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Builder.com: Consider These Criteria to Choose the Right Open Source CMS Solution

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SMK
Sean Michael Kerner
Apr 30, 2003

“Last year, Builder.com columnist Shelly Doll wrote an article
titled ‘Will open source finally kill off the $1.2 million CMS
money pit?’ The article prodded me to learn more about open source
CMSs and to see what options they offer and what level of support
is available.

“I began my open source CMS exploration the wrong way, with
insufficient preparation. Before downloading, installing,
configuring, and testing an open source CMS, it’s important to have
a roadmap of the features you need, including the license, level of
support, and security features.

“OSCOM lists 11 content management frameworks and 27 content
management systems. Cmsinfo lists at least 64 CMS systems…”


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Sean Michael Kerner

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