CMSReview Feature Directory
[image:717,left,5,5]<p>I wandered into weird corners of the web last night and came across the CMSReview Feature Directory. Apparently, it's an example of using "faceted classification" to make a decision.</p>
I found the link through Peter Van Dijck's blog -- this other story gives a good example of faceted classification.
Read on to see the choices I made to get those 5 choices listed.
As you can see from the screenshot, the decision is over what CMS to use. The choices I made were:
- Platform: runs on Linux
- Programming Language: PHP
- Database: MySQL
- License: GPL
- Type of CMS: General
(in case you can't read the apps, they are Ariadne, Bitflux, Drupal, eZ Publish, and Tiki)
I have installed all of the apps listed except for Bitflux. And I'll probably go back and do test installs of all them to remember what they're like. I used the same process (essentially) to pick Drupal for use here, only I did it unconsciously: installing and working with numerous CMS. I instinctively knew what my requirements were