Comments on: Open source is best http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/ Open government and everything else Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Dickson http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Simon Dickson Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:30:29 +0000 http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/#comment-26 Even better - find a hosting provider who offers automated installation via Fantastico. That gives you your lovely form, plus (even better!) single-click upgrades. When they get round to it. :) Even better – find a hosting provider who offers automated installation via Fantastico. That gives you your lovely form, plus (even better!) single-click upgrades. When they get round to it. :)

]]> By: Dave http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Dave Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:33:06 +0000 http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/#comment-25 The only thing I could say to criticise WordPress is that lack of a graphical installer - it would be nice not to have to edit wp-config when setting up a blog. Even Drupal has a nice web form to fill in these days! The only thing I could say to criticise WordPress is that lack of a graphical installer – it would be nice not to have to edit wp-config when setting up a blog. Even Drupal has a nice web form to fill in these days!

]]> By: Simon Dickson http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Simon Dickson Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:25:59 +0000 http://davepress.net/2008/01/09/open-source-is-best/#comment-24 No kidding that they're targeting WordPress: it's a bit cheeky to have a page title 'WordPress Alternative'?! And for the record, WordPress doesn't 'require (you) to write code to use a CMS'. I suppose WordPress <i>could</i> ship with a built-in database: SQLite would be the obvious candidate, and a few have (reportedly) managed to make it work. That would make it even easier to set up.. although frankly, I have <i>never once</i> found myself looking at WordPress thinking 'this is too complicated'. No kidding that they’re targeting WordPress: it’s a bit cheeky to have a page title ‘WordPress Alternative’?! And for the record, WordPress doesn’t ‘require (you) to write code to use a CMS’.

I suppose WordPress could ship with a built-in database: SQLite would be the obvious candidate, and a few have (reportedly) managed to make it work. That would make it even easier to set up.. although frankly, I have never once found myself looking at WordPress thinking ‘this is too complicated’.

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