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| Rapid Forum for Joomla! 1.0.x update |
| Thursday, 02 October 2008 | |
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Upgrades highly recommended. After listening to community feedback, I'm pleased to announce some significant changes to Rapid Forum
for 1.0.x. And dare I say, we're almost stable? If you haven't
upgraded, it's time, because the latest release is far, far superior to
what it's been. 1. We've removed the AJAX that was causing so many browser problems for some of you. 2. All English text is now in a language file to make translation much easier. Remember to save your language file before upgrading. 3. We've replaced the "SAVE" function, which allowed end-users to save posts to get replies, with a more simple "[ ] Email Me Replies To This Post." We found that very few end-users used the SAVE function and that it wasn't clear, so we needed a new strategy to notify users when they got replies to their posts. 4. We've fixed about 10 bugs that made RF annoying and unusable for some. Rapid Forum for 1.5 update Our first attempt to release a version for 1.5 was a disaster (won't get into it). I've moved to 1.5 on all of my client projects (my day job is Soapbxx.com), and I love it, so I am pushing the 1.5 release through. It's been completely recoded and has only 3 bugs left (we hope) until it's ready to release. I have 9 people on a list who want it when it's ready. Reply to this email if you'd like to be added to the list. I'm not going to estimate a release date because I am sick of being wrong. Did I ever say how much respect I have for extension developers? Much respect! Got any live examples? Is RF doing wonderful things for your online community? If so, please send me a link as I'd love to see it. My conundrum I have a conundrum. Due to my thriving day job, I have very little time to commit to RF, but I love the project, so I've been paying to fix bugs, enhance it and rebuild for 1.5. I can't afford to do this, but I want to. I've researched revenue models, and the only one that seems viable (donations don't work, adsense generates too little) is to charge a tiny nominal annual fee, like $10, to download the code, do whatever you want with it, and get updates for a year. I know, I've read the argument for and against it here: http://dev.anything-digital. (a great read if you have the time and interest) There will be about 10% of you who protest angrily and call me names. And I think the rest of you (assuming a) it works beautifully and b) you get support when you need it) won't hesitate to give me $10 for the 9 months I've put into this. For those 10%, I'm scared. I want to be liked by everyone. But truth is, my wallet needs you even more. So, consider this a heads up. Some time in the near future, when I see both 1.0x and 1.5 releases are stable, I will be implementing an annual $10 for the source code. I've posted this note on the Rapid Forum demo and invite you to reply. In gratitude, Amanda Comments (4)
  written by a guest, May 20, 2009
I think you must have to be honest with people and let they know that they have to buy the Componets.
written by a guest, May 07, 2009
It's not that your charging, it's that you've planned & advertised this project as GPL software and now you want money. Complete hindsight. Is the greed really worth it? Your seemingly bright mind has little to no business sense(as evident in your planning), you could have figured out a business model that worked in everyone's benefit. Instead you get a situation where a successful fork can destroy your income. Your 10% is an imaginary number, even google analytics can't truly gauge lost potential....
written by a guest, November 05, 2008
hey Amanday,
what's the status of 1.5? how much money do you need to finish this up quickly? e Write comment
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