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Latest release Contemplate 1.2.3 |
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Is Contemplate free or open source?
Yes and yes! Contemplate is distributed under the Apache Software License, which provides for free distribution and use for any purpose. The license forbids, however, the use of the name Contemplate for new products derived from the source code, and requires that Type A be credited in the source code and documentation of any derivative products.
The Contemplate source code is managed under an open source, closed development model, which means that users may view and modify the source for their own purposes, and may submit enhancement suggestions to Type A, but do not have direct access to Type A's development environment. Suggestions relating to performance, security, and consistency between the different ports are particularly welcome.
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This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative. |
What are the system requirements?
Contemplate was originally written in Perl and subsequently ported to both PHP and ASP, so you'll need one of those three scripting languages installed on your web server. We recommend the ASP version of Contemplate for Microsoft IIS servers and the PHP version for other servers, including Apache. ASP comes pre-installed on all IIS servers, and PHP comes pre-installed with many Apache distributions; you can install PHP from a free download if your server does not already support it. The three Contemplate versions work identically, except for occasional differences noted in the documentation.
Since Contemplate stores its content in standard HTML files, you don't need any database software on your web server, and you can even switch from one version of Contemplate to another (for example, if migrating from a Windows to a Unix server) without modifying your content files or templates.
And Contemplate includes a Flattener utility, which allows you to develop on a server that supports server-side scripting, then compile your website to plain HTML pages and post it on any web server --even one with no scripting support at all!