[Typo3] Is TYPO3 used in amarica at all

J. Michael Adams jma at oksofar.com
Mon Oct 3 06:33:13 CEST 2005


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Blom [mailto:ericb at piap.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 7:56 PM
> To: TYPO3 English
> Subject: Re: [Typo3] Is TYPO3 used in amarica at all
> 
> I live in the Pacific Northwest of the USA and run three small (maybe
> mini) sites with Typo3. I've had several people ask me why I 
> don't use Mambo. When I was looking for a CMS I didn't have 
> any names in mind and my research directed me toward Typo3 
> due to its versatility.  
> Also, at the time Typo3 had the best web site for finding and 
> getting the system up and running. However, the real learning 
> curve started just after the install and has been very steep.
> 
> Typo3 has loads of documentation, perhaps too much because it 
> can be hard to find an answer in the mountains of 
> information. The english mailing list archives are a great asset.
> 
> > Also, I have posted numerous times to this list and haven't 
> once got a 
> > reply.
> 
> I have received a few replies to my posts. What I struggle 
> with is understanding Typo3 and the best way to do things. 
> I'm not complaining because it is all free. But, I've often 
> wondered how to break into the community.
> 
> I want to contribute to the community, but, the learning 
> curve has been so long. I never thought it would take this 
> long and I'm no where near being able to contribute an 
> extension. I am only working on this in my spare time though.
> 
> Cheers,
> Eric
> 
California here...

It's nice to hear I'm not alone in my struggles with Typo3. I, too, am not
complaining--not only because it's free, but because it's so versatile. It's
true, there is a lot of documentation, but that's a whole lot better than
not enough (which is Mambo's problem). The videos really helped. Sometimes I
thank Kasper out loud for the huge amount of energy he has put into this
project.

But I haven't a clue why there are fewer users out here - if that's really
the case. My first thought was that you're not getting a lot of posts at
midnight because that's quitting time out here--everyone's leaving the
office. But on second thought, this is America--programmers overwork
themselves here and usually leave late. 

- Michael




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