Re: Decision about CMS - a different perspective ( was Re: [libreoffice-website] [SC] Decision about CMS)

Well...

I'd be willing to help with drupal and I have 4+ years of theme and module
development and site configuration experience.  I just really started doing
commercial projects about 18-24 months ago.  I released a website for an
association of all libraries in new jersey that was very complicated and
took about 12 months to complete.  I built a workshop registration /
calendaring system for a university, I am currently building a newspaper
site, and working on a Learning management system based on Drupal similar to
Open Atrium.  I am also building a high performance web hosting system on
AWS.

I have hosting resources and would be willing to host this site, or maintain
it.  I'd be willing to do some project management and other services if we
did it in Drupal.  I am not a graphic designer, but I know good ones.

Anyway, I'd be willing to help out a lot if this was a Drupal project.
Otherwise, I'm not interested in helping because it is outside the focus of
my small business.  I would not charge for my services, but hosting would
cost something even if it wasn't me hosting it.  There are a couple custom
drupal hosts that are good that could be used for only a little bit of money
like 20 bucks a month or so.  These would probably be fine, if the site
didn't get too much traffic.

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Benjamin Horst <bhorst@mac.com> wrote:

> On Oct 18, 2010, at 11:53 AM, Drew Jensen wrote:
>
> > Howdy Folks,
> >
> > Just an idea - as even though I just gone done saying in a different
> > email that we have only existed for 21 days, it has been 21 days and the
> > time to choose and start is, IMO, drawing nigh.
> >
> > So a different perspective - Who is actually planning on doing the
> > install, and willing to commit to the time to see it through:
> >
> > - Where is this being hosted?
> > - Who is going to be doing the server admin?
> > - Who is going to do CMS install/customization?
> > - Who will commit to the ongoing admin tasks for the instance of the CMS
> > package (not just content admin functions)?
> >
> > Before you say, can't answer till you know the CMS, lets just a quick
> > head count and see who is actually willing to accept the responsibility
> > - cause I don't know, I know some of you are, as we really down the
> > question one over the other it's best to remember that the people
> > planning actually doing the work should and must have a large role in
> > making the final decision, even if those of us on the periphery will no
> > doubt have input and some influence.
> >
> > Anyway, just how I would approach at this moment...shouldn't really
> > distract from what I'm reading about demo systems, and such.
>
>
> I'm willing to help build and maintain the site, and am knowledgeable about
> Drupal and some other CMSs.
>
> Further, I'm interested in the information architecture of the
> site--getting the data organized and the major pages configured to be as
> logical and navigable as possible. (See my draft wireframe here:
> http://www.solidoffice.com/?attachment_id=1223 )
>
> -Ben
>
> Benjamin Horst
> bhorst@mac.com
> 646-464-2314 (Eastern)
> www.solidoffice.com
>
>
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