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The Web CMS Report 2009 looks at... Vignette Content Management

"One area where experienced content engineers will find Vignette lacking is in XML support. With its optional integration tool called "VBIS," you can import and output XML content, but while managing content, Vignette sticks to a straight relational model. Like most other CMS tools, Vignette can represent content as XML, albeit using its own schema (you cannot use arbitrary or industry-standard schemas in the management environment). The problem is not that the product uses a database for storage (most packages do that). Rather, by natively lacking strong notions of hierarchy, the product can work in unexpected ways, such as..."

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Discussing KISS and OSS in polite company

10-Nov-2005

Niels Hartvig, founder of open-source CMS project umbraco (featured in this screencast) has managed to keep the core code-base quite slim (Niels says just 10,000 lines) and functionality quite straightforward. His watchword is KISS -- "keep it simple, stupid". Like their commercial counterparts, open-source software (OSS) projects can suffer from bloat, particularly those architected for most or all community contributions to be glommed onto the platform itself, rather than as optional modules. So, it's reasonable to inquire of your favorite open-source CMS project community, what is their approach? Just be mindful about using the words "KISS" and "OSS" in the same sentence...

- Submitted by: Tony Byrne, Analyst

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