Actually, no - we don't need to build a CMS application. We can use an existing one. A bare-bones content repository is what we want.
The concept proposed so far (as far as I can tell) is to find a way to integrate Jackrabbit into OFBiz, then a user can select any CMS they want to run on top of it. -Adrian --- On Sat, 6/19/10, Scott Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Scott Gray <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Hippo CMS > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 4:27 PM > The thing to remember is that > Jackrabbit is nothing more than a content repository, like a > database for your content. If we go the route of using > a raw repository then we have to build a CMS application to > sit on top of it. > > What I am proposing is to use the work of others rather > than build something new from the ground up. I don't > know about you but designing content management systems > isn't exactly my area of expertise. Last time I > checked you can't even buy a book about using the JCR. > > Regards > Scott > > On 20/06/2010, at 1:42 AM, Adrian Crum wrote: > > > I would be interested in helping out with integrating > Jackrabbit with OFBiz. > > > > -Adrian > > > > --- On Fri, 6/18/10, Scott Gray <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> From: Scott Gray <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Hippo CMS > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Friday, June 18, 2010, 6:57 PM > >> Anybody using or considered using > >> Hippo CMS (onehippo.org) in conjunction with > OFBiz? > >> - Apache Licensed > >> - Uses Jackrabbit as its repository > >> - Supports Versioning, Internationalization, > Publishing > >> Workflows and more > >> > >> We could start out by using Hippo's UI to manage > content > >> and retrieve it for display within OFBiz using the > JCR > >> API. As the various document types needed by > the OFBiz > >> base applications begin to take shape we could > look at ways > >> to allow the content to be modified directly from > within > >> OFBiz (once again using the JCR API). > >> > >> Any thoughts, alternatives, ideas or whatever > would be > >> appreciated. I'm considering working on a > POC in my > >> spare time, not sure how long that might take at > this > >> stage. I already have a copy of Hippo > running inside > >> OFBiz but that was just a matter of expanding > their WAR > >> distribution and wrapping it in a component, next > step would > >> be gaining access to the repo from OFBiz code. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Scott > >> > >> HotWax Media > >> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > > > > > > > >
