I completed an exhaustive search for software to manage my personal web
site. I evaluated numerous blog engines, content management systems, web application frameworks, and Everything2. Here are the 10
reasons why I selected Movable Type for my site.
- Free - Paying money to post my blog entries would be silly.
- Open Source - I want the ability to read and modify the software I run on my server.
- Easy to Install, Maintain, and Upgrade - I simply merge the bundled files with any existing files on disk and then run the install or upgrade process.
- Written in Perl - Being fluent in Perl, I can attempt to diagnose my own problems, fix the problem myself, and submit patches back to SixApart.
- Light on Requirements - A web server capable of running Perl CGI scripts and a database is all Movable Type needs.
- Actively Developed - SixApart has released four updates including bug fixes and significant enhancements in the last seven months.
- Actively Used - A substantial number of sites run on Movable Type. The discussion forums get a respectable amount of traffic.
- Simple Architecture - I can wrap my head around the entire beast without effort.
- Static Publishing - I expected my blog would get more reads than comments. Ironically, I have not had a single comment yet.
- Runs on OpenBSD - I select applications suited to the operating system, not the other way around.
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