First off, I'm a dumb Windows admin. I've played with linux in the past, even set up my own squirrelmail server. But for what I do, I'm a dumb Windows admin.
I always look to open source first because I think open source leads to better code.
I'm looking for a way to help students manage their documents. This will be a non-profit setup. All of the document management solutions out there are somewhat pricey.
Alfresco is the closest I've come to a decent, open CMS. But getting the thing to run is a lot of work! I'm trying to something fairly simple…run the app from an applications folder, store the repository in a seperate folder on the DFS-r.
Strike one: The wiki says something along the lines of "Alfresco expects to be installed at c:\alfresco. Changes to the startup script are needed to install elsewhere".
There aren't any comments in the startup scripts that indicate what I need to change. Also not seeing it in the wiki!
Strike two: the wiki indicates that <extensionRoot>/alfresco/extension/custom-repository.properties.sample needs to be edited and renamed to get alfresco to put the repository in a new location. Well, I've entered "E:\DFSRoots\Network\Data\alf_Repository" and can't get alfresco to start.
I'm sure the wiki states exactly what I need to change, but let's be honest, I'm coming from Windows. I'm expecting to see a setup.exe!
What I'd love: Guided GUI
What I'd enjoy: .bat file that creates or sets all of the normal customizations such as database selection, application installation, repository location, etc. Should be using data from a very simple answer file!
Ugh, there's my opinion. I'm not asking for the entire config to be changed, just some training wheels for stupid Windoh's admins.
