[ZWeb] [john_e_barham@hotmail.com: What is Zope?]
Martijn Pieters
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Some feedback on the old zope.org site.
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Hi there,
As a big fan and longtime user of Zope (and Python), I'm starting up a =
Web consulting business (www.LaneStLabs.com). I'm using Zope as my =
primary Web app server for my customers and want to put a link on my =
site for potential customers to an official zope.com/org page that =
explains What Zope Is.
I found the "Learn Zope" link on the zope.org homepage is misleading =
since it actually points to a page titled "What Is Zope?" which is =
helpful in explaining what Zope is (although it's aimed at techies). =
Why don't you just call the heading "What is Zope?" on the homepage?
Also, while the emphasis of Zope.org is on information for Zope users, =
who would tend to be fairly technical, I think there needs to be an =
explanation of what Zope is for more non-technical people who aren't =
direct users of Zope but need reassurances from people like me that =
there are sound business reasons for using it. For example, I've found =
that non-techies think it's really cool that a Zope website can be =
edited using only a Web browser but they'd never find that out =
themselves from the official explanation since their eyes have glazed =
over at the bit about its "transactional object database" which while =
also very cool doesn't mean a heck of a lot to just plain folks.
Please don't take any of this personally. I love what you guys have =
done and are doing w/ Zope and want to spread the good word to the =
unwashed masses, but it has to be seriously filtered for the =
non-technical business person.
I'd be happy to write a preliminary explanation of what Zope is for =
business types if you need it.
Yours truly,
John Barham
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for potential customers to an official zope.com/org page that explains =
What Zope=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I found the "Learn Zope" link on the =
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homepage is misleading since it actually points to a page titled "What =
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which is helpful in explaining what Zope is (although it's aimed at=20
techies). Why don't you just call the heading "What is Zope?" on =
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there needs to be an explanation of what Zope is for more non-technical =
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who aren't direct users of Zope but need reassurances from people like =
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that non-techies think it's really cool that a Zope website can be =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please don't take any of this =
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love what you guys have done and are doing w/ Zope and want to spread =
the good=20
word to the unwashed masses, but it has to be seriously filtered for the =
non-technical business person.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd be happy to write a =
preliminary=20
explanation of what Zope is for business types if you need =
it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yours truly,</FONT></DIV>
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Barham</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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