Please excuse me with this whole inline posting thing. I don't use mailing lists. I just post stuff on the web or use IRC. Marc asked me to repost this i'm not sure if this is where he wanted it.
No. Silverstripe is a traditional CMS that would require significant development to add features useful for this. Drupal has webservices like XML-RPC, JSON, REST, SOAP either built in or available from well supported modules. Drupal also has the ability to add virtually any type of data field to the database through the GUI and the query builder can be used to create web services using those fields. For example, I can connect to a Drupal server with MS office and edit blog posts with XML-RPC. In fact, Microsoft has a department working on ways to integrate Drupal with MS products like SQL server. The web services functions drupal provides provide a rich assortment of options for integration. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Christian Lohmaier < lohmaier+ooofut...@googlemail.com <lohmaier%2booofut...@googlemail.com>>wrote: > Hi Benjamin, *, > > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:17 AM, Benjamin Horst <bho...@mac.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Benjamin Horst <bho...@mac.com> wrote: > >>> On Oct 18, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Christian Lohmaier wrote: > >>>> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Benjamin Horst <bho...@mac.com> > wrote: > >>> > > Those who have said this were envisioning far more complex sites than I > believe you were > > imagining. To replicate the current static site will not require a great > deal of configuration > > whatsoever. > > I know I'm repeating myself, but still the drupal site doesn't cut it. > You canot create structured documents with headings for example. > > Yes, I know, this is "just a configuration setting"; but despite admin > logins being available know, nobody took the time to add it, despite > so many drupal people advocating it here on the list. > > >>> I don't think the onus is on everyone to prove to you personally that > Drupal is best suited > >> > >> No, not to me personally. Me included, but not exclusively to me. So > >> far only the ones that maintain a drupal site themselves are in favor > >> or drupal, the users didn't really had a chance to make up their mind > >> yet. (And those who were and tried out silverstripe, prefer > >> silverstripe over the current drupal demo) > > > > I think this is not a valid comparison, unfortunately, > > Well, that's the only we have, and again I reiterate: That's why I > want a usable drupal demo. > > > until after Keith shared full admin credentials to his demo late this > afternoon (Tuesday). > > At that point, several people seemed more supportive of Drupal. > > No, I don't think so. Not more supportive of Drupal vs Silverstripe at > least. (no longer not taking drupal into serious consideration, that > yes, but no switch of opinions visible in my eyes yet) > > > This is good, but you're not the only one who has been active this long. > Further, new > > contributors can also provide fresh new ideas that should be weighed on > their merits, not > > based on their newness to the project. Finally, at the moment, you seem > to be shouting the > > loudest while covering your ears to my suggestions. > > Now it is getting personal and unfair. > Where have I been covering my ears to suggestions? > > I *begged* you to setup a drupal site to be able to compare them, and > all what you (and other drupal folks) did was to praise the abilities, > complain about lack of time to setup a site that fullfilss those > *basic* requirements. You wrote above more or less that setting up a > site like laid out in those requirements would be a piece of cake, not > take much effort, yet I fail to see noteworthy results. > Again: I'd never recommend a site like the drupal demo as it is now. > > And again I stress that it is not because I'm convinced that you > cannot do it with drupal. > > You have the time to write all those mails that take a significant > amount of time, but you didn'f find the time to turn the druapl site > into something usable that would not suck. > > *you* (not you alone) are advocating drupal, *you* are the ones who > are trying to convince me (and others) to consider drupal. > > So it is up to *you* to prove that drupal can do it. > > >> [...] > >> It just doesn't fit the usecase of the website. (And I take the > >> current OOo website as reference here, since I expect the organization > >> and use to be very, very similar) > > > > It fits the usecase of the website very well. Please explain what you > think is missing? > > Basic editing capabilities. A editor where you cannot even create > headings is a joke. > > An editor that doesn't allow to create links to other pages on the > same site is a joke. > > An editor that doesn't allow creation of tables is a joke. > > The list with those annoyances goes on. > > Are you /really/ suggesting that the demo as it is now is usable? > > >> What do you mean with dynamic activities? > > > > Allowing site members to create content, working groups, discussions and > comments, and similar actions. > > How would silverstripe lack that? > > > Would you buy the first car or house that you saw? Why the first CMS? > > Depends. I look at the prospectus (the corresponding websites), > doesnt' convince me. I give it a test ride (drupal demo), and it feels > like driving a tractor. So yes, I go with the car that I first saw: > The prospectus is clear, doesn't lie about the extras (or lack > thereof), gives a decent driving experience and looks slick. > > So you would go for the tractor based on that information? > > >>> [...] > > Now that Keith's demo is available, please take another look using the > admin credentials. It surely works. > > works is highly subjective. > > Again the question: Do you think the drupal site as it is configured > *now* works? > > ciao > Christian > > -- > E-mail to website+h...@libreoffice.org <website%2bh...@libreoffice.org>for > instructions on how to unsubscribe > List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/website/ > All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > > -- *Thought Farm Productions <http://www.thoughtfarmproductions.com> thoughtf...@thoughtfarmproductions.com* *(201) 691-7057* -- E-mail to website+h...@libreoffice.org for instructions on how to unsubscribe List archives are available at http://www.libreoffice.org/lists/website/ All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
