[TYPO3] Is DAM worth its use or is it dead?

[Dan Osipov]

Ok, here is my thinking. Media management is a key component of a modern 
CMS. DAM has accomplished the job, but as we see, development has ceased 
due to the project leader leaving. The area must continue to evolve though.

I am not an expert at Typo3 (in fact, I'm fairly new), but from what I 
can see, the DAM was functioning by XCLASSing several core files. It 
also looks different from Typo3 - it's not using the same skin, which is 
especially evident when installed on 4.2

So I vote to make DAM part of the core, by building the functionality 
that was done by XCLASSing into Typo3, rebuilding DAM to use the back 
end skin, etc. It doesn't have to become part of the core, but with 
these modifications, it might as well. I'm willing to help, but again, I 
don't know the core that well, and it would be best to have at least a 
few core developers participating in this project.

Should we move this discussion into the DAM list?

Dan Osipov
Calkins Media
http://phillyburbs.com/

Dmitry Dulepov [typo3] wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Dan Osipov wrote:
>> There was a move to make the DAM part of the core. How is that going? 
>> Can it be made a priority for 4.3?
> 
> I do not think it is necessary and would vote against it. Not every 
> extension must be part of the core. In fact several extension should be 
> moved out of core...
> 
>> In my opinion, the problems of complexity and lack of documentation 
>> will be solved by making the DAM part of the core. It will also spike 
>> the development, which has been stagnant.
> 
> It does not. Look to DBAL. And if DAM is moved to core, do not think 
> anyone from core will run to develop DAM. There are huge amount of other 
> things to do in the core.
>