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 habari-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to habari-users-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-users
