Pligg, for those that don’t know, is a content manage system package that allows you to have your own socially driven site up and running in a matter of minutes.
Pligg is unique compared to most other content management systems because of its flexibility. A web designer can do pretty much anything with Pligg because the software was designed to be used in as many ways as possible. Not only can a person with very little knowledge of PHP and MySQL install it, but they can modify and administer it with relatively little difficulty. For those who have a greater understanding of web languages, Pligg can act as the first step in a highly customized personal content management system.
But there is legal trouble in Pligg paradise, and it’s not coming from Digg or any of the other major players in the socially driven space. A former contributor to the CMS is planning on taking the rest of the Pligg development team to court. Free Software Managed to get an interview with Eric Heikkinen, the co-founder of Pligg.
Originally posted on March 19, 2007 @ 1:32 pm