Not Dead Yet
Long overdue post… just want everyone to know that I’ve been working closely with two beta testers that have been using the CMS successfully in production environments.
By focusing on a small number of beta testers, I’ve been able to squash a few remaining bugs, and see where some problems were preventing folks from successfully installing my software.
One new development is some code I whipped up to switch templates based on the category. It defaults to the main template if no category template is found. Not Earth shattering, but useful and needed.
John Roebucks says:
November 30th, 2006 at 8:21 pm
Just out of curiousity, but with systems like Expanse (http://expansecms.com), Subdreamer (http://subdreamer.com) and others, why not just one of those?
jackborn says:
November 30th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
Hey John,
I’m aware of both of these systems, but they don’t meet my needs. Believe me, I have need or desire to reinvent the wheel.
But if they work for you, fantastic.
I think my earlier posts really answer the specifics of “why not X” better than I could in a comment. If you haven’t already, check out my earlier posts and you’ll see why I began this project a while back.
zee says:
December 2nd, 2006 at 1:14 pm
So if u don’t need more beta testers when are we gonna test cmslaunch?
i hope it’s gonna release earlier than mooflex
jackborn says:
December 2nd, 2006 at 4:08 pm
Zee,
I don’t need any beta testers at this very moment.
I’m focusing on two clients, testing and tweaking things to the best of my ability. Things are going very well.
But one of the things I noticed during the first wide-open test was that it was very difficult to respond to a bug when it was reporting by several people at once. So… I thought I’d keep this phase of development very focused.
No, I don’t think this is going to take much longer.
zee says:
December 9th, 2006 at 7:20 pm
I’m looking forward to it jack.
More power to your elbow
Tony Damigo says:
January 16th, 2007 at 1:40 am
Greetings,
After reading throught areas of your site, I’ve become even more interested in your CMS. Please feel free to point me in the direction of your download page, when you release it
I’d love to try it out.
Rick says:
January 25th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Regarding expansecms, I had a look at their homepage, and it is horribly mangled (text on text) when viewed without javascript enabled. I understand requiring javascript for web “applications”, but a page shouldn’t break so horribly. I accept that a site might lose functionality without js, but to be illegible or unnavigable is just wrong.
Please don’t make that mistake with your CMS.
Juan Ziegler says:
February 4th, 2007 at 7:54 pm
I don’t see what you’re talking about Rick, but perhaps they fixed the problem?
Ben says:
March 20th, 2007 at 6:31 pm
Any word on when your CMS is set to be released?
Thomas says:
April 24th, 2007 at 11:07 am
Any word on when your CMS is set to be released?
Brad says:
May 1st, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Hi, just wondering if you’re any closer? I’m looking for a new system that I can use for some of our clients, as I’m really burned out on the current WYSIWYG editing boxes that make everything so much harder … Hope your beta tests are going well!
John Snook says:
May 29th, 2007 at 2:07 pm
Could you hurry it up please?
I’ve been eager to start using this for a year now!!
Will you be accepting any testers soon? We could definately try it on our intranet.
Keep up the good work, mate.
Guillermo Ormskerk says:
July 8th, 2007 at 10:33 am
So, when exactly?:)
Rob Morgan says:
July 17th, 2007 at 10:25 am
I’m sure it’s going to be ace, anything this long in the making must be good… can’t wait! (but have too)
chris says:
July 17th, 2007 at 11:04 pm
I’m guessing this CMS bit the dust.
jackborn says:
July 17th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
No… it didn’t.
It’s just way way overdue.
Jack
Stan says:
July 30th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
Hey Jack,
im very curious! Could you maybe send me a demo?
Best regards,
Stan
neojp says:
August 15th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
It seems like it died after all =/
jackborn says:
August 16th, 2007 at 12:23 am
No… I’ll be posting a new video soon.
mnew says:
August 20th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Is it worth hanging on for this? The video looks good and is tempting. But I have a client who wants a CMS with us and has money!
Any chance of seeing some beta code?
jackborn says:
August 20th, 2007 at 9:37 am
I just sent you an email