[opencms-dev] New to OpenCMS

[Bruce Stemplewski]

I am on the board of a small sailing club here in Pittsburgh.  We are 
finding it very difficult to keep our website updated because there are 
so few board members that can use HTML and Dreamweaver.  So I thought a 
CMS might be the answer.  I have a few questions about OpenCMS.

1.    Is there somewhere I can try OpenSource for free or a small fee?  
Preferably someplace that I can set up a mock website to prove a concept 
to my fellow board members.


2. Does OpenCMS or addin modules, allow the emailing of links to new 
content?  Can users sign up to get various content?  Can they get it in 
a digest form?


3. Does OpenCMS or addin modules, have the ability to maintain a mailing 
list where users can maintain there own email and interests attributes?  
Can the mailing list be queried for users that have certain interests?


4. Does OpenCMS or addin modules,  have the ability to reserve resources 
like rooms, projectors or in our case boats?


5.  Does OpenCMS or addin modules, let users sign up for events such as 
meeting, parties etc ?