LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by sgrove » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 3:07 PM UTC

LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release
locomotivecms.com

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by rb2k_ » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 3:45 PM UTC

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities.

But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :(

It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project.

For some very strange reason, I get a segfault when trying to do a "bundle install" in the process described in the documentation.

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by wh-uws » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 3:50 PM UTC

rb2k_ wrote: post #2

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities. But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :( It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project. For some very strange reason, I get a segfault wh…

I would be using it if it didn't insist on MongoDB.

I just dont trust data I care about to it

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by rb2k_ » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 3:53 PM UTC

wh-uws wrote: post #3

rb2k_ wrote: post #2

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities. But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :( It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project. For some very strange reason, I get a segfault wh…

I would be using it if it didn't insist on MongoDB. I just dont trust data I care about to it

with a CMS you have barely any writes. Not sure your fear is well grounded in reality :)

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by did » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 3:57 PM UTC

rb2k_ wrote: post #2

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities. But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :( It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project. For some very strange reason, I get a segfault wh…

Hi @rb2k_, thanks for the feedback. About the demo link, since we do not have a stable version of the engine yet, we chose to disable our demo platform. But it'll be coming soon !

You're totally right about the installation procedure. Like the other open source projects such as Spree for instance, we miss an executable which will help users to start a new engine with ease. That could be perhaps your first contribution to the project :-)

Finally, concerning your segfault error, if you have time, please open an issue in github (https://github.com/locomotivecms/engine/issues) or on our mailing-list (https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/locomotiv...)

thanks again !

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by sgrove » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 4:02 PM UTC

rb2k_ wrote: post #4

wh-uws wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would be using it if it didn't insist on MongoDB. I just dont trust data I care about to it

with a CMS you have barely any writes. Not sure your fear is well grounded in reality :)

I actually agree with the OP in general. I have a mistrust of MongoDB overall, and avoid using it in big, data-intensive situations...

BUT, in LocomotiveCMS and a few others, it make brilliant sense. Like you mentioned, it's very lightweight in terms of DB-writes, and allows for a flexibility that when put together the way the the Locomotive team has done makes a CMS a wonderful thing for end users.

So I think you guys are both right in the this case. Choose the right tool for the job and all that... and the Locomotive team definitely chose the right tool.

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by sgrove » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 4:04 PM UTC

One thing I'll say about Locomotive, besides it being just an awesome take on CMS and being incredibly powerful under the hood, is that the quality of code just completely blew me away. Didier, and later other members of the team like Mario, care about the hygiene, visual formatting, test coverage, extensibility, and properness in a way I just haven't really seen in other open source projects (mine included!).

If you're looking for basically a canonical example of rails-done-right to learn from or base certain practices from, look at Locomotive CMS.

Oh, and again, it's a totally awesome (and beautiful!) CMS as well.

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by rb2k_ » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 4:18 PM UTC

did wrote: post #5

rb2k_ wrote: post #2

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities. But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :( It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project. For some very strange reason, I get a segfault wh…

Hi @rb2k_, thanks for the feedback. About the demo link, since we do not have a stable version of the engine yet, we chose to disable our demo platform. But it'll be coming soon ! You're totally right about the installation procedure. Like the other open source projects such as Spree for instance, we miss an executable which will help users to start a new engine with ease. That could be perhaps your first contributio…

https://github.com/locomotivecms/engine/issues/369

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by did » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 4:36 PM UTC

rb2k_ wrote: post #8

did wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hi @rb2k_, thanks for the feedback. About the demo link, since we do not have a stable version of the engine yet, we chose to disable our demo platform. But it'll be coming soon ! You're totally right about the installation procedure. Like the other open source projects such as Spree for instance, we miss an executable which will help users to start a new engine with ease. That could be perhaps your first contributio…

https://github.com/locomotivecms/engine/issues/369

thanks @rb2k_ !

Re: LocomotiveCMS Approaches 2.0 Release

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Post by pathdependent » Tue, Apr 17, 2012, 4:37 PM UTC

did wrote: post #5

rb2k_ wrote: post #2

It seems like a really nice CMS. I love aloha as an editor and the native multi site capabilities. But sadly there is no demo link available (crossed out) and the installation is quite a bit more complex than for the usual Rails CMS :( It's not too bad, but usually you just do a gem install and then there's a new helper method allowing you to setup a matching project. For some very strange reason, I get a segfault wh…

Hi @rb2k_, thanks for the feedback. About the demo link, since we do not have a stable version of the engine yet, we chose to disable our demo platform. But it'll be coming soon ! You're totally right about the installation procedure. Like the other open source projects such as Spree for instance, we miss an executable which will help users to start a new engine with ease. That could be perhaps your first contributio…

I also almost left without looking closely because of the disabled demo link.

I look forward to the demo, because from my subsequent cursory glance, this may be exactly what I need for a non-profit project I'm working on.