pcplantdb

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

Chad Knepp wrote:

I'm replying in pieces.

>  > Fred:
>  > 
>  > The pcplantdb people are trying to decide what db software to
>  > use. This will affect where the project is hosted for the long
>  > term.
<...>
> Great!  This was pretty much what I would have asked.  Post their
> response to the list when you get it.

I sure will as soon as I hear back, probably early in the coming week.

> More on Zope:
>
> Performance: I have said in the past that performance was a possible
<...>
> Why I think Zope is good: I don't think I've really put out why I
<...>

For other Zope Clueless like me, I searched for ZWiki and found:
http://www.zope.org/Members/simon/ZWiki
http://zope.org/login_form?came_from=http%3A//zope.org/Members/simon/Zwiki&retry=&disable_cookie_login__=1

This led to a little intro to Zope:
at: http://www.zope.org/WhatIsZope
"What is Zope?

Zope is an open source web application server primarily written in the Python programming language. It features a transactional object 
database which can store not only content and custom data, but also dynamic HTML templates, scripts, a search engine, and relational 
database (RDBMS) connections and code. It features a strong through-the-web development model, allowing you to update your web site from 
anywhere in the world. To allow for this, Zope also features a tightly integrated security model. Built around the concept of "safe 
delegation of control", Zope's security architecture also allows you to turn control over parts of a web site to other organizations or 
individuals. The transactional model applies not only to Zope's object database, but to many relational database connectors as well, 
allowing for strong data integrity. This transaction model happens automatically, ensuring that all data is successfully stored in connected 
data sources by the time a response is returned to a web browser or other client.

There are numerous products (plug-in Zope components) available for download to extend the basic set of site building tools. These products 
include new content objects; relational database and other external data source connectors; advanced content management tools; and full 
applications for e-commerce, content and document management, or bug and issue tracking. Zope includes its own HTTP, FTP, WebDAV, and 
XML-RPC serving capabilities, but can also be used with the Apache or other web servers. "

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