Jep Scott after you created the branch we maybe can split the tasks and plan the next steps.
2010/7/8 Scott Gray <[email protected]> > Okay well cool, I'll go ahead and create a branch at some point, I know > Sascha has expressed interest as well so we may as well get the ball > rolling. > > Regards > Scott > > On 8/07/2010, at 11:54 PM, Adrian Crum wrote: > > > My spare time is very limited too, but I would be willing to help. > > > > -Adrian > > > > --- On Thu, 7/8/10, Scott Gray <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> From: Scott Gray <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: Hippo CMS > >> To: [email protected] > >> Date: Thursday, July 8, 2010, 12:04 AM > >> Hi Michael, > >> > >> Personally, I wouldn't do anymore than the most basic CMS > >> work with the existing OFBiz component, but maybe I'm biased > >> because I want to see it replaced :-) > >> > >> In regards to working together, my spare time is pretty > >> limited so I doubt that I'll be working very fast and > >> probably nowhere near fast enough for your needs. > >> > >> If people are interested in helping out with my POC then we > >> can always consider creating a jackrabbit branch in the > >> OFBiz repo that people can use to collaborate. The > >> main reason I'm looking at a direct Jackrabbit integration > >> is simply for learning purposes and to get a better > >> understanding of what the best long term approach will be, > >> there is every chance that it would never get merged back > >> into the trunk if we later decide to take a different > >> route. > >> > >> Regards > >> Scott > >> > >> On 8/07/2010, at 6:07 PM, Michael Xu (xudong) wrote: > >> > >>> hi Scott, > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> We are customizing ofbiz for a customer here in China. > >> Party, Order, > >>> Agreement, AP/AR, Birt, Catalog are in the current > >> scope and we feel very > >>> comfortable with the flexibility offered by ofbiz. Now > >> customer needs CMS. > >>> However, current CMS component is not that ready in > >> ofbiz. We are evaluating > >>> which way to go: > >>> > >>> 1) enhance current ofbiz CMS component > >>> 2) embed a 3-party CMS as a component > >>> 3) integrate with a standalone 3-party CMS > >>> > >>> Option 1 seems very risky, as we have to re-invent the > >> CMS wheel; Option 3 > >>> seems also very risky, as there are many integration > >> points, like > >>> user/permission, etc. Now I tend to using option 2 > >> just like what you are > >>> doing. Maybe we can work together on this. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Regards, > >>> Michael Xu (xudong) > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Scott Gray <[email protected] > >wrote: > >>> > >>>> Hi Michael, > >>>> > >>>> The idea was to add hippo as a component and use > >> their webapp as an interim > >>>> CMS while we build out similar functionality in > >> OFBiz. OFBiz would use the > >>>> JCR API to interact with the underlying > >> repository. > >>>> > >>>> In terms of progress... none. In my spare > >> time I'll be playing around with > >>>> a jackrabbit integration for OFBiz and reading all > >> the articles I can find. > >>>> I feel like I need to better understand the JCR > >> and content models in > >>>> general before doing anything concrete. > >>>> > >>>> Regards > >>>> Scott > >>>> > >>>> On 8/07/2010, at 5:27 PM, Michael Xu (xudong) > >> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> "Integrating" here means to put Hippo as a > >> ofbiz component or let it as a > >>>>> standalone application but integrating over > >> data/service layer? > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> Michael Xu (xudong) > >>>>> www.wizitsoft.com | Office: (8610) 6267 0615 > >> ext 806 | Mobile: (86) 135 > >>>> 0135 > >>>>> 9807 | Fax: (8610) 62670096 > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Brett Palmer > >> <[email protected] > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Scott, > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I like the idea of integrating with > >> existing CMS applications. When we > >>>> are > >>>>>> talking about hippo what of their various > >> products are we considering > >>>> here: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Hippo CMS7 > >>>>>> Hippo Repository 2 > >>>>>> Hippo Site Toolkit 2 > >>>>>> or > >>>>>> Hippo Portal 2.0 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> from www.onehippo.org > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Brett > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Scott > >> Gray <[email protected] > >>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Anybody using or considered using > >> Hippo CMS (onehippo.org) in > >>>>>> conjunction > >>>>>>> with OFBiz? > >>>>>>> - Apache Licensed > >>>>>>> - Uses Jackrabbit as its repository > >>>>>>> - Supports Versioning, > >> Internationalization, Publishing Workflows and > >>>>>> more > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> We could start out by using Hippo's UI > >> to manage content and retrieve > >>>> it > >>>>>>> for display within OFBiz using the JCR > >> API. As the various document > >>>>>> types > >>>>>>> needed by the OFBiz base applications > >> begin to take shape we could look > >>>>>> at > >>>>>>> ways to allow the content to be > >> modified directly from within OFBiz > >>>> (once > >>>>>>> again using the JCR API). > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Any thoughts, alternatives, ideas or > >> whatever would be appreciated. > >>>> I'm > >>>>>>> considering working on a POC in my > >> spare time, not sure how long that > >>>>>> might > >>>>>>> take at this stage. I already > >> have a copy of Hippo running inside > >>>> OFBiz > >>>>>> but > >>>>>>> that was just a matter of expanding > >> their WAR distribution and wrapping > >>>>>> it > >>>>>>> in a component, next step would be > >> gaining access to the repo from > >>>> OFBiz > >>>>>>> code. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks > >>>>>>> Scott > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> HotWax Media > >>>>>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com > >>>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- Sascha Rodekamp Lynx-Consulting GmbH Johanniskirchplatz 6 D-33615 Bielefeld http://www.lynx.de
