Tony, Thanks for the list, I hadn't looked into Symphony CMS. I will definitely have to take a look and see if it will fit my needs. Thanks for the suggestion.
I'll post here again once I have a chance to look at it. --- In [email protected], Tony Arnold <t...@...> wrote: > > Hi Rhys, > > I've been thinking about doing this for a little while, and I'm not convinced > you'd end up with something that's better than the combination of fantastic > tools we already have (but we wouldn't be developers if we let that stop us!). > > Currently, I use: > > PotionStore: http://www.potionfactory.com/potionstore - This handles my sales > including a custom licensekey.rb for generating my serials. > > Shimmer: http://shimmerapp.com/ - This handles my Sparkle updates and update > distribution. > > Symphony CMS: http://symphony-cms.com/ - I use Symphony for my main > promotional site - it's great for pulling data from other systems and > redisplaying it on your own site, which you can see on my release notes page > for Hyperspaces: http://thecocoabots.com/hyperspaces/release-notes/. It's not > a beginner's tool though - XML/XSL are fantastic, but there's a bit of a > learning curve. > > > Oh, and Tender App for my ticketed support. > > I've seen people using a PayPal extension with Symphony (PayPal Payments), > and I created an extension a little while back for generating DSA signatures > for uploaded files (Signed File Upload Field), so you could potentially build > a very functional mac software site using Symphony. > > > My guess is that if you're asking whether you should be rolling your own, > you've already started and you're looking for validation. So here it is - go > on, do it :) Chances are you'll come up with something new and unique. > > I'm happy to share more details of my setup, disparate as it is - and I'm > keen to hear what other people have setup. > > thanks, > > > Tony > > > > ---------- > > Tony Arnold > > http://thecocoabots.com/
