[Tikiwiki-devel] User and platform CMS

[Arnaud H. <arn...@ma...>]

On 31 Aug 2005 at 8:12, Pete Thompson wrote:

> So you're making money off of this free, open-source product and upset
> that the feature you need is not working as you would like it to? 

Well no in fact I don't I'm just trying to. And I'm also struggling not to 
become homeless next month which explains my tone. But I didn't post 
to apologize about private life issues.

> So
> fix it then. TW developers don't work for you. They're doing what they
> like to do and helping out where they can. You can always lock down a
> specific version you have and just start enhancing that version to
> suit your own needs, or pay someone to do it.

In a way you're touching the general issue of opensource, so I won't 
begin such a debate, because who gets paid and why should be 
discussed in general oss places and maybe not here.

Nevertheless, it seems to me that most cms are developping in two 
directions:

- A user-friendly tool, and in that case a feature that still allows non 
permitted users to see its buttons should be considered beta

- A development platform for higher-end customized sites, and in that 
case the site developper should be able to rely on highly optimized 
code.

It seems to me TW is presently somewhere between the two, whereas 
Xaraya for instance is clearly unmanageable for unexperienced 
webmasters, and Mediawiki is clearly user-oriented.

Maybe that explains why many people hesitate to install TW. However 
there IS a need for a sophisticated wiki with user rights.