Rails CMS alternatives
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Active projects:
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adva-cms
  repo: https://github.com/svenfuchs/adva_cms/
  site: http://adva-cms.org/
  Last update: 11/24/09
  "the cutting edge Rails CMS platform"
  Engine-based CMS
  
BrowserCMS
  repo: https://github.com/browsermedia/browsercms
  site: http://www.browsercms.org/
  Last update: 11/25/09
  "Humane Content Management for Rails"
  gem-based dedicated CMS

Kete
  repo: https://github.com/kete/kete/
  site: http://kete.net.nz/
  Last update: 11/20/09
  "a mashup between content management and knowledge management"
  Dedicated app, closer to wiki/blog than CMS
  
Radiant
  repo: https://github.com/radiant/radiant
  site: http://radiantcms.org/
  demo: http://radiantcms.org/demo/ (admin/radiant)
  "Radiant is a no-fluff, open source content management system designed for small teams."
  Last update: 11/13/09
  Engine-based CMS, mature project

Refinery
  repo: http://refinerycms.org/
  site: http://refinerycms.com/
  demo: http://demo.refinerycms.com/session/new (demo/demo)
  "a simple, easy to use, well presented content manager for small businesses."
  Last update: 11/24/09
  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails  

Seed
  repo: https://github.com/desaperados/seed
  demo: http://seed.mediacollectiveslice.com/ (admin/administrator)
  Last update: 9/22/09
  "a Common Sense CMS"
  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
  
Station
  repo: https://github.com/atd/station
  site: http://rstation.wordpress.com/
  "Station is to Rails in Content Management System like Rails is to Ruby in Web Development."
  Last update: 11/21/09
  Engine-based CMS
  
Typus 
  repo: http://intraducibles.com/projects/typus
  site: https://github.com/fesplugas/typus
  demo: http://typus.heroku.com/ (user@intraducibles.com / columbia)
  "Trusted users editing structured content"
  Last update: 11/20/09
  Not really a CMS, more of a way to spin up an administrative backend via generators

Zena
  repo: https://github.com/zena/zena
  site: http://zenadmin.org/en
  "CMS (content managment system) with a focus on usability, ease of customization and web 2.0 goodness"
  Last update: 11/25/09
  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

Inactive projects:
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Ansuz CMS
  repo: https://github.com/knewter/ansuz
  site: http://ansuzcms.com/
  "an open source Content Management System built in Ruby on Rails."
  Last update: 3/19/09
  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails

Comatose
  repo: https://github.com/darthapo/comatose/
  site: http://comatose.rubyforge.org/
  "a micro CMS implemented as a Rails plugin"
  Last update: 2/26/09
  plugin CMS functionality for any Rails app

Geego
  repo: None - versions available by download
  site: http://www.geegocms.com/
  "Manage content with style"
  Last update: 2007?
  Dedicated CMS built on top of Rails
  
Thetis
  repo: None - versions available by download
  site: http://thetis-sysph.sourceforge.net/
  demo: http://sysphonic.com/thetis/
  "The World-Strongest Groupware"
  Last update: Jan. 2009?
  Dedicated CMS and groupware app built on top of Rails
  
Dead projects:
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Rubricks
  repo: http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubricks/
  site: http://rubricks.org/index_en.html
  "Ajax style content management system powered by Rails"
  Last Update: Nov. 2008
  
Widgetfinger
  site: http://widgetfinger.com
  Thoughtbot site that allowed generating brochureware right in the browser.
  Scheduled to go offline 12/21/2009
  
Related:
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Blog engines - Mephisto
Git based versioning/authoring systems - Jekyll
Static page generators - Nanoc, Staticmatic
Wikis - Wagn, Redmine