Web site: www.geeklog.net
Category: Network
Subcategory: Content Management System
Platform: Cross-platform
License: GNU GPL
Interface: GUI
Wikipedia: Geeklog
First release: 2001
Geeklog – an open-source and free content management system that supports various databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server). The goal set by the project creators is data security.
“Out of the box”, it is a blog engine, or a CMS with support for comments, trackbacks, multiple syndication formats, spam protection, and all the other vital features of such a system.
The core Geeklog distribution can easily be extended by the many community developed plugins to radically alter its functionality. Available plugins include forums, image galleries, and many more.
Geeklog was originally used to run SecurityGeeks and NewsGeeks, and has since been released under the GNU General Public License. It is a bona fide Open Source / Free Software project. The original template code Geeklog uses is from PHPLib, however, which was under the LGPL.
Geeklog was originally created by Jason Whittenburg in 2001, but like all good open source projects, depends on the community. After Jason, others have stepped up like Tony Bibbs and Dirk Haun, in the role of project leader for Geeklog.
