Don't be so timid :)
I *think* what you're asking for is a way of getting into Plone and learn more about it. http://plone.org/documentation/how-to/read-documentation should be a good starting point. Plone Live is a good book, as well. And really, you should just get it installed! :)
For general plone questions, the plone-user mailing list ( http://plone.org/support) is probably the best place to ask (this list is about NGOs using Plone more specifically) - and also very friendly and full of people like yourself that are just starting out. The #plone chatroom on irc.freenode.net is another great place to get help.
Martin
On 6/23/06, Josh Milane <
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I am a true beginner with CMS tools, and I really hesitate to send this email because it is so obviously beginner. However, I am kind of treading water and don't like to if I don't have to.
I was a developer for a few years (PowerBuilder, SQL...) and am getting back into it after doing some general IT consulting for a few years. I've been reading a lot about Open Source tools but reading about them isn't what will get me what I need. I need to start working with them. These listservs are too advanced, but the introductory 'marketing' pieces out there are not useful in the way I would like.
If anyone has any ideas as to what a good practical step would be, I would love to hear it. Plone interests me a lot, as does one other tool in particular... and I am thinking about trying to implement them but need to get my hands on them and train myself.
I am not sure, since they are rather incipient, if there are any structured guides in place?
Thank you for your time and I am sorry to make such a request for what is probably very boring information.
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