on that note, take a look at the Zenoss VM..they have Turbogears installed, but there is not talk about it: I wonder if they are going to switch soon.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/zenoss/zenoss-1.1.1-x86.vmware.zip On 5/22/07, Chris Cioffi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Group, > > > > I am currently in the process of selecting a Python web framework for > > an upcoming project > > and from a technical standpoint, Turbogears appeals to me most when > > compared with Django and Pylons. That said, it would seem that the > > three frameworks would allow one to achieve satisfactory results with > > a similar amount of effort. Technical considerations aside, I do have > > concerns about the long term sustainability of Turbogears and it > > certainly appears that Django is gaining quite a bit of momentum. > > > > When looking at the google groups statistics for both Turbogears and > > Django, it is clear that the Django group is growing at a much more > > rapid pace than Turbogears, both in terms of membership and message > > activity, Whereas the Turbogears group does not appear to be > > attracting nearly as many new members and the activity of the list > > appears to be slowing down. Therefore, I am feeling that Django might > > be a better choice where long term sustainability is concerned. Does > > anyone feel that my concerns are warranted? > > Hi Stacey, > > As others have noted, TG is being adopted and used by a wide variety > of companies. That's a trend that is unlikely to slow down or stop. > > I would suggest that the reason the Django users seem more numerous is > due to the type of projects being created. Django was developed as an > uber CMS framework, and the folks adopting Django tend to be > selling/offering content far more than a product built with Django. > Hence, not only is there no reason to "hide" their back end > technology, they may even get a nice PR boost from supporting an open > source solution. > > TurboGears is more of a web application framework and is used to > develop products people actually use and pay for. Hence, there may be > a competitive advantage in keeping the implementation platform > "secret". > > Note: I'm *not* saying people don't pay to use Django sites, only > that it's generally the content on those sites and not the specific > Django application that draws people. > > I've investigated both Django and TG and both have strengths and > weaknesses. For my current projects TG is the right choice. > > Chris > -- > "A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only > a fool trusts either of them." -- P. J. O'Rourke > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TurboGears" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/turbogears?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
