[TYPO3] useful idea for blank installs / pimpmytypo3.com

[virgil huston]

I would love to try this out.
Virgil


On 5/17/06, Ben Sauer <ben at escapecommittee.com> wrote:
>
> (apologies for the previous thread hijack!)
>
> Each time I install typo3 to develop a new site on my test server, I
> don't use the packages from typo3.org (except for the sources). I've
> created a blank installation with everything I need for a typical site
> ready to go. I'm sure that some of you do this as well.
>
> The blank site has the following:
>
> * most commonly used extensions (ie the ones I consider typo3 to be
> useless to me without!) with working version numbers (ie not the
> bleeding edge ones)
> * a simple site structure (about, contact us, etc) + HTML template in TV
> so that someone can start building up the content of the site before the
> design is finished
> * BE users that I need every time (e.g. "editor") with the required
> permissions
>
> Every time I develop a new site, the job gets easier and faster, because
> I refine the blank installation each time with what I've learnt. I
> thought these installs might be very useful to the community, especially
> if everyone could add their own for different purposes (e.g. a working
> DAM install), and also with specific server requirements in mind
> (windows / php versions). Would a new site publishing downloadable blank
> installations be useful?
>
> As a typo3 beginner, I know I would have found this really handy, I
> could have skipped weeks of trial and error. I would also require that
> each installation is well documented so that users get a more detailed
> picture of why the installation has been set up in a particular way, and
> how it is to be used.
>
> My name for this project was pimpmytypo3.com, but the domain's been
> taken (doesn't look like there's much going on though)!
>
> Does anyone else have a blank installation they'd like to publish? Is
> this idea any good? Has someone tried it before?
>
> Regards,
>
> Ben
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