[Zope-CMF] One or two products?

Chris Withers chrisw@nipltd.com
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 09:55:53 +0000


Hi,

I think this has been discussed before but I thought I'd make a proposal having 
seen Yuppie's posts.

CMF is currently a pain to install since, at a minimum, you have to install:
CMFCore
CMFDefault
DCWorkflow

...and then there's the myriad of other products (CMFStaging, Topic, Wiki, etc) 
not to mention the myriad of yet more stuff floating about in the collective stuff.

I think new users find this pretty intimidating and it makes the installation 
explanations a lot harder to write.

What I'd like to see is either:

1. One product, called CMF, that you drop into the Products folder, that 
combines CMFCore, CMFDefault and DCWorkflow.

2. Two products. CMFCore - combining the current CMFCore, DCWorkflow and the 
bits of CMFDefault identified by Yuppie as belonging in the core. CMFDefault - a 
default layer for CMFCore that is entirely replaceable and not necessary to use 
the CMF. Maybe even change it's name to CMFDemo.

Personally, I'd prefer option 1 for ease of installation and a decent 
out-of-the-box feel.

What do other people think?

cheers,

Chris

PS: I'm prepared to put the effort in to make this happen once people make 
decisions...