Thanks for all the nice messages we have received during our absence.
It is summer (vacations) time south of the equator, so we are just getting back to work after three very refreshing weeks of much needed rest.
Before starting to reply every individual message/post, let me give you a brief status report on the project.
Next Release: Bug fixes only. Why.Ignacio and Marcos have to work on the project documentation for their University degree. For those of you that do not know it, the way we found to kickstart OpenGoo was to present it as a grade project for Ignacio and Marcos to receive their Engineering degree at UdelaR (Uruguay's National University). That's how we got them working on it. So they have to focus on that for the next month. What does this mean for development? It means release 0.5 will be for bug fixes only.
Future of resourcesThe fact that Marcos and Ignacio will end their grade work does not mean by any means that the work on the project will stop. On the contrary, they are committed - and so I am - to keep developing OpenGoo.
We are also presenting new projects at various Universities so that more grade students can work on the project. (Like Google's Summer of Code, but without the money
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As soon as the project gets robust enough for Enterprise use, we plan on offer support and consulting services, so that we can keep on working and generate some income.
And, as we always say, we encourage everyone to get involved and help on the development. This is an ambitious project, we know, so we need a big, international community/team.
RoadmapWe are working on a Roadmap, but do not want to publish it without the certainty that we will meet the goals we set. Breaking promises is always bad marketing, and that applies to Open Source projects too. Right?
Personally, I would like to see many 'modules' added, rather than focus on on-line editing for the short future. The main modules I would add would e:
- e-mail integration
- Calendaring integration
- Advanced contact management
- Advanced tasks management
And the list will go on... But that's going to be a big topic itself.
Online demoWe are working on it. We encountered a couple of issues that makes us feel it is not a good idea to publish it yet. It will be available "soon" (also, no dates promised... again, no promises to risk breaking)
