I'm sure I don't need to keep making my point since you are fully aware of the situation but I just found another post from 2008 at http://readwrite.com/2008/09/28/will_habari_be_the_next_wordpress that has the subheading of
It's Not New, They Just Need Better Marketing! The Habari Project <http://www.habariproject.org> has been around for a couple of years now, so you may have heard of it before. If not, don't worry - you're not alone. On Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:48:43 PM UTC-5, Les Henderson wrote: > > I was put onto Habari by a big fan user and thought I'd try to get it > running because I like to support what might be perceived to be underdogs. > After dickering with it a bit from the perspective of a person who doesn't > hold a degree in Computer Science or Artificial Intelligence I have to note > that I see opportunities for improvement, not of the program but the way it > is promoted and supported. > > I don't say this to be critical but rather that I am excited about seeing > an underutilized opportunity. I love Open Source and free things but > realize that they require a lot of devotional free labour and kind > contributions to keep alive. I've run a free resource for a decade and it's > cost me tens of thousands in unwanted legal fees and more again for my time. > > Presently I find the documentation way over the heads of even someone like > myself who can usually figure things out, given enough time. I wonder if > the core group of supporters would be horribly distraught if I arranged to > organize and fund a more user friendly users group website that I'd have to > fund with Adsense? > > Then I could approach it from a noob's perspective and hopefully get more > people on board as users, rather than let it languish and fade away, > something I fear I see happening. I'm open to ideas and discussions and > really mean no unintended offence. > > Anyway, I get a lot of foolish brainstorms about adoption when I see > things I like that are suffering. We have several dogs and cats that came > as strays. Ha. > > > > > -- 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-users
