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Whisper CMS
Last year there was this beautifully simple content management system called Whisper ("Quiet content management"). I downloaded it and used it for a project for a friend. Couldn't be easier - there was no database, and all that had to be edited was the username and password and it just worked after that.
Now it's gone. Googling it won't do you any good. Even it's creator, Adam Newbold, has only a minimal (really minimal not just aesthetically) web presence.
I was following the message boards for Whisper. It seems like the project attracted some highly skilled programmers and they overwhelmed the creator. He threw up his hands and said "fine take it" and they created what is now lucidCMS a content management system 'inspired by' Whisper. Except lucidCMS requires a MySQL back-end, which throws off the whole simplicity that was so appealing with Whisper.
OK, I have to admit, I'm projecting a bit when imagine what happened to Whisper. But I miss it, I was really excited about it and now it's gone.
Update: A few people googling for Whisper have hit this page and asked me for an update. Good news! There is a new version of Whisper available here.
Update 2:Well the site above is frequently un available, so here is a copy of Wu-Wei -aka Whisper CMS (zip - 4k). I took this copy from Adam's site while it was still available.
Tags: opensource cms whisper