Issues with Non-Text Based Content Management

I asked one of my coworkers to take a look at the test implementation of Drupal I had set up. I like it because it handles so many different forms of text-based content so well. It does:

• Wikis
• Blogs
• Books
• Stories
• Static Pages
• Custom Pages
• Forums
• Polls
• Comments
• Templates
• Content Syndication
• Content Aggregation
• Version Control
• Searching
• Authentication
• Role based permissions
• Database independence
• Analysis, Tracking, and Statistics
• Logging and Reporting

He suggested that we deal with non-text-based content, as well. He suggested that additional tools might be needed. He provided a link to TortoiseCVS. TortoiseCVS provides integration between Windows and CVS — the implication being that binary files could be revision controlled in CVS and easily access with TortoiseCVS. That's a possibility.

He also pointed to WikiMatrix. WikiMatrix provides listings and descriptions of various Wiki implementations and provides tools to select and compare them. While Drupal has a wiki component built int, apparently the folks at WikiMatrix do not consider it to be a wiki, as they do not list it.

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