Interview with Dietmar of pimcore, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist
It’s another day and time for another awesome interview with a finalist for the Most Promising Open Source Project category of Packt’s 2010 Open Source Awards. This time I had the pleasure of interviewing Dietmar from pimcore. Read on to find out why Dietmar believes pimcore deserves your vote.
Dr. Apps: Since this award category is for projects less than two years old, how does it feel to be recognized by the community as one of the most promising open source projects?
Dietmar: Amazing, simply amazing. Since pimcore is not even a full year old, it’s an even greater privilege for us, being recognized as one of the most promising open source projects. All of this would not have been possible without the great support and enthusiasm of our community. Thanks to everyone who voted for pimcore.
Dr: For people that don’t know about pimcore, can you briefly explain what it is?
Di: Basically, pimcore is a powerful and robust Zend Framework-based PHP content management system for creating and managing digital content and assets. With pimcore
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Interview with Martijn of Wolf CMS, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist
Today, I’m happy to share my interview with Martijn of Wolf CMS. Wolf is one of the top five finalists for Most Promising Open Source Project in Packt Publishing’s 2010 Open Source Awards. Find out what Martijn thinks about Wolf CMS being a finalist and how they’d spend the prize money if they win.
Dr. Apps: Since this category is for projects that are less than two years old, how does it feel to be recognized by the community as one of the most promising open source projects?
Martijn: It feels very good of course! It shows we’re on the right track and people are noticing our project. With so many useful open source projects out there, there’s a strong sense of affirmation about what Wolf hopes to provide to users.
D: How do you personally feel about Wolf CMS being a finalist for Most Promising Open Source Project?
M: Great! It is very gratifying to see people’s response to Wolf CMS and see the community grow and help each other out.
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Interview with Maxim of LiveStreet CMS, Most Promising Open Source Project Finalist
I was lucky enough to have Maxim (aka ort) of LiveStreet CMS take time to talk about the project and what being being nominated in Packt Publishing’s 2010 Open Source Awards means to LiveStreet. LiveStreet is a top five finalist for Most Promising Open Source Project.
Dr. Apps: Since this category is for projects that are less than two years old, how does it feel to be recognized by the community as one of the most promising open source projects?
Maxim: I’m very glad that LiveStreet CMS became one of five finalists of the “Most Promising Open Source Project”. To my mind it is a big achievement. At first we didn’t plan to take part in this competition, but our active users pushed us to this step. Thanks to the support of our community (Russian community mainly) we could get through the first step of the selection. So I’d like to thank our community and to everybody who voted for us.
