Midgard2
Content repository for desktop and the web

Midgard has been a CMS

...but isn't just a CMS

The Midgard Project
• Contributors from most • Free software project
European countries since 1999
• Synchronized release • Midgard1 was just a
model, every 6 months CMS
• Linux, Mac, Maemo • Midgard2 is a content
repository

Content Repository
Common rules for data access

Content Repository
Signals about changes

Content Repository
Objects instead of SQL

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

Content Repository
Data model is scriptable

Content Repository
Synchronization and sharing

Midgard2
Generic Content Repository
• Relational content storage based on MgdSchema
ontologies
• Object-Relational Mapping, Query Builder
• Usable as library in C, Objective-C, Python and PHP
• Built with C, glib, libgda
• D-Bus signals for interprocess communications
• LGPL v2 licensing

Coming to a mobile device near you

...or maybe even into your finger

Midgard2
Objects are defined in MgdSchema files

Midgard2
Using Midgard (G)objects

Midgard2
Query Builder

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

Midgard2
Conboy can use Midgard as a content repository

Midgard MVC
Put your content repository on the web

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

Midgard MVC
Qaiku: Microblogging with Midgard

Midgard MVC
Tomboy web synchronization with Midgard

Midgard MVC
CouchDB replication protocol

Midgard2 9.09 Mjolnir

Mjolnir
Database views

Mjolnir
Extending storage

Midgard2 Runtime

Mjolnir +1
• Vala • XMPP replication
• RDFa & Tracker • Runtime for Linux
• Gobject Introspection • Spring 2010

Forget about SQL, use a content repository

Start by installing Midgard2 now
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