On Thu, 2 Nov 2006 22:58:44 -0600
Jack Ungerleider <jack at jacku.com> wrote:

> I feel compelled in my role as quasi-Coordinator of the Twin
> Cities Zope/Python User Group to recommend Plone
> (http://plone.org) as a solution. 

The only problem with plone is you first need Zope, which I've
found to be one of the biggest headaches and has one of the
steepest learning curves amoung the web software I've installed.

Don't get me wrong, I love python.  If you want a good python
solution that doesn't require running another app server, I'd also
recommend Django - it's not a CMS, rather a framework similar to
Rails, but it'd help you a ton if you decide to roll your own, plus
it plays well with Apache - something Rails didn't seem to do last
time I looked.

> One of Plone's strengths in my opinion (and yes I'm biased) is
> the ease of enter content for "regular users".

We're all probably biased in this X vs Y converstations.  :)  Plone
is cool, about the only reason I can think of that anyone would
want to touch Zope with a 10 foot pole. What you need here though
is a hosting company that is already running it so you don't have
to get involved with Zope administration/maintenance. Anyway,
that's my $0.02, I'm sure others will say Zope rules, I'm not on
that list though.  :)

Josh