Sure, if you are interested in doing so I definitely recommend you start planning. There are many great minds behind Habari who would lend a lot to such a project.
However, I don't think that planning should be done on this list, or on any Habari community property. Good luck, but please keep commercial ventures separate. On Nov 11, 2008, at 12:02 PM, Mitch Pirtle wrote: > > Now is a good time to put together a plan on how this would be done, > what the actual requirements and tasks would be to pull it off, and > how to market and promote it. > > Firming up the "why" and "how" while finishing up the "what" is a > smart approach ;-) While you're at it, you can take the time to > consider whether you want to pursue funding, and if so what approach > is needed to get what you want - and if not, what investments you have > to make in order to launch, and reasonable projections of overhead & > operating costs until you reach break-even. Oh yeah, how is it going > to get paid for? ;-) > > I went through this with Mambo, then Joomla - the name switch > ultimately sapped our resources and energy and we all basically > fizzled out at the same time - and watched Drupal do this with Acquia. > > I've been quiet with work and personal schtuff so have been totally > silent around here - but I can certainly help on the business side, > and point out the spectacular blunders of my past in the hopes you > don't have to experience them in the first-person. > > -- Mitch > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:34 AM, Chris Meller <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: >> I've actually put a lot of thought into this, particularly as we >> recently >> moved servers and it got me to thinking about the administration >> and scaling >> side of this kind of massive setup. >> >> I would love to see a hosted Habari offering, but I'm not sure >> we're ready >> for that yet. There's still so much day-to-day flux in the SVN >> codebase and >> so much outdated / non-working stuff in the latest 0.5 release, >> that I think >> maintaining any kind of large hosted system would be too complex and >> time-consuming currently. >> >> Add to that a lack of themes, which should hopefully start to >> become less of >> an issue after we address some themeing concurns in 0.7, and a >> "rough" >> multi-site capability (to say the least) and it seems like we're a >> little >> too early entering the game on all sides. >> >> Personally, I think we would only be able to offer a poor showing >> if we were >> to pursue something like this at present. I would rather wait a few >> more >> versions (or possibly for a 1.0) and really knock peoples socks off >> then >> than toss out a ho-hum service now. >> >> If anyone has other ideas or opinions, please chime in... >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Benjamin Hutchins <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> wrote: >>> >>> As many people know Wordpress has their Wordpress.com service where >>> you can get a free blog hosted via their free service. Where is >>> Habari.com (this domain is registered, it is a figure of speech)? >>> >>> I'd like to propose an attempt to start a hosting service for free >>> content hosting using Habari. The restrictions may have to be talked >>> about, so we can do so here, but I myself would be willing to host >>> these users. I currently have multiple servers I pay an overpriced >>> hosting bill for to have them hosted at my local datacenter. I have >>> enough resources to maintain hosting for multiple hundreds of >>> Habari's >>> until I would have to even consider getting an upgrade. >>> >>> Managing all these users would be my problem though. When Habari >>> updates come around I would easily create a script to go in and >>> modify >>> all the files and what not, but that may prove to be an issue with >>> custom modifications. Though I can of coarse not permit FTP/SSH >>> access >>> to the blog files which would simplify this. Maybe access to the >>> user >>> directory only, where they can modify plugins, themes, custom >>> classes, >>> and files on their own. Meaning all System files could be replaced. >>> >>> Support would become an issue to, I would need help from the Habari >>> Community to give these users support. From common questions to >>> debugging their mess ups users would be emailing support. >>> >>> Costs might become a problem if we as a community decide to host >>> somewhere else for this service. As I mentioned I could host this >>> but >>> that is only one suggestion, we would do things in many ways. I am >>> new >>> the community but am trying to get myself involved, however there >>> are >>> users who have been here for years who might think it better not to >>> start a service with someone who hasn't been around long, completely >>> understandable. >>> >>> In any case, I think a service such as this would increase the >>> number >>> of Habari users quickly. Please vote if you would think this is an >>> idea we should talk more about or drop it now and potentially >>> bring it >>> up at a later date. >>> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
