In that case, it sounds like a source control product like SourceForge (or SourceSafe, CVS etc) would not suit your requirements.
You need a CMS that can break down your information into a presentation agnostic format (eg. XML) and then allow you to present that content in a variety of different ways (eg. HTML, RTF, DOC, PDF etc) Perhaps the rest of the list would have some product suggestions, although more information would be needed on your other requirements - eg. Complexity of workflow & approval required, existing technologies used, inhouse skill sets etc. Cheers Ben -----Original Message----- From: Ron Hearn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 21 November 2002 8:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [cms-list] SourceForge used for CMS (was: Infodirect used for CMS) Thanks Ben One of our tasks is to define what we need. Check in/Check out and versioning are important, but for my own work, I need to make different versions of the same info (product info, help text, and training docs) available both online and in print form. I am looking at XML to provide a single source solution. The organization itself has a wealth of information that it provides to its clients in various ways. That's where CM may be useful. Take care, Ron -----Original Message----- From: Ben Noblet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:19 PM To: Ron Hearn Subject: RE: [cms-list] SourceForge used for CMS (was: Infodirect used for CMS) If your requirements are purely around checking in/out and versioning files, then this might do it for you. But to me, that it not content management, it is file management. Sure, files can be considered "content", but a source control system will not give you the ability to separate your content from it's layout. IMHO this is one of the most important features of a CMS. Some will differ in opinion I'm sure :) Cheers Ben -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ron Hearn Sent: Thursday, 21 November 2002 6:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [cms-list] SourceForge used for CMS (was: Infodirect used for CMS) After my post, I discovered that Infodirect is our branded name for the application. It is based on SourceForge version 2.6 from VA Software (http://www.vasoftware.com/). Just visiting the VA site shows some CM functionality on the SourceForge product page. Ron -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma. -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
