[TYPO3-UG US] Freeway

[Ron Hall]

Hello Gabriel,

There is only one thing that keeps me from offering to match that  
amount and that is the status on the templating and documentation  
regarding it.

The sites I build really only need e-commerce as a secondary function  
(important but secondary) as opposed to true online stores. I must  
have the ability to easily and fully customize the visual design and  
bring it into standards compliance. I was not able to find good  
instructions on how to customize their templates. I know it can be  
done but was not able to find adequate documentation.

If I were to do a site needing some e-commerce tomorrow, I would build  
it in TYPO3 and probably use Lite Commerce integrating visually into  
the site but run it as a separate app.

Keep me posted on their efforts..

Ron


On May 27, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Gabriel Anast wrote:

> I've had a bunch of work done by the guys at Zac-Ware... the  
> developers
> of openFreeway, and have had a very good experience (both osCommerce
> work and TYPO3 development). According to Damian (at Zac-Ware) the  
> next
> connector on the slate is Drupal and they are already started on it...
> but they (Zac-Ware & openFreeway) use TYPO3 for their sites, and they
> already have a proof of concept connector for TYPO3... but making a
> public release is not as important for them as making a public release
> for Joomla and Drupal.
>
> So... I am willing to bet that $$$ would get them moving and I am
> guessing that between $1200 and $2000 would cover the initial
> development costs.
>
> I am willing to put up $500 if I can get a couple matching donors?  
> Maybe
> we can sponsor in the name of the T3 association... or as T3US?
>
> --gabe
>
> PS: the Magento system looks awesome as well... I'll have to admit.  
> But,
> the next version of openFreeway promises to have a new templating  
> system
> that will hopefully automate a lot of the manual editing that is
> required now, an extension system based on TER ideas, and all the  
> other
> stuff that openFreeway already has... events, ticket sales,  
> subscription
> sales, and appointment type scheduling.
>
> Not sure when 1.5 will release, but 1.3 released on February 2, and  
> 1.4
> released on May 15... so, hopefully 1.5 will release in mid summer.
>
>> Freeway 1.5
>>
>> We have already started working hard on a range of new extensions  
>> for Freeway 1.5 including:
>>
>>    * Localisation process. After discussions with Andrew Eddie from  
>> the Joomla Core Team, we have planned to adopt the Joomla  
>> localisation processes. (Don't you love the power of the GPL  
>> license) The Joomla system is really fast with the use of .ini files.
>>    * Removal of register_globals. We're completing plans before  
>> starting later this week.
>>    * Template update. We are going for standards compliance and a  
>> fancy template management tool. Not sure which but will propose  
>> plans in three weeks. 1.5 might possibly not see the full impact of  
>> the new templating system.
>>    * A plugin process for new extensions.
>>    * A One Page Checkout process.
>>    * Improvements to the Admin Tool interface
>>    * Complex price breaks co-operation
>>    * A modified upgrade process
>>    * Tiny MCE as the Default HTML editor
>
>
>
> Ron Hall wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> You all may be aware of this (I have been too swamped lately to  
>> follow
>> the conversations on this list) but in case you are not it is  
>> encouraging.
>>
>> I believe the date goals are all for 2008
>>
>> http://www.typo3-jack.net/typo3-english-lists-netfielders-de/10577-typo3-announcing-freeway-ecommerce-typo3.html
>>
>>
>> http://www.openfreeway.org/home/blogs/damian-hickey/blog-post/browse/1/article/2008-a-big-year-for-freeway.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=601&cHash=07b42183f8
>>
>>
>> Notice that the main Freeway site runs on TYPO3
>>
>> http://www.openfreeway.org/
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ron
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