[AccessD] CMS Comparison - RE: Joomla

Hi Jim --

DNN is running on .NET stack.
Good .NET developer can read through, understand, customize DNN source
code/DNN's MS SQL stuff without any additional docs...
MS shops can reuse MS Access, .NET desktop, client server solutions within
DNN custom modules.
DNN team is loooking as very good (advanced) developers, tutors,
businessmen...

My opinion:
- If going business and beeing (mainly) MS shops - then DNN is looking
preferrrable CMS base from here...
- If going non-profit (including developer's own low wages) - then go
Joomla!

Warning (again): 
DNN does have relatively heavy and long learning curve for custom skins and
modules development, and it (DNN) does have rather large compiled
executables size, but if one is going to use modern (inexpenisve and
becoming cheaper every day for the same set of services hostings) hosting
and if one doesn't plan to do any custom development (but to order such
custom DNN development services if needed from DNN profies) then DNN
start-up should be a smooth way...

Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
Sent: 17 ?????? 2011 ?. 7:53
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] CMS Comparison - RE: Joomla

According to this list both Joomla and DNN are very compatible in features.
Thanks for the link but it just makes the choice even more difficult.

Jim



-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Shamil
Salakhetdinov
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 6:38 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] CMS Comparison - RE: Joomla

Hi All --

BTW: here is a CMS Comparison: 

http://www.r2idnn.com/Services/CMS-Comparison.aspx 

maybe it's a bit outdates and  maybe it has a short list of CMS samples
(Joomla is in this list) but it has a long list of features, which could be
interesting to read through and compare....

Thank you.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: 16 ?????? 2011 ?. 20:42
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Joomla

Hi Jim

That depends, but if you are looking for CMS-style systems, at least two
top-notch Open Source systems for .NET exist.

Composite C1:
http://www.composite.net/C1.aspx 

Umbraco:
http://www.umbraco.org 

They are quite different - and both different from DNN - and I haven't had a
need for either of them so I cannot advice further.

/gustav


>>> accessd at shaw.ca 16-01-2011 18:01 >>>
Hi Ken:

To be honest, I have never been able to get a client fully self-sufficient
and after 30 plus have basically given up on it. ;-)

Joomla, like DNN may not be the product I need. So far, when building web
sites I use ASP.Net to build the mock up/lay our and then go in and remove
the extra pieces (lots and lots of extra pieces as every possible option is
code managed), while stuffing in some of my own code. It is not a super fast
construction method but it is getting faster and it is quicker than building
the whole site from scratch.

I do not know if any other person uses this crude hack method but is there a
good pre-existing clean frame-work so I do not need to re-invent the wheel.

Jim