On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 10:50:06AM -0500, Thomas Muldowney wrote: > > I think this is a sign of a larger end user problem. We have no site > that caters to end users, and we have no Jabber setup that caters to > them either. Where is the interest matching? Where are the general > chat rooms? They don't exist. We need an icq.com type deal for Jabber > if we're truly going to start working on an end user face. I've wanted > to do a site like that for a while now, but no one else has really > seemed to want it or think it meritted the amount of effort it will take > to do it properly. I guess the question keeps boiling down to, is this > a major JSF/jabber.org problem? Are we supposed to foster the end user > community and develop the protocol/system? I think that's just the tip > of the iceberg for my thoughts, so if you want some more, just ask.
I agree, much more is needed than just an easy user guide. If we really want to reach the average IM user, we need an icq.com-style portal that makes users happy by providing general-interest chatrooms, easy ways to find like-minded users, fun little quizzes and polls, games, and all that jazz. I don't think this is something that the JSF would excel at, so I doubt that it's a good focus for the JSF. But I do think that this would take Jabber to the next level. People are offering Jabber-based consumer services (nioki.com, etc.), but there is no "human face" to the Jabber movemement. All I know is, it will be a lot of work to create and maintain such a service. :) --stpeter _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
