PS. there is no such thing as an unbiased response to a > >subjective question :) > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > >http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > >http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cfaussie- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 > > --- > You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-cfaussie- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia > http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004 --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] MXDU2004 + Macromedia DevCon AsiaPac + Sydney, Australia http://www.mxdu.com/ + 24-25 February, 2004
