On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 09:20, Matt Morgan wrote: <snip> > NFS or other file-sharing will help some, but it won't help in the case > when people actually have differing opinions they want to express. > Because it would mean there's only one current version--but maybe people > want to keep multiple version. I think the original poster is on the > right track and some kind of groupware system, with workflow options, is > a very good solution here. > > In the past I programmed Lotus Notes/Domino, and this kind of > mini-workflow/version-tracking system could be set up in an afternoon, > by someone with a little training or experience. Back in the Domino 4.6 > days there was even something called "Lotus Components" where you could > embed editable spreadsheets in Notes "documents" and use programming to > compare cells in different versions, for example (that would take longer > than an afternoon). I don't know if Components or something like it is > still available. It's probably more than most people need. > > Notes/Domino is pretty heavy on its administration requirements; it's > better in an institution where you can have at least one person > administering it, and another doing programming. It's best when you're > big enough to use it a lot, for example as your email server and maybe > even web server, and have support/training staff dedicated to it as well. > > We currently use OpenACS (http://openacs.org) for our workflow/intranet > system and it's extremely powerful, but has a tough learning curve. Once > it's installed and going, it requires a lot less admin than Notes, though. > > There are lots of other systems, many PHP-based, like the OP mentions > and they may all be great but I can't comment on them. I've heard some > good things about Drupal lately. > > good luck, > Matt Thanks for the education Matt. I may need this in the near future. Mike Ramirez
