The open source version and accompanying active plug-in/component development community is the Mambo CMS's most attractive quality.
These flash tutorials are helpful for getting started using the 'you-beaut-Aussie' Mambo: http://www.mambotutorials.com/ >From The Age: "If you survey the current crop of low-cost web content management systems, Mambo fares well. In a market crowded with different products for managing web content, Mambo presents smartly, can be used without prolonged training, and costs less than a good suit. Last week it won the British-based Linux User & Developer magazine's 2004 award for "Best Linux or Open Source Software". And it's been developed from a small office down a laneway off Melbourne's Collins Street by a company called Miro International. It's the small Australian company that took on the world and - well, actually, hasn't won yet." Full article (regist. reqd.)- http://theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/10/1084041321493.html A few people have had trouble with javascript managing Mambo from Safari or within OS X: http://forum.mamboserver.com/showthread.php?t=901 http://www.mambers.com/showthread.php?t=17518 Looking forward to some fun WAMUG polls Matt :-) I've read good things about Farcry too. Paul ------------------------------------------------- Paul Reid ICT & LOTE Coordinator Paraburdoo Primary School ------------------------------------------------- > 'not heard of Mambo - my office uses Farcry, which seems to work okay, > but there are some mac related UI issues when you try and move pages > around within the wysiwyg site structure i.e. you can't. :) > > T. > > On 24/03/2005, at 12:08 PM, Shay Telfer wrote: > > >> Does anyone on this list use Mambo at all... or any other CMS for > >> that matter. > >> > >> I am in the process of trying to re-do the wamug site so that I don't > >> have to manage everything. > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> - Matt > > > > I'm told it's good, I haven't played with it myself (yet). Even used > > by some government departments! > > > > Have fun, > > Shay
