Choosing an open source CMS

Even as a huge fan and advocate of open source software, I am not sure whether or not I would care if my CMS is open or closed. With the exception of needing to add-on to it some how, I just can’t see this as a real need I don’t think.

It seems as if everyone is a Web publisher today — from the habitual bloggers and online diarists to the companies running major news outlets, portals, and magazines — and they’re all using some kind of database-backed content management system (CMS) to do it. There are a lot of CMS choices — Drupal, Mambo, Bricolage, WordPress, and Plone are some of the most recognizable names. While they all perform the same basic functions, you have to pick only one. How do you do it?

Essentially, these systems all manage a database containing your content, providing a method of input (usually Web-based), and outputting Web pages from the database according to the specifications in templates and configuration files. The fancier systems feature support multiple output formats, access and version control, and are built around the concept of publication “workflow,” as you’d see in the busy production area of an old-fashioned print publication…. Source: NewsForge