Geoff,
I get the impression from Tim's press release (and offline email) that
they are cleaning up the install to be more MX friendly. I'm reasonably
sure that is why they didn't just set it free and are doing an actual
release. If I had to hazard a guess it would be that the version they
release as baseline will install directly to MX without a 5.0 migration.
But that is just a guess.
S
Geoff Bowers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
07/14/2003 06:35 PM
Please respond to spectra-talk
To: Spectra-Talk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc:
Subject: Spectra opensource needs you
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I made my response of thanks directly to Tim Buntel, not to the list.
> Our plans are to help grow the codebase and continue with it
> indefinitely, as we are committed to CF as a platform, and Spectra as
> our CMS framework. For people who are from CF shops, but haven't
> purchased a CMS yet, it will be a great framework to get started.
> Perhaps with some marketing push from MM and a good developer
> community, Spectra can be reborn again anew.
Given the circus tricks required to install Spectra on CFMX I very much
doubt if any "new" people will bother with Spectra. Do Macromedia have
plans to improve installation of the open source product?? When they
remove the Ektron editor, Sybase and any other third-party components
what are they replacing them with -- how much of an investment are they
likely to make to get this thing to work?
Open source needs more than interested users. It needs:
* benevolent dictatorship
* knowledgable project drivers
* strict code management
* some sort of infrastructure
Where would Mozilla be without support from Netscape/AOL? Where would
Openoffice be without support from Sun (or any number of open source
products for that matter, Sun is a big supporter)? Where would Linux be
without Linus?
These projects only have legs because companies or individuals bought
into them in a big way. If Macromedia simply dumps the code base into a
ZIP -- it will be the final nail in the proverbial coffin. Is there
someone on this list that feels passionate enough about making a
difference? And don't make the mistake of thinking that passion won't
cost you in real dollars and emotional heartache.
As a closing note... If you are CF/Spectra shop looking for a CMS
solution that is open source and actively supported by a growing
developer and user base -- you might consider FarCry CMS
(http://farcry.daemon.com.au/). Especially since the migration path and
learning curve for Spectra shops is minimal.
-- geoff
http://www.daemon.com.au/
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