Hi Jonathan,
On 07/01/11 17:28, Jonathan Lundell wrote:
I'd like to see a good CMS based on web2py (the analogy isn't exact, but sort
of like Plone is based on Zope). However, building a good CMS on web2py is at
least as much work as building web2py in the first place (order of magnitude,
anyway). I don't believe that you can cobble together a good CMS like that.
I'd ideally like to see an all web2py solution too, but I agree that
it's a big task, which I suspect some underestimate.
As a long-time Plone user (specifically, integrating RDBMS applications
with Plone CMSs), I'm actually very happy using Plone as a CMS and
web2py for RDBMS apps, and integrating the two where I need to.
There is another issue, which is "dilution" - Plone has somewhat
eclipsed Zope, and there is debate on and off about whether Plone is a
CMS application or a framework, while Zope is now sometimes described as
a CMS. I think that confusion has had a cost for both Zope and Plone.
My hope is that: -
- Web2py keeps focussing on being an excellent framework.
- If someone develops a heavyweight CMS in web2py, which would be good,
it does not get confused with web2py itself.
FWIW, I'm hoping to start publishing my web2py notes later this month,
and have been a little bit concerned that I might get a negative
reaction to their being in a Plone CMS. I'm going to stop worrying about
that - I've picked the best framework for my work in web2py, and the
best CMS for me to document it in Plone.
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Cheers,
PhilK
