11/21/2012 8:39:12 PM
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denis yesterday
I am sorry for your frustration. Yes, we have delayed this release on several occassions, mostly to include the features requested by our users. On the other hand, you have been very vocal with your requests, and make it sound like nothing has ever been done to satisfy any of user requests in the meantime, which we both know is not true.
Even as a free user, you are welcome to raise any critical issues that may cause financial or any other issues in your projects. We are not aware of any such issues in your case, and it appears that all your problems will be solved by the new release. As I said last time, we will notify you as soon as it is published.
Denis,
I am not saying that you are neglecting the project and not proving support at all.
Since you are a developer and know how development works, you should understand that there could be a chance that other developers might be dependent on your project - If you make a project like monox available to public for free and say that we will be providing support and newer versions.
Denis said: Yes, we have delayed this release on several occasions, mostly to include the features requested by our users.
Yes, I know and I appreciate that you consider user's feedback / comments but deadlines should be announced AFTER the requested features by the users. The systematic was of running the project is to set a timeline that between this -to- this date, all the features / comments will be added in upcoming release. Alll the feedback / comments / bug fixes reported after certain time will be considered for new / another release. You need to understand that a free project available publicly will obviously get feedback / comments from users all the time but it is not possible to add / meet those requests in one single release - it is impossible to satisfy everybody 100%. This whole delaying in the releases reflects that no proper system is being followed in estimating the timeline for the next release which changes the release date all the time without any notification (which is another non-user friendly thing - No updates / prior notifications).
Situations where I am getting effected with the delayed project and any other developer can get affected:
1) If I planned a website launched based on monox, announced the release publicly (based on date given by you) - Project got delayed, which make other developers like me looks strange publically when deadlines are are not met.
2) If any developers takes a project from any client who likes a customized CMS and developer chooses monox because its a great CMS project and social networking project as well.. developer make changes based on client's requirements and launches the website. Later in future client asks the developer to add more features and developer see that monox team is releasing the same features in next version and modifying a few things in structures etc. So, developer wait for new release and then he/she will start customizing, and notifies client that lets postpone this (because there is no point of customizing, adding feature when there is a chance of change in structure / feature in original project - it is better to see what new release has to offer then go forward based on that). The new version is never released and deadlines keeps on getting delayed and client don't understand development and says.. you don't know what you are doing - who loses project ? The Developer....
3) When you say something in public - you will release new version on certain date - you need to understand that public will believe that because you are the developer of original project. If deadline is missed once, twice but around 4 to 5 times - why anybody should not move on to other project and believe the team when no deadline was met until now regarding new releases ?
4) You never post anything on your blog about delayed deadline or anything and you expect each user to search whole forum to see if project has been delayed or released.. - Do you think this is the right way ?
Its the same thing - You plan to buy a house from someone - the original owner of house lists the house for sale on certain date and you apply for house loan, you start looking for job near that place, you start looking and planning to relocate to that area, you start telling people: family & friends that we are buying this house in this location and when the day is here to pay the money and sign the contract - the original owner of the house says "
I am not ready for selling the house - you need to wait but I don't know the exact date when I will be ready next time to sell the house".
Now I hope you understand what I mean and how it feels on the other side being a monox user ?
Like I mentioned above,,, I NEVER said that you don't provide help / support to users - the whole conclusion of my above post was that -
If you cannot meet deadlines on time then PLEASE do not make false promises / statements - That's all - Because based on statements here publicly can make monox users make decisions based on the dates you give and when WITHOUT any notification project gets delayed - all the users looking forward and waiting for new releases gets screwed !!!
Now, please tell me if I said anything wrong or incorrect here ? you don't agree with what I said or explained here ?
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