Hi, > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Roger Fischer > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 4:40 AM > To: 'Tom Weiss' > Cc: Cms List (E-Mail) > Subject: RE: AW: [cms-list] OPEN SOURCE, OPEN-ENDED COSTS? > > > Hi Tom > > > I would agree that this is more DIY than open source, but the > > problem is > > - if you want to start building a truly open source CMS, how can you > > build the community etc... that's needed to make it really work. > > > I think there are several conditions, I just name a few > > 1) The entry barrier shouldn't be too high, but the system behind should be > flexible, extensible, customizable > 2) The basic concept should make sense for a lot of people > 3) You shouldn't be too dependent from one client, university etc for the > initial funding > (sharing and collaboration in the institutional, commercial world is still > something very difficult to do. If worked in such institutions and there are > so many hierarchical barriers and processes are extremly slow that it's very > though to push forward a open source project with a big community) > 4) and then you just need Paul ;)
I would add: 5) uses standards based input and output, such that the end-user does not (necessarily) know they are using or producing standards compliant 'things' 6) the ability to pick up your stuff and leave whenever you want and continue on with what you have produced, without the need of the CMS. (but, of course, the user would have to know how to use the standards based things) best, -Rob liveSTORYBOARD > > Best > Roger > -- http://cms-list.org/ more signal, less noise.
