Comments on: Wait… Free? http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/ concrete5 - Content management is a human right. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:25:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Franz http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-1184 Franz Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:24:34 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-1184 that's great simon! You can get at all the info you're asking - the forums on concrete5.org are very active, if you ask that question in the customizing c5 forum i'm sure you'll get an answer. that’s great simon!

You can get at all the info you’re asking - the forums on concrete5.org are very active, if you ask that question in the customizing c5 forum i’m sure you’ll get an answer.

]]> By: SimonRaven http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-1183 SimonRaven Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:13:32 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-1183 BTW, I did, and now I'm using it on 2 sites I run :). Thanks :). One thing though. The docs are a bit lacking so I can do dynamic page inserts via the API, like fetch a date and time of the page, author, etc. I would love that, as my theme allows for that. BTW, I did, and now I’m using it on 2 sites I run :). Thanks :). One thing though. The docs are a bit lacking so I can do dynamic page inserts via the API, like fetch a date and time of the page, author, etc. I would love that, as my theme allows for that.

]]> By: SimonRaven http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-716 SimonRaven Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:03:10 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-716 like some people i've read about in the last 1/2 hour or so, i came across this via SF.net project of the month.... i've tried and used and been frustrated at just about any F/OSS CMS out there (and i have tried with all; drupal is the one i stuck with the longest), and frankly tired of having a "blog format" just so i can quickly put out a page that needs to get out *fast*, due to urgency of the situation. i haven't played with it much yet, but what i've seen so far, i like. i started making my own little thing, viewable at the site above, mostly for old pages that i'm porting from apache server side include shtml pages, to php, and man, i'm seriously considering moving to this instead. if i can get my theme migrated to this within a reasonable mount of time, you'll have me hooked. like some people i’ve read about in the last 1/2 hour or so, i came across this via SF.net project of the month…. i’ve tried and used and been frustrated at just about any F/OSS CMS out there (and i have tried with all; drupal is the one i stuck with the longest), and frankly tired of having a “blog format” just so i can quickly put out a page that needs to get out *fast*, due to urgency of the situation. i haven’t played with it much yet, but what i’ve seen so far, i like.

i started making my own little thing, viewable at the site above, mostly for old pages that i’m porting from apache server side include shtml pages, to php, and man, i’m seriously considering moving to this instead.

if i can get my theme migrated to this within a reasonable mount of time, you’ll have me hooked.

]]> By: Tony | eggtea http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-174 Tony | eggtea Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:19:23 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-174 I'm currently installing it. :D my.eggtea.com I'm also using indexhibit which is a similar CMS but geared towards artist/creative types. This one has better community features, and amazing content editing. <3 I’m currently installing it. :D my.eggtea.com

I’m also using indexhibit which is a similar CMS but geared towards artist/creative types. This one has better community features, and amazing content editing.

<3

]]> By: Franz http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-161 Franz Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:58:09 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-161 thanks! i think i saw you on #concrete5 in efnet, its great to have the help! thanks!

i think i saw you on #concrete5 in efnet, its great to have the help!

]]> By: Oli http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-160 Oli Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:07:07 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-160 I've worked with a few design houses that each keep their own proprietary CMS. They charge lots for the feature (£5k-10k - about $10k-20k) and it makes up a major part of their bottom line. I've worked with their systems though, and I can tell you, each lacks really useful features. I'm not talking about a bit of validation here, or a shortcut to something there - I mean features that save hours and hours of repetitive, dull work. C5 is pretty good on this front, and why I'm choosing it but if it were missing an essential-for-me feature, I can add it or improve an existing one. Open source allows people with vested interests in a product to help improve it. As it happens, I do need a new feature and I'm going to sit down, learn what I need and make it happen. I'm also going to tackle a couple of (what I consider) bugs. And at the end, I'm going to offer all the source changes back to you and you can do with them what you want. So the list of reasons to open source your CMS: - More exposure for your company - Better karma - Feedback from massively more people - Feature and security bug spotting - Feature additions, and bug fixes from the community The last three mean you could spend less time maintaining your product and focus more on its implementation. Anyway.. Thanks for all your work on C5. It's awesome. I’ve worked with a few design houses that each keep their own proprietary CMS. They charge lots for the feature (£5k-10k - about $10k-20k) and it makes up a major part of their bottom line.

I’ve worked with their systems though, and I can tell you, each lacks really useful features. I’m not talking about a bit of validation here, or a shortcut to something there - I mean features that save hours and hours of repetitive, dull work.

C5 is pretty good on this front, and why I’m choosing it but if it were missing an essential-for-me feature, I can add it or improve an existing one. Open source allows people with vested interests in a product to help improve it.

As it happens, I do need a new feature and I’m going to sit down, learn what I need and make it happen. I’m also going to tackle a couple of (what I consider) bugs. And at the end, I’m going to offer all the source changes back to you and you can do with them what you want.

So the list of reasons to open source your CMS:
- More exposure for your company
- Better karma
- Feedback from massively more people
- Feature and security bug spotting
- Feature additions, and bug fixes from the community

The last three mean you could spend less time maintaining your product and focus more on its implementation.

Anyway.. Thanks for all your work on C5. It’s awesome.

]]> By: Concrete5 — A NextGen Open-Source CMS » Chopad http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-106 Concrete5 — A NextGen Open-Source CMS » Chopad Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:35:11 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-106 [...] Actually Concrete5 has no just become so good, that nobody knew about it. The software was used at enterprise level for which you had to spend some good bucks. The conversion into open source — free software is nicely explained by the lines below on this post. [...] [...] Actually Concrete5 has no just become so good, that nobody knew about it. The software was used at enterprise level for which you had to spend some good bucks. The conversion into open source — free software is nicely explained by the lines below on this post. [...]

]]> By: david allen http://concretethestudio.com/2008/05/10/wait-free/#comment-89 david allen Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:32:29 +0000 http://concretethestudio.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-89 I'm in.... I’m in….

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