[BlueOnyx:05768] Re: Automated installs of CMS's

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Is this not worth a look at??
http://www.simplescripts.com/




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet" <cobaltfacts at virtbiz.com>
To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at blueonyx.it>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 11:49 PM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:05767] Re: Automated installs of CMS's


> Darrell D. Mobley wrote:
>> Greg, my experience has been that a new client doesn't want to look at 
>> the
>> WHAM list and write the admin back to purchase X module for WHAM, install 
>> it
>> and then allow them to install the program.  They want to order an 
>> account,
>> have it set up and then make their selections.  WHAM requires either the
>> system operator purchase all the modules in advance or wait until the 
>> system
>> operator can.
>
> That is generally true based on my experience as well.  Perhaps it would
> be helpful if there were a "bundle" of all available applications so
> that it wouldn't be necessary to select individual packages.
>
> Interestingly, WHAM's model seems to be the reverse of similar packages
> on other platforms (ie: Fantastico, Softaculous on Cpanel or
> ApplicationVault on Plesk) in that when you purchase (or subscribe to)
> the installer, you automatically get a large selection of software to go
> along with it.   For instance, with Plesk's ApplicationVault, once you
> purchase the software, you have hundreds of applications available.
> (We've culled our list to "only" 176 of them for our customers).
>
> I don't mean to suggest that the WHAM model is the wrong way to go.  But
> I do sympathize with Darrell's point and wonder if there might be an
> easier/better way to get applications in the hands of those who would
> like to have them.
>
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> Chris Gebhardt
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