Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-commons-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 51606 invoked from network); 5 Nov 2004 19:38:30 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur-2.apache.org with SMTP; 5 Nov 2004 19:38:30 -0000 Received: (qmail 29091 invoked by uid 500); 5 Nov 2004 19:38:24 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-commons-dev-archive@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 29014 invoked by uid 500); 5 Nov 2004 19:38:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Reply-To: "Jakarta Commons Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list commons-dev@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 29000 invoked by uid 99); 5 Nov 2004 19:38:23 -0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=RCVD_BY_IP,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (hermes.apache.org: domain of mfncooper@gmail.com designates 64.233.170.199 as permitted sender) Received: from [64.233.170.199] (HELO rproxy.gmail.com) (64.233.170.199) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.28) with ESMTP; Fri, 05 Nov 2004 11:38:23 -0800 Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 40so86602rnz for ; Fri, 05 Nov 2004 11:38:21 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=IA8efzjXU2NfAzB5QFkxxsBASDh5ox5xd2vaRuQKgQFm6Y7B6zREKpvnJGAK5GF6yU6kup0UaM5wT1DDzvrGJTXyluIcrjqXZeAgwsGNcZYEZRHnKHW4y7HlGXRjDqZlaaX5Pv/gQiYtiSZC3lp/si+MT2Fe4nMEj4OBaPSNtys= Received: by 10.38.10.71 with SMTP id 71mr321952rnj; Fri, 05 Nov 2004 11:38:21 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.38.179.22 with HTTP; Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:38:21 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <16d6c62004110511387ab6d28a@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 11:38:21 -0800 From: Martin Cooper Reply-To: Martin Cooper To: Jakarta Commons Developers List , Corey Scott Subject: Re: [OT] Aren't we all fighting the same battles? In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: X-Virus-Checked: Checked X-Spam-Rating: minotaur-2.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 02:21:09 +0800, Corey Scott wrote: > This may not the time (or the place), but I am going to ask anyway. > > It would seem that at the moment, all around the world, people are > doing the same work over and over. Particularly in regard to certain > packages/functions, this to me seems a little (well a lot) redundant. > > Specifically, there seems to be an insane abundance of CMS'es for > example. With no really effort put into standardization, > collaboration, etc. This effectivately results in the rest of us > developing other add-ons (eg. forums, shopping-carts, etc.) that are > not integrated, dont co-operate or any of the other nice stuff :-) > > I realize that Apache Forrest (and others) are working web-site > generation tools, but I would like to find out what everyone thinks > about the feasibility of developing an Apache CMS. You mean like this? http://cocoon.apache.org/lenya/ -- Martin Cooper > > For my mind it would have to be something that is: > 1) user friendly (for non-techies too), sadly not all projects are > 2) standards based > 3) secure > 4) has good performance > 5) db independant > 6) open to extension and integration > 7) flexible > > Anyway, these are my musings, I will very much appreciate any and all comments. > > Thanks, > Corey > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: commons-dev-unsubscribe@jakarta.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: commons-dev-help@jakarta.apache.org