Hi
I am currently evaluating Java-based Open Source eCommerce solutions,
whereas it seems that there is only OFBiz and KonaKart, whereas KonaKart
is not really Open Source (at least the core isn't) and since I very
much appreciate the ASF, I would like to embrace OFBiz.
But in order to make a neutral/objective statement to my colleagues, I
wanted to ask how you see this comparison and if there
exists any pointers (I searched via Google, but didn't really find
anything useful) and if there are other alternatives?
First of all I have to say that installation from SVN trunk was very
fine and I got OFBiz up and running very quickly (on Mac OS X Snow
Leopard), but then some questions popped up:
1) How do I generate a WAR file such that I can deploy it within my own
Tomcat?
2) Where can I configure to use my own DB (instead Apache Derby) and
what do I need to do
to populate the initial data (instead ant run-install)?
3) How can I change the Look/Feel of the Frontend?
4) How can I implement custom code, such as for example price reducing
depending on number of shopped items?
5) How can I integrate OFBiz with my content management system (e.g
display the shopping cart) inside the pages which are generated by the CMS?
6) What about Scalability and Performance (how many products, users, etc.)?
7) What about Backwards compatibility and upgradeability of OFBiz?
I will keep continue searching for answers and will keep you posted on
my progress, but would
appreciate any feedback if you have any pointers at hand.
Thanks
Michael
