[Zope-CMF] 'Interwoven' Content Management and Zope CMF

[Heimo Laukkanen]

Quoting Norman Khine <norman@khine.net>:

> Why is it that Governement departments and other such bodies, still,
> preffer
> to use such solutions as Interwoven and would rather pay for the
> licence
> then actually take on the responsibility. Oops, I think I just answerd
> my
> question, perhaps it is that - they are not prepared to take on the
> responsibility for maintaining and ensuring the future proof of the
> project
> and by having to pay for the licence "they" won't have to worrie about
> it!!!

Well then there is the possibility - for a Zope company to take the 
responsibility and give the buyer a competitive price and also ride with the
possibility of small fees in the future, compared to the mighty hefty sums that
big players can take for software upgrades. 

But usually the buyer - goverment or company - is not buying a product, but the
whole product -- including everything from start to finish: maintenance,
development, tarining etc. And they are paying for their peace of mind and
convenience. This especially true in cases, where companies have outsourced most
of their IT-staff and are not keen on developing inhouse talent. However there
is no problme, other than size and resources, for a Zope company to deliver the
whole service too... easily.

But there is a catch. Whatever you promise for open source solutions to do, you
should also deliver. And if no-one else is going to do it, then the burden is on
you. 

-huima