Hello,
My organization has developed a community portal using a commercial
product. We're now looking to build v.2 and want an open-source
solution.
I've searched the net for a while and the Jetspeed offering is at the
top of my list, mostly for its features and because this would be a
great opportunity to extend my knowledge of Java. But I know I will be
asked why I don't want to use phpNuke (boring!) or a similar product, so
I'm looking for additional ammo. I would be grateful for any answers to
the questions below:
1. Aside from Jetspeed's obvious features (wap-enabled, ability to
display applications in a portlet, internationalization), why would you
recommend it, and not other open-source portal solutions?
2. Do you think Jetspeed would be suitable for a community portal,
or is it more appropriate for enterprise portals? (I don't want to use
it if it's not suitable.)
3. Jahia (
<http://www.jahia.com/jahia/Jahia/site/jahia_com/cache/offonce/pid/153>
http://www.jahia.com/jahia/Jahia/site/jahia_com/cache/offonce/pid/153)
has the following comments about jetspeed:
" If you need a lightweight portal server for a java prototype or a
restricted number of users and if you are familiar with java
development, Jetspeed may be a solution."
We only have 600 members at the moment, but this number could grow to
10,000 members. Is Jetspeed capable of handling such a number?
4. We currently have a small number of web applications built with
php and perl. Is it possible to display these within portlets or would
I have to re-write them in java?
5. I talked to another programmer about Jetspeed, and his advice
was to stay away from java because of maintenance costs. What are your
thoughts on this?
6. https://okc.erdc.hpc.mil/index.jsp uses Jetspeed and lets users
customize the interface (colors). Is this a feature of Jetspeed, or is
additional programming required?
Thanks in advance,
Marie Mazerolle
