[Kroupware] OpenGroupware release is a success for the Kroupware Project

[Kurt Pfeifle]

Pattrick Hüper wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> i think success stories would be easier, if the install was easier... 
> how about some debian packages of server and client, i suppose that 
> would make a some people try and report their stories...

While I am not afraid to compile from source, it is just s.th. I do
not want to do with *every* application.

The lack of binary, distro-compatible packages (of both, the KDE
client and the server) prevents a *lot* of people giving Kroupware
a try, including myself.

This is *bad* PR at the same time as bad development strategy.
Developers potentially (and in reality receive much less feedback.
It is also contra-productive to the proclaimed emphasize of "priority
to quality control". It makes Kolab and Kontact a much more "mystical"
project to the community of its potential users.

Time to change this!

Cheers,
Kurt

> i would be 
> willing to try anyway, but installing the client from source i don't 
> wanna try since i dont want to change my .deb installed kde (and thats 
> what i have to do if i understood the docu on the client source right, i 
> would have to remove my kdepim, network... debs, right?)... since 1.0 
> versions are out, wouldnt it make sense to start releasing binary packages?
> 
> I would volunteer to try to create some deb packages, but i have no 
> experience whatsoever on that... does anybody have some experience or 
> can give me pointers were to start reading on package creation???
> 
> Greetings, Patty
> 
> Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> 
>> On Monday 14 July 2003 19:36, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> On Monday 14 July 2003 18:12, Martin Konold wrote:
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Am Montag, 14. Juli 2003 18:10 schrieb Bernhard Reiter:
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> I've seen other projects that got motivated
>>>>> by Free Software solutions coming along to rethink
>>>>> their proprietary model.
>>>>>
>>>>> In any case a win for the users.
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>>> Yes, but still the public relations work of kolab sucks :-(
>>>>     
>>>
>>> The actions that I've undertaken were fine,
>>> you know why we act as we act.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> To explain this a bit further:
>> We've put the priority to quality control the software and the 
>> collaboration with the community over PR.
>> To have a stable and powerful product is the best PR somebody could have.
>>
>> Naturally we should start collecting more good experiences
>> people have made with Kolab already. Anybody feels like
>> contributing success stories? :)
>>
>>     Bernhard
>>  
>>
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