I have no idea what WF means. LOL!

Go to www.wf-projects.com and sign up for the forums etc. We would love to hear from you!

Andy

Hi Julian,

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I was just reading your response to my Plone questions in another thread, and researching your past posts when I found this reference to me. LOL! You should have just PM'ed me.

When I read your post I thought "wow, this guy's business looks similar to mine" and then I nearly jumped out of my skin when I read the last line ;) Anyway, I totally share your point of view, and share the issues that you face.

As you may know, I rely totally on XOOPS to make a living - my business depends on it. As well as myself, I currently employ one full-time developer who works 100% on XOOPS systems. My wife will also join the business shortly, and we have two small children to support. I'm also bringing some other developers on board. So this is real life serious stuff, and not just a hobby.

As you describe, we normally do sell software as a service, rather than "development hours" or "lines of code". But the Event Manager module project was totally different. This development was commissioned by a client that wanted to run the code on their own in-house server. So I have no control of how the code is released under GPL.

Normally, we sell XOOPS as a service running on our own servers (just like you) and so we decide whether to release the code or not. Obviously we want to give the code away, but we have to balance this against keeping our competitive edge. We also have a desire to give back to the community that has helped our business start in the first place. So how does this work in practice....

Well, I've recently joined the wf-projects module development team, so that they can use any code that might be useful, as I use wf-sections as the CMS module for my sites. (In reality though, most code is for very specific purposes, and needs a lot of work to be useful to the OSS community). Hopefully, this move will help give back to the community.

Secondly, I plan to release two new GPL modules shortly. One will be a multi-purpose directory module, and the other will be a member profile manager, so that members can have more sophisticated personal profiles, and integrate XOOPS registration with credit card payment gateways.

As for the issue of how we keep our competitive edge, whilst releasing our code as OSS, then you will have to PM me about that, or sign a non-disclosure agreement! ;)

Andy

Yes, WF-SECTION is a great module. You can see a couple of sites I've developed using it here:

www.sheffieldchildrenshospital.org.uk

www.sttoms.net

Hope that helps,

Andy

Thanks Chris, you are just the kinda guy I wanted to hear from!

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Can you please explain exactly what is meant by "content type generation" and "workflow controls"? It might be something to consider building into WF-SECTION.

Thanks,

Andy

Hi there,

I've been hapily using XOOPS for over two years, and I was wondering how it compares to the competition, especially Zope based CMS like Plone.

Has anybody used Plone and XOOPS who can make a comparison? I would be interested to know your experiences and how the products compare?

Thanks,

Andy

Just to clarify: we are wanting to know if there have been changes to the database code that could affect performance?

Thanks,

Andy

After upgrading to 2.0.7.1 from 2.0.3, I am noticing that my module code is slower for some complex database queries that join three or more tables togather.

I am getting the php error "maxiumum execution time exceeded" and have modifed php.ini to allow execution time of 120 seconds. The server is now using 100% cpu for about 80 seconds when the same page was previously taking about 20 seconds before.

It was ok before (in version 2.0.3), so could there be some new kernel code in 2.0.7.1 that is less efficient and uses significantly more CPU cyles?

I am using PHP version 4.3.8, MySQL version 3.23, Red Hat version 7.3. The server is Pentium III 1266MHz, System Bogomips 2516.58 with 512 Mb RAM and 20Gb freee disk space - and is dedicated to this XOOPS system.

Any ideas? This is becoming a real problem.

Thanks,

This may or maynot be related, but after upgrading to 2.0.7.1, I am also getting the "maxiumum execution time exceeded" for a module I have in production, exspecially pages that where CPU hungry before.

It was ok before (in version 2.0.3), so could there be some new code in 2.0.7.1 that is less efficient and uses significantly more CPU cyles?

Thanks,

Andy

Come on people! I'm looking to pay experienced XOOPS developers to work from home on a freelance basis. Are there really no freelance developers with XOOPS skills? If this is you, and you are interested in earning some money then please private message me.

Thanks,

Andy

Hi,

I run a small consulting business, and have just won a couple of commercial contracts to deliver XOOPS portal solutions.

I usually do all the development work myself. But I was wondering if there are any experienced freelancers out there that have module development experience and would fancy helping me out in return for some $$$.

If so, private message me with:

1) Your experience level with Xoops, and examples of your previous work.
2) At least two client references.
3) Evidence of your ability to work remotely via email, web and telephone to meet tight deadlines.
4) Your geographical location and contact details.
5) Your weekly and daily rate.

This is a great opportunity to give something back to the XOOPS community and earn a bit of $$$ too!

Regards,

Andy