[NGO] Re: plone vs drupal at Greenpeace UK

[Jon Stahl]

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> From: ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org 
> [mailto:ngo-bounces at lists.plone.org] On Behalf Of Martin Aspeli

> Indeed. In general, ZEA is a channel to be used, at least for 
> larger scale projects. Putting out some feelers (even of the, 
> "does Plone do this") on the public lists is probably a good idea
anyway. It 
> may feel a bit counter-intuitive to be so open about it, but 
> chances are people in the community will be more honest with 
> you than anyone else, and you'll connect with others who have 
> solved your problems before you.

FWIW, I did email Plone-users about this back in April, with a link to
their requirements, urging UK Plone-folk to get in touch with Rob:
http://www.nabble.com/Greenpeace-UK-is-looking-for-some-help-evaluating-
Plone-t1497308.html#a4058277

I am not sure what results it might have had.

For the record, CivicActions invested its time not in a bid, but in
presenting the Drupal platform itself.  I suspect (and hope) that Zest
did the same.  Now that the platform choice is made, GP will be
soliticing bids from several Drupal shops.  I am sure that CivicActions
will be among them.

All in all, I take this as a lesson that the Plone community needs to do
a better job of making Plone's power more discoverable and easier to
compare against solutions that have a lot of mindshare, be they Drupal,
Documentum or what have you.



best,
jon