ArsDigita Community System
The ArsDigita Community System (ACS) was an open source toolkit for developing community web applications developed primarily by developers associated with ArsDigita Corporation. It is one of the most famous products to be based completely on AOLserver. Although there were several forks of the project, the only one that is still actively maintained is OpenACS.
When being developed, ACS had a core set of APIs, datamodels, and database routines for coordinating information common to all community web applications, as well as modules such as workflow management, CMS, messaging, bug/issue tracking, project tracking, e-commerce, and bboards.
History
The ACS was originally written in Tcl to run on an AOLserver web server and an Oracle database. In 2001, the code tree was forked, with the Tcl code base being maintained and refactored by one group of developers, while the product line was being re-written in Java EE.
In 2002, Red Hat acquired ArsDigita. As a result of this, the Java version was renamed "Red Hat CCM", and official support for the Tcl version ceased. However, the Tcl version continued to be maintained by the community under the name OpenACS.
Red Hat CCM
OpenACS
| File:Open ACS.png | |
| Developer(s) | OpenACS community |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5.10.1[1] (September 3, 2024) [±] |
| Preview release | N/A [±] |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | openacs |
The Open Architecture Community System (OpenACS) is a free and open-source web application framework licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL.[2]
The Open Architecture Community System provides:
- A set of applications, that can be used to deploy web sites that are strong on collaboration. Some of the applications are Workflow, CMS, Messaging, Bug/Issue tracker, e-commerce, blogger, chat and forums.
- A sophisticated application development toolkit, that provides an extensive set of APIs and services to enable quick development of new applications. Features include sophisticated permissioning, full internationalization, Ajax, form builder, object model, automated testing, subsites and a powerful package manager.
OpenACS runs on AOLserver and NaviServer with either Oracle or PostgreSQL as its database.
Projects that were or are based on OpenACS include dotLrn, dotFolio, dotCommunity, dotConsult, and Project-Open.
OpenACS was originally developed side-by-side with the ArsDigita Community System. In 2002, after the ACS code tree forked, the Tcl code base came to be maintained by the OpenACS project.
See also
References
External links
- ACS may be downloaded from http://www.eveandersson.com/arsdigita/acs-repository/
- Official website