My first Joomla! site!
![jake-rayson.png](https://www.zdnet.com/a/img/resize/9c0ec531cfd82490185a8a2627df5d2f36791cba/2014/07/22/2a5985bf-1175-11e4-9732-00505685119a/jake-rayson.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&frame=1&height=192&width=192)
aka “Shameless Self Promotion”
I built a very simple web site for the artist Edward Bell, using Joomla!, an open source content management system. I must say that I’m mightily impressed with it’s ease of use. And a real plus is that someone without an in-depth knowledge of XHTML/CSS/PHP can keep it all updated. Ahh, ease of maintenance :) I also love the JCE content editor utilities that give you sliding pop-ups. How childish is that?
Interestingly, the utilities are released as free software under the GPL, though the author makes a bit of money by charging for access to the site. Isn’t this against the spirit of Free Open Source Software?
Edward and I have agreed to use barter as the economic means of exchange. Hopefully I will come into the possession of a couple of lovely paintings. Or a sheep.