RE: Java-based forums

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Daniel Feather
> 
> Don't be too surprised about not finding much in the way of Open
Source
> Java products. Java isn't as "free" as we'd like to think... another
> topic for another time I suppose... anyway...

Yeah, I agree.  The great "third party library" world of Java is not as
big as one might think.


> My suggestion would be to grab Zope, and install Plone. It is a CMS
with
> Wiki capabilities. Skinnable and extremely functional and Open Source,
> and you can have a minimal set-up done in very little time.

Yipes.  I looked at this and it seems monstrous.  In a good way!  I
mean, the capabilities are incredible.  Basically, you can create your
own content types to define the type of content you want to allow users
to enter.  These are built from widgets, which can include - tada! - a
file upload widget.  The only problem is the learning curve.


> The only drawback, if you can consider it one (I don't), is that you
> would need to learn/know Python. What little I know about Python makes
> me like it very much. Something to consider.

Yeah, and Hans Boldt will just get a total kick out of me becoming a
Python user <laughing>.  But I have always advocated the best tool for
the job, and this seems to be such a situation.  However, the sheer mass
of new knowledge that I'll have to pick up is going to mean this project
will have to be on hold for a couple of weeks while I do real work.  But
that's okay, I can start playing.

Joe