Google has definitely downgraded the features of some of its acquired technology (think Writely -> Google Docs and [mumble] -> Google Sites) as well as failed to enhance some of its own offerings over time as one might have expected.
Al On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote: > kevin, good idea, we should come up with another resource linked to this > group. Something in-between the full recipes in the Cookbook. > > Perhaps a "Solutions" section that is less intimidating to a would-be > contributor than what we might expect in the "Recipes" section. > > Of course, we could just reset expectations and use the "Recipes" section. > > I will take the initiative to take a couple of days to get something > rolling if others will put some ideas forward! > > -Owen > > > Part of the problem, as we have vented before, is the surprising lack of > features provided by Google Groups given all the technology we know they > have. ; -) > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 4:34 PM, kevinpfromnm <[email protected]>wrote: > >> could something like those answers systems where good answers get >> bumped up and common questions can be merged... well, not here >> obviously >> >> On Jul 28, 1:03 pm, Owen Dall <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Exactly... >> > >> > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Albert Chou <[email protected] >> >wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > Starting to veer off topic: for years I've wanted and tried to work >> on Q&A >> > > systems so it would be easier to get questions (especially FAQ's) >> answered >> > > via machine as much as possible. Here's a perfect example of what >> such a >> > > system was for. >> > >> > > Al >> > >> > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Owen <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> I have been very impressed by how quickly members of the group jump >> in >> > >> to help on most issues. It is very gratifying to be involved with >> > >> such a talented group! >> > >> > >> I wish I could take a month or to off just to help catalog and index >> > >> all the great solutions in a way that would benefit the group the >> > >> most. >> > >> > >> -Owen >> > >> > >> On Jul 27, 4:31 pm, Albert Chou <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Community is of paramount importance in the Apache Software >> Foundation's >> > >> way >> > >> > of working, so bravo to Hobo for being similarly inclined! >> Sometimes it >> > >> can >> > >> > be annoying to have to worry about community support rather than >> just >> > >> code >> > >> > quality, but ultimately, code without a community will die on the >> vine. >> > >> > >> > Al >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 6:35 AM, Chris Apolzon <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > > Matt- >> > >> > > On behalf of all the lowly leechers and users of the team's >> > >> framework, >> > >> > > we'd like to say thank YOU. You have made it all happen, and >> although >> > >> there >> > >> > > are a few outliers who may think its not beautiful, Hobo is a >> > >> wonderfully >> > >> > > useful and extremely well-supported project. I can't tell you >> how >> > >> happy I >> > >> > > get when I see that you or any other core contributor responds to >> > >> someone's >> > >> > > post. >> > >> > > And it never seems to matter the level of complexity in the >> > >> question. It >> > >> > > would be so easy to look at the cursory questions and say, "oh >> someone >> > >> else >> > >> > > will figure that one out". >> > >> > >> > > And now I end this rambling smattering of compliments and return >> to >> > >> the >> > >> > > real world to do "work". >> > >> > >> > > Thanks again! >> > >> > >> > > On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Matt Jones <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> Found in passing whilst tracking down the Sam Ruby talk's >> slides: >> > >> > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/tumbolia/browse_thread/thread/4a5e8ed2... >> > >> > >> > >> Relevant quote: >> > >> > >> > >> It slowly occurred to me that free software misses the point, >> and so >> > >> does >> > >> > >>> open source. It isn’t about enforcing freedoms and political >> > >> agendas. It >> > >> > >>> isn’t about more eyes for shallow bugs. It’s about community. >> > >> Without a >> > >> > >>> throng of decent, friendly people who are open to new ideas, >> > >> discussion, and >> > >> > >>> who enjoy collaborating and helping each other, a project like >> this >> > >> is >> > >> > >>> nothing. A good community can make up for poor documentation, >> and >> > >> lack of >> > >> > >>> features. A good community can make up for anything! >> > >> > >> > >> As we continue to improve the Hobo docs and fix bugs, I wanted >> to >> > >> thank >> > >> > >> everyone on the list for making the Hobo community work well. >> Even >> > >> the folks >> > >> > >> who are just starting out and post, "It hurts when I do *this*!" >> are >> > >> more >> > >> > >> helpful than I can explain. >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks again to everybody! :) >> > >> > >> > >> --Matt Jones >> > >> > >> > >> (PS: it's all "Deadliest Catch"'s fault. Watching the aftermath >> of >> > >> the >> > >> > >> (real) death of a person you've seen on TV for six years is >> enough to >> > >> make >> > >> > >> anybody a little misty. :) ) >> > >> > >> > >> -- >> > >> > > -- >> > > Nothing is impossible to the person who doesn't have to do it himself. >> > >> > > -- >> > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > > "Hobo Users" group. >> > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> >> <hobousers%[email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> >> > >> > > . >> > > For more options, visit this group at >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. >> > >> > -- >> > - Owen >> > >> > Owen Dall, Chief Systems Architect >> > Barquin International >> > Cell: 410-991-0811 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Hobo Users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > - Owen > > Owen Dall, Chief Systems Architect > Barquin International > Cell: 410-991-0811 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Hobo Users" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<hobousers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en. > -- Nothing is impossible to the person who doesn't have to do it himself. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. 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