We've been doing work with the UMContent site developers group and I
informed the drupal users group. I thought I'd also notified you at Web
Standards but as I look back at my email (and based on your comments),
it looks like it was an oversight.
Late last fall we were charged with finding a replacement for UMContent
which, as many of you know, has a lot of problems. After looking at a
couple of vendor products and drupal, our leadership decided to go ahead
with drupal for a number of reasons:
* There are a number of groups on campus using drupal
* Some of the larger stake holders in UMContent were planning to move
to drupal
* The large drupal expertise both on and off campus
I apologize for the communication oversight. I'm happy to answer any
questions you may have and if you'd like, I can come to the next Web
Standards meeting in person to discuss this.
John
on 1/31/2013 10:34 AM Sara Hurley wrote:
> Ditto on the surprise.
>
> On Thursday, January 31, 2013, Andria Waclawski wrote:
>
> That makes (at least) three of us. I'm getting lots of questions
> already.
>
> /Andria
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:24 AM, Dan Kunitz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Oh good, it's not just me.
>
> Web Standards hosted a discussion (or two) on what would be
> ideal for the U to offer for central web hosting, but not a
> replacement for UMContent.
>
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Dan Sagisser
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Wow... this is the first I've heard about this. Did I
> just totally miss all the communication about this?
>
> -Dan Sagisser
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:23 PM, John Starr
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> The University IT community has been evaluating new
> web content management systems (CMS) to better serve
> the University’s needs. After evaluating several
> products and viewing various product demonstrations,
> the decision was made to acquire Drupal as the
> University’s new enterprise-level CMS. This is a
> systemwide initiative available to and supporting all
> system campuses.
>
> It is anticipated that Drupal will be available early
> this summer. In addition, a pilot for interested users
> will be available in the next few months. Information
> about participation in the pilot group will be shared
> as soon as it is available.
>
> UMContent, the University’s current web CMS is
> scheduled for eventual retirement. As of right now,
> the plan is to continue to have UMContent available
> through at least November 2014.
>
> Options for migrating content from UMContent to Drupal
> will be evaluated. For web content needs that may not
> require a robust enterprise-level system, other
> content management applications including Google
> Sites, WordPress and others will be available.
>
> More information on the Drupal implementation plan and
> other options will be shared as it becomes available.
> News, information and updates will be posted on the
> project website
> <https://sites.google.com/a/umn.edu/web-cms-drupal-initiative-news-information-and-updates/>at
>
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