[australia] Why home grown CMS?

[Marius Coomans]

On 10/10/06, David Warwick <david at komodocms.com> wrote:

> Marius, thanks for the heads-up on the numbers, I don't remember seeing such
> a breakdown before. It certainly sheds some light on the CMS Marketplace and
> although I agree with Xavier, it is not surprising (or wrong) that more than
> 50 per cent are do-it-yourself or open source integrations....

David, I think adding do-it-yourself and open source solutions
together misses the point. I think you should add the "no CMS" and
do-it-yourselfers together - that's 65%. Almost two thirds of all
developers don't think it's worth leveraging others' experience.

Is there anything we can do to convince them? Isn't it interesting
that even a free (as in beer) pre-made solution isn't enough? I think
it makes more sense to sensitise their clients about some of the
consequences of  in-house or no CMS than to try and convince their
developers. A role for an industry association?

Marius Coomans
http://weblog.activeweb.com.au