[Kroupware] Accessible packages

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Monday 14 July 2003 21:45, Kurt Pfeifle wrote:
> Pattrick Hüper wrote:

> > 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.

Point well taken.
But to quality control many binary packages
is a lot amount of work and it is unclear yet 
how the invested time would come back to us.

> 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.

It is suboptimal for sure.
Compared to the alternative 
to not complete the big step of the Kroupware project successfully in time 
it is still quite good.

> 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!

Any help appreciated.

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