1. Midgard2
Content repository for desktop and the web

2. Midgard2
(not just a CMS)

3. Content Repository
Common rules for data access

4. Content Repository
Signals about changes

5. Content Repository
Objects instead of SQL

6. Content Repository
Objects instead of SQL
http://xkcd.com/327/

7. Content Repository
Data model is scriptable

8. Content Repository
Synchronization and sharing

9. Content Repository
• Schema-based, relational • Schema-free
• Query Builder • Javascript map/reduce
• C, glib, libgda • Erlang
• LGPL • Apache License
• D-Bus signals • JSON polling via HTTP
• Library • Daemon
midgard2.org couchdb.apache.org

10. ...and they talk to each other

11. ...and run even in your finger

12. The Midgard Project
• Free software project • Contributors from most
since 1999 European countries
• Midgard1 was just a • Synchronized release
CMS model
• Midgard2 is a content • Linux, Mac, Maemo
repository

13. The Midgard Project
Yes, we GNOME

14. The Midgard Project
Yes, we GNOME

15. Midgard2
Objects are defined in MgdSchema files

16. Midgard2
Using Midgard (G)objects

17. Midgard2
Query Builder

18. Midgard2
Tree access
• Parent-child relations
• get_parent()
• list_children()
• Access via named paths
• get_by_path()

19. Midgard2
Conboy can use Midgard as a content repository

20. Midgard MVC
Put your content repository on the web

21. Midgard MVC
• Very efficient MVC
framework for PHP
• Python and D-Bus for
background processing
• Gettext + intl i18n
• TAL templating
• Full WebDAV support
• Git for packaging and
deployment

22. Midgard MVC
Qaiku: Microblogging with Midgard

23. Midgard MVC
Tomboy web synchronization with Midgard

24. Midgard2
App Builder: now for Mac

25. Midgard2
App Builder: now for Mac

26. Midgard2 9.09 Mjolnir

27. Mjolnir
Database views

28. Mjolnir
Extending storage

29. Mjolnir
Midgard-Mono

30. Mjolnir
Midgard-Mono
(Not Evil)

31. Mjolnir +1
• Vala • XMPP PubSub
• Tracker integration • App Builder for Linux
• Gobject Introspection • Spring 2010

32. Use a content repository
CouchDb and Midgard2 can solve many problems

33. Midgard2 is there for you
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