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Review Framework Needed?

I’m in the market for a robust review system for several commercial and non-profit sites that need to be developed.
Ideally, the solution would be something as follows:

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    Open-source


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    PHP/MySQL/PostgreSQL based


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    Modular architecture for custom development


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    Open-source would be most appreciated for my non-profit clients that can’t afford cost-prohibitive licensing. Another benefit would be that hopefully the code would be flexible for implementing custom features. If it were robust enough, it would surely do for commercial deployment as well.

    That in a nutshell would be the ideal solution.

    I’m fairly new to the open-source world. Is there some massive online forum that would be a better place to put in a request like this? There are several projects out there that have review based components, but they are all plug-ins to other CMS’s, instead of a stand-alone project.

    However, if such a project(s) doesn’t exist in the open-source world/web dev world, licensing would still be an option. Where would one find a matrix of various systems to purchase? Numerous Google searches produced irrelevant results. It seems that everything under the sun has been “reviewed”, except the review systems out there.

    The one that seems the most slick (so far of the commercial breed) is the following:

    [url]http://www.randommouse.com/cgi-bin/rms/product/about/about_product.cgi[/url]

    Surely on this forum there has to be some medium to large developers that have perahps started out with a more structured solution and then custom developed your own? What would be a good compromise of breaking in a new system? I would really prefer not to invest to build one from scratch. Please feel free to post your own review-type sites just for practical example. Thanks again for the pointers!

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    @SaintlinkauthorOct 28.2005 — Anyone? ?
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    @SaintlinkauthorOct 31.2005 — If this isn't the proper place to ask this question do you know where it might better?
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    @MstrBobOct 31.2005 — Well, you can try the PHP forum if you want it PHP based.

    So let it be!

    Though I am still a bit confused as to what exactly you are looking for. A Development Framework? A CMS?
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    @NogDogOct 31.2005 — Is there some massive online forum that would be a better place to put in a request like this?[/quote]

    You might start at [url=http://www.sourceforge.net]sourceforge.net[/url].
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    @SaintlinkauthorOct 31.2005 — Thanks for the assistance folks. I'm looking for a review system that includes other CMS features, or can be implemented in an existing website. Either way would work just fine. I'd like users to be able to submit reviews with some type of moderation by staff members.

    What, if any, powerful (i.e. feature loaded) review systems are out there? Do most people that want a reviews based website ( www.broadbandreports.com , www.epinions.com and www.Cnet.com ) just as examples.

    The CMS is no problem as there is no shortage of quality offerings. A review system that is stand-alone or can be integrated with current software is what I'm really after. PHP would be preferred, but we'll take whatever is available. Thank you again for the help! ?

    I tried SourceForge, however most of the systems were plug-ins for other CMS programs and didn't offer that many features. There seems to be a void in at least the open-source community for such a program with powerful features. It seems that the current review types are mostly adding a few stars to a post. The ability to search and resort, compare, moderate and other options generally are lacking.

    Yes, I spent two hours pouring over SourceForge. They don't seem to have a forum either, unless I missed it. ?
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