[BlueOnyx:05771] Re: Automated installs of CMS's

[Taco Scargo]

Never heard of them, definately interesting as it is a free service with optional paid modules/services.

Will have a look at it.

With regards,

Taco Scargo
taco at scargo.nl




On 11 nov 2010, at 01:11, pm wrote:

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