[Checkins] SVN: zope-story-website/branches/what_who_why_zope/ Branching working copy of the who/what/why design in progress

Brad Allen brad at allendev.com
Tue Mar 31 21:58:19 EDT 2009


Log message for revision 98737:
  Branching working copy of the who/what/why design in progress
  

Changed:
  A   zope-story-website/branches/what_who_why_zope/
  U   zope-story-website/branches/what_who_why_zope/src/index.rst

-=-
Modified: zope-story-website/branches/what_who_why_zope/src/index.rst
===================================================================
--- zope-story-website/trunk/src/index.rst	2009-03-31 21:34:47 UTC (rev 98735)
+++ zope-story-website/branches/what_who_why_zope/src/index.rst	2009-04-01 01:58:19 UTC (rev 98737)
@@ -1,12 +1,53 @@
-..      \ image:: _static/bg.png
-We are devoted to solutions to the perennial problems encountered when building
-complex, scalable web applications. We offer tools for all, from small
-nonprofits to large enterprise systems and high traffic public web applications.
 
+What is Zope?
+================
+
+.. container::
+    :class: LeftCol
+    
+    Zope is a Community 
+    -------------------
+    Hundreds of companies and thousands of developers devoted to solutions
+    to the perennial problems of building complex, scalable web applications. 
+    `More...<Who is Zope?>`_
+    
+    Zope is Open Source
+    -------------------
+    
+    All Zope libraries, frameworks, and applications managed by the 
+    `Zope Foundation`_ are licensed under the OSS-Certified `Zope Public License`_.
+    This BSD-style license allows use in both open source projects and closed
+    proprietary product offerings.
+    
+    Zope is a Broad Software Technology
+    -----------------------------------
+    
+    The base Zope Framework has powered web development frameworks,
+    web application servers, content management systems, and many
+    other software components. 
+    
+    Zope is Mature
+    ------------------------------
+    
+    Zope's robust technologies are born of 10 years of hard-won real world
+    experience in building production web applications for every level
+    of organization, ranging from small nonprofits to large enterprise systems
+    and high traffic public web applications. `More...<Why use Zope?>`_
+    
+    
+    Zope is Python-based
+    ------------------------------
+    
+    Zope is written in `Python`_, a highly-productive, object-oriented scripting 
+    language.
+
+
+Which Zope?
+
 Frameworks
-==========
+===========
 
-The following are notable frameworks which users are adivsed to look at if
+The following are notable frameworks which users are advised to look at if
 they are looking at entering the world of Zope.
 
 .. raw:: html
@@ -105,13 +146,7 @@
 powerful tools for managing complexity by fully leveraging the best
 dynamic features of the Python programming language.
 
-Organizational Support
-======================
 
-Any large open source community needs support infrastructure and
-shepherding of intellectual property. For years this was handled by
-Zope Corporation, but now those responsibilities have transitioned to
-the `Zope Foundation`_ (founded in 2006).
 
 
 Python Community Cross-Pollination



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