[CMS-Forum] RE: Non-profit looking for an open-source CMS

[- Ed -]

Some thoughts on your CMS request

 : a solution that uses PHP, Perl, and MySQL would be
 : We would like a project with a reasonable amount of
 : community involvement. We do have a couple of

As with Chris' post a few moments ago, I would suggest you look at these
TWO, somewhat different "CMS" apps.  (I use quotes because one is not
exactly pure CMS)

MamboServer	http://www.mamboserver.com/
Geeklog	http://geeklog.net/

Mambo is pure beauty in motion, and is truly the easiest to set up and
manage OpenSource CMS I've ever seen. Its focus is heavy on the cms side of
things, and a very very clean design with nice skins.
Good security, good feature set within the context of CMS.

Geeklog is also OpenSource but started out more as webblogging tool, and has
blossomed into a multi-featured, very flexible app with light CMS and lots
of other "plug-ins".
Geeklog's overall interface and admin functions are not quite as well
DESIGNED as Mambo's, and the CMS is weaker, but the overall offering is very
community oriented. Its many PLUG-INS are truly a feast for community-eyes,
mostly focusing on polling, rss, commenting, forums, calendaring, etc. etc.
While GL is not quite as mature as Mambo, its community seems more active
IMHO, and the plethora of plug-ins and active developers make it an
interesting look-see for you, specifically since you are an NPO and might be
able to deal with its rougher edges.
The back-end is fairly tight, and not super complex to understand, although
it's not as simple as Mambo.

 : Workflow and Security

GL  very good, more powerful  (groups and subgroups, good security context)
Mambo good, easier

 : In addition to the basics, we want a system with a
 : calendaring function such that authenticated users

GL so-so
Mambo, not sure
Use WebCalendar.  We are actually working on a Geeklog plugin using
Webcalendar.


 : We would also at the very least like content creation
 : would rather not.  We expect that somewhat "complex" pages may require

Mambo  very good
GL  so-so

 : As a "nice-to-have" we were also wondering about
 : functionality to include polls and surveys where these

GL good
Mambo not sure

 : As a want, we would like a project that either
 : currently supports an RSS-feed or plans to do so in

GL great   each Topic/Section has RSS feeds on the fly
Mambo  good


Good luck!