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On Monday 17 November 2008 10:12, Steve Lee wrote: > 2008/11/16 Dave Walker <DaveWalker@xxxxxxxxxx>: > >. However, for something out of the > > box - Drupal isn't too bad, and is actually quite easy to set up - and > > find a suitable theme to hack to fit. Alternatively "Joomla!", is quite > > nice also. > > The impression I get from previous research (but never used either) is > that Joomla is great for a quick fix but soon starts to get a bit > creaky for large complex sites. Drupal may have a steeper learning > curve but has a cleaner and solid architecture so is especially good > for more serious endevours. > > Is that a fair appraisal? <pontificate> This tends to be a common problem with all myopic software. To build an 'enterprise' app you have to start off with an enterprise approach. Office Software is fine for the home, not too bad for two or three people in an office but worse than useless in an enterprise - despite billions having been spent on it by MS and customers (I think MS know its useless which is why they keep bringing out new versions to stop people cottoning on). The percentage of places I've worked that are trapped in the 'office' mode because they've got too much stuff to convert easily is probably about 99. What we really need is an enterprise app with an easy 'single user' configuration that can be grown to enterprise level. Drupal is a lot better at building large web sites than some but it is still restrictive in the sense that documentation is NEVER isolated in reality and needs to be owned and managed and generated from elsewhere etc etc. Unless you KNOW the stuff is going to be self sufficient and isolated then I'd really consider an ERP! </pontificate> But I dont know of an easy start up ERP with decent WEB provision.... Tom te tom te tom -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html