An open source WYSIWYG CMS and plugin platform running on Node.js and CoffeeScript, along with a hosting service and simple virtual hosting control panel.
The main advantages over other similar systems are:
* open source: MIT license
* ease of use: everything is a widget, including layout/design aspects
* efficiency: virtual hosting for many sites on one server/VPS, Node.js, caching, reduced requests etc.
* easy to extend: just enter Github user and repo name and hit publish to add a plugin
Right now I have tools/widgets for adding text (with lots of Google fonts), adding images, email address collection, pages (tabs), editing code, installing plugins, managing files, and a button to play Groove Salad. I am planning on finishing the EtherCalc (collaborative spreadsheet) widget, the EtherPad widget, and then recording a video.
The video will demo all of those things above and also show me quickly coding (with the code editor) and publishing a widget for a live updating collaborative data list that takes advantage of the built-in NowJS and Mongolian Deadbeef libraries.
When that stuff is ready I will start trying to raise money on KickStarter, and hopefully will have some funds to tighten up some basic things like security and hosting features. Then when its sort of Beta ready I will try to publicize the github repo again. I gave it out before but its really not ready to share the code at this point, very messy and pre-alpha.
Anyway I am interested to know what people think of the concept or my plan.
The main advantages over other similar systems are:
* open source: MIT license
* ease of use: everything is a widget, including layout/design aspects
* efficiency: virtual hosting for many sites on one server/VPS, Node.js, caching, reduced requests etc.
* easy to extend: just enter Github user and repo name and hit publish to add a plugin
Right now I have tools/widgets for adding text (with lots of Google fonts), adding images, email address collection, pages (tabs), editing code, installing plugins, managing files, and a button to play Groove Salad. I am planning on finishing the EtherCalc (collaborative spreadsheet) widget, the EtherPad widget, and then recording a video.
The video will demo all of those things above and also show me quickly coding (with the code editor) and publishing a widget for a live updating collaborative data list that takes advantage of the built-in NowJS and Mongolian Deadbeef libraries.
When that stuff is ready I will start trying to raise money on KickStarter, and hopefully will have some funds to tighten up some basic things like security and hosting features. Then when its sort of Beta ready I will try to publicize the github repo again. I gave it out before but its really not ready to share the code at this point, very messy and pre-alpha.
Anyway I am interested to know what people think of the concept or my plan.