On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Kenneth Gonsalves <law...@thenilgiris.com>wrote:
> > > By the way, I have done considerable programming on python and have used > > plone. Fact is, I have used plone to run our own intranet here at > > Songbird. I think it is an excellent framework - but a bit complicated to > > customize. > > if you want to customise, forget plone. But it is good for quick and dirty > sites where you can leave the hard work for the user. Another nice thing is > that you just need one plone installation per server - you can create > multiple > plone sites and manage the domains with the VHM. And if you upgrade, you > just > need to upgrade one installation. As far as I can see, drupal requires a > separate copy for each site - I may be wrong. If I am right, then running > 10 > sites on the server and making 50 hot fixes in 2009 - i think you need to learn about the tool before talking about it. you can host as many as sites with single drupal source please check http://drupal.org/getting-started/6/install/multi-site > I will be doing 500 > separate maintainance upgrades in a period of 9 months! I will need to hire > an > engineer just to do this. you can upgrade just drupal core. if you want site specific modules, that too is possible. drupal has db upgrade too. hiring a drupal pro is easier than a django pro if you need. for drupal, you do not need an engineer to do things. > The same 10 sites could run on one install of django > - which can be upgraded with a simple 'svn up' - and that can be put in > cron > and run once a month or so. i wonder how you could do 'svn up' on production site without testing compatibility with new version. > So I would conclude that drupal is a good tool for > an enlightened end user who just running one or two sites - but not an > option > for a professional who is maintaining a large number of sites. you need to understand drupal better. few pointers below http://recovery.gov/ used drupal -> http://buytaert.net/obama-using-drupal Australian Prime Minister using Drupal http://www.pm.gov.au -> http://buytaert.net/australian-prime-minister-using-drupal > I have one app > running on django on webfaction which is in daily active use - I have not > visited it or touched it in any way for the last two years. > if you have not touched it or visited it, that means no features being added or you didn't find any bugs. - balachandar muruganantham உலகம்.net - இலவச தமிழ் வலைப்பதிவுச் சேவை - http://ulagam.net எனது தமிழ் பக்கங்கள் - http://www.balachandar.net/pakkangal Beyond Work - http://beyondwork.wordpress.com/ "ஒழுக்கத்து நீத்தார் பெருமை விழுப்பத்து வேண்டும் பனுவல் துணிவு " - குறள் எண் : 21 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
