geowolf wrote > Whether people are using it or not is, in the end, more or less > irrelevant, > because this community > is not a public service, it's a body of work shared by some people, and > used by many others.
Thank you, Andrea. I am acutely aware of that, just like, I think, many of GeoServer's users. The problem is that there is only that much funding available. Some of us already support as much as they can afford the development of the OSS they use. Personally, if I am to hit an impassable road bump with GeoServer, I would request paid support, budget permitting. Apologies if this sounds like criticism - far from my intention - but saying that it's irrelevant whether people use it or not sounds discouraging. The name "GeoServer - User" suggests a public forum, even though it's not a public service. Ultimately, a public discussion could 1) spur activity around a module, leading to contributions 2) help with gathering valuable feedback, such as use cases, 3) allow users to team up and support a feature which might be too expensive for a single user to fund. The more [sensible] users, and the more they get involved, the higher the conversion rate. That's more or less what I had in mind when I said we could do more. Best regards, Manuel -- Sent from: http://osgeo-org.1560.x6.nabble.com/GeoServer-User-f3786390.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Geoserver-users mailing list Please make sure you read the following two resources before posting to this list: - Earning your support instead of buying it, but Ian Turton: http://www.ianturton.com/talks/foss4g.html#/ - The GeoServer user list posting guidelines: http://geoserver.org/comm/userlist-guidelines.html If you want to request a feature or an improvement, also see this: https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/Successfully-requesting-and-integrating-new-features-and-improvements-in-GeoServer Geoserver-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-users
