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Posted by: BenderOn 2006/7/24 4:50:00 10269 reads

Packt Publishing, a publisher focussed on specialized IT books has just launched its CMS Award for 2006.

You can help the Xoops project by voting Xoops now into the nominations for the top 5 which will make it into the final round.

The nomination voting is open until august 31st. >>> Link to the nomination page <<< Results of the nomination will be posted on september the 4th. The winning projects in the final round will be awarded with the following prices: 1. Place: $5,000 and the title Packt Open Source CMS Award Winner, 2006 2. Place: $3,000, first runner up 3. Place: $2,000, second runner up

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Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

red_Slider Published 07/24/2006 19:29 Quite a regular Joined 01/04/2006 Comments 248

just voted at 15.00 CET

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

kurak_bu Published 07/24/2006 19:46 Quite a regular Joined 09/05/2005 Comments 342

me too

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domecc Published 07/24/2006 21:06 Just popping in Joined 10/30/2005 Comments 71

Done!

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kris_fr Published 07/24/2006 21:55 Updated 07/24/2006 21:56 Theme Designer Joined 12/31/2005 Comments 1009

Done ! and french translation

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

red_Slider Published 07/24/2006 22:57 Quite a regular Joined 01/04/2006 Comments 248

polish translansion also - here

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menochi Published 07/25/2006 2:00 Friend of XOOPS Joined 12/28/2003 Comments 259

done

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limecity Published 07/25/2006 2:50 Friend of XOOPS Joined 07/06/2003 Comments 1602

voted

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sol812 Published 07/25/2006 6:32 Just popping in Joined 09/04/2002 Comments 75

just voted at 08.50 am Denmark.

best CMS community on the web

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

phppp Published 07/25/2006 7:07 XOOPS Contributor Joined 01/25/2004 Comments 2857

Since the news has been spotlighted on xoops.org homepage, not being offensive but just curious, I would like to know the background and credit of the packtpub.

Thanks, and plz forgive me for my limited knowledge.

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

nhatban Published 07/25/2006 11:10 Just popping in Joined 07/25/2006 Comments 7

Done!

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sato-san Published 07/25/2006 11:21 Quite a regular Joined 07/01/2005 Comments 224

Vodet for

レネー　佐藤
René Sato
http://www.xoops-magazine.com

JETZT NEU:
Xoops-Toplist

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

tedsmith Published 07/25/2006 13:11 Home away from home Joined 06/02/2004 Comments 1151

Done - my vote cast. I actually came here today to announce that myself! I thought I was special having found it by accident myself earlier. But clearly I'm too slow!

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pacho Published 07/25/2006 14:38 Quite a regular Joined 06/07/2005 Comments 235

Done!

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

webjackie Published 07/25/2006 16:44 Updated 07/25/2006 16:48 Just popping in Joined 06/02/2006 Comments 10

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Poster: phppp Posted: 2006/7/25 8:07:40 - Since the news has been spotlighted on xoops.org homepage, not being offensive but just curious, I would like to know the background and credit of the packtpub

I've done the Vote & who want XOOPS to go down in CMS ranking. Same time, as phppp posted, i'm also curious with the credibilty of paktpub.

First seeing their website, i thought they are taking the traffic exploitation of Xoops, Php Nuke, Joomala, Moodle, OpenCMS etc with an Award Scheme. Then i checked their alexa traffic ranking. Their traffic ranking is good and amazingly their traffic increased very high in past couple of days. But, they have already established themself, and i dont feel, it is a trick of award to boost their traffic.

Onething good i found from their website is they are promoting many open source code projects and CMS management. Though they havent come out with any books or articles on Xoops, they have a lot on Php Nuke, Joomala, Open CMS, Mambo, Moodle etc.

I'm extracting something i found about Packts right below.

Packt is a modern, unique publishing company with a focus on producing cutting-edge books for communities of developers, administrators, and newbies alike.

Packt Open Source Project Royalty Scheme:
Packt believes in Open Source. When we sell a book written on an Open Source project, we pay a royalty directly to that project. As a result of purchasing one of our Open Source books, Packt will have given some of the money received to the Open Source project.

In the long term, we see ourselves and yourselves, as customers and readers of our books, as part of the Open Source ecosystem, providing sustainable revenue for the projects we publish on. Our aim at Packt is to establish publishing royalties as an essential part of the service and support business model that sustains Open Source.

Packt Publishing Ltd
32 Lincoln Road
Birmingham B27 6PA
United Kingdom
T +44 121 683 1170
F +44 121 683 1171
___________________________________________

I feel, Packt will help XOOPS community and in near future their professional books on XOOPS (i' hope they might release some sooner, though i am not happy that they avoided XOOPS behind other community) will be an advantage to us. Anyhow it is my views, and i invite phppp's comments again.

