You are correct.. In fact, if you want to talk WebDAV only, Slide is great and you can use the very simple Struts admin interface to manage users in the most simple of fashion. But no, Slide is a framework not a product much to my dismay as well. Based on my previous informal survey I sent and the traffic on this list for the last year, Slide is really used primarily for WebDAV content mgmt with some nice server-side interceptors for hooking in custom workflow, etc. I've noticed many of the users are working on a commercial or IT product and so they may not have time to push code back in except for small bug fixes. The original development team is pretty busy so new features or improvements are rare (minus the JSR 147 work being commited here and there on a weekly basis AFAICT). So, given that info I hope it helps you determine if Slide is appropriate.
I've been trying to do a complex web-based CMS system for my church after hours, and from working with Slide I found that the only way to get all the features I need and remain WebDAV compliant for external clients is to talk HTTP from the web app - not the most efficient or transactional way of doing things. I wish the best for this project, but it is definitely not a CMS framework in the full sense of the term, but is great for DAV-related needs. I have previously proposed several architectural changes to the mailing list that I'd love to push forward, if I have the time. But, if I opt for another CMS tool instead, my time may be limited to donate back to Slide. Maybe someone can take the vision and make it happen. HTH, James > -----Original Message----- > From: Wendt, Alexander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 6:36 AM > To: 'Slide Users Mailing List' > Subject: AW: Problems understanding to use slide (next newbie) > > > Hi @ all. > > To make it clear to me: No one has yet implemented an > interface or tool to manage neither ACL nor Groups/Users > (except for ":8082/slide" (slide/server) to manage Users & locks)? > > Sorry, but I can't believe that. > > .. > OK, do we say it is so, could someone help me to look in the > structure of this framework? - Just a briefing to get out of the box. > > What I know about slide is what is published (equals null). > I do have my experience in java and in using foreign packages. > > @opencms: I've tested it today but certainly this is not > really what they need here. (What they need is: a kind of > "samba" + metadata, + search&locate(metadata), + > ACL-management, + Group/User-management, + > flexibleAuthentification(NIS, LDAP, ownMySQL, ..) .. so I > thought slide would be great. It would actually, if it would > be a product and not a > framework.) > > > Thx to all helping me 'till now. > > > Yours sincerely Alex. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