Note to XOOPS Admin: We have 1000's of registered users. Why dont we send a newsletter to them asking for a vote. I'm sorry, if it is already send, but i'vent got any email reminders.

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

Bender Published 07/25/2006 18:16 Home away from home Joined 03/10/2003 Comments 1899

Quote:

Since the news has been spotlighted on xoops.org homepage, not being offensive but just curious, I would like to know the background and credit of the packtpub.

Hi phppp,

well i have to answer that the other way round. I actually never heard of them too until yesterday.
I did some searching and found their books listed at amazon for example (6 on .com; 25(!) in germany ....).
Also they are listed for events like LinuxTag and Sponsor of the php conference 2006 uk.

In opposition i found no negative stuff about them.

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

Herko Published 07/25/2006 18:21 XOOPS is my life! Joined 02/04/2002 Comments 4238

Quote:

I feel, Packt will help XOOPS community and in near future their professional books on XOOPS (i' hope they might release some sooner, though i am not happy that they avoided XOOPS behind other community) will be an advantage to us. Anyhow it is my views, and i invite phppp's comments again.

They don't have a team of writers who write books about all the open-source CMSes, they pay people to write the books for them and publish them. The Joomla book was written in German and then translated into English (hence Benders high hit count I guess

), and written by a Joomla community member.

I know Hsalazar (docs team captain a while ago) had started writing something for packt, but his work and real life kept interfering, so he never got that much on paper.

Herko

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

javelin Published 07/26/2006 21:10 Not too shy to talk Joined 03/11/2004 Comments 160

done

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alyussiu Published 07/27/2006 6:32 Not too shy to talk Joined 04/09/2004 Comments 119

Same for me, voted ^_^.

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slyss Published 07/27/2006 15:36 Quite a regular Joined 01/26/2006 Comments 343

done from italy

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JoaoTapuia Published 07/28/2006 2:49 Just popping in Joined 12/08/2004 Comments 17

Done, voted !

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terrion Published 07/30/2006 6:21 Friend of XOOPS Joined 09/19/2004 Comments 299

Done!

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Djiman Published 07/30/2006 6:52 Just popping in Joined 07/26/2006 Comments 91

Gave x0 ps my vote!

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Ritchie Published 07/31/2006 8:31 Not too shy to talk Joined 01/27/2002 Comments 162

Votes awayyyyyy

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kjk786 Published 08/01/2006 14:23 Just popping in Joined 01/26/2006 Comments 38

VOTED

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kc0maz Published 08/01/2006 16:31 Quite a regular Joined 04/18/2005 Comments 216

Voted. :)

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V6-Maniac Published 08/02/2006 8:53 Just popping in Joined 02/15/2005 Comments 86

Voted...

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szymas Published 08/02/2006 12:55 Just popping in Joined 06/05/2006 Comments 15

done and good luck!

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Steakman Published 08/02/2006 21:18 Just popping in Joined 09/03/2005 Comments 95

Voted

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fenriz Published 08/03/2006 6:09 Just popping in Joined 04/21/2004 Comments 5

I've voted for all that good stuff that XOOPS contains.

Cheers!

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FORGE Published 08/04/2006 6:50 Just popping in Joined 10/12/2004 Comments 22

done! :)

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jeorem Published 08/09/2006 10:02 Just popping in Joined 05/25/2003 Comments 15

DONE!!!with pleasure...

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inicx Published 08/09/2006 19:52 Just popping in Joined 08/19/2004 Comments 10

voted!

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Odysseus Published 08/11/2006 22:40 Just popping in Joined 08/11/2006 Comments 3

Done.. Best of luck!

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JMorris Published 08/12/2006 13:15 XOOPS is my life! Joined 04/11/2004 Comments 2722

Voted. Good luck!

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supmanee Published 08/14/2006 2:24 Just popping in Joined 07/18/2006 Comments 1

Done....!!

http://www.siamxoops.net
From Thailand

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

mobydick Published 08/15/2006 8:43 Just popping in Joined 03/13/2005 Comments 13

Me too!

Cheers.

Re: Packts Open Source CMS Award 2006

miealex Published 08/24/2006 19:54 Updated 08/24/2006 19:55 Just popping in Joined 12/12/2004 Comments 96

Quote:

Thank you for your nomination!

Nominations will close on September 1, with the final five announced on Monday 4 September.

Good luck guys! I'm keeping my fingers crossed so you make it to the final and then WIN it

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