[chandler-users] Bad press about Chandler

[Sheila Mooney]

Marcelo,

Thanks for your kind words, continued commitment to Chandler and  
enthusiasm! Dedicated users who are filing bugs are a great help to us.

A big event like our restructuring will always take on it's own spin,  
particularly in the blogosphere. We realize we need to do a better job  
refining our marketing message so that people really understand the  
core value we are trying to deliver. When the message isn't clear it's  
pretty easy to disappoint people's expectations. We really want a good  
plan in place before we start making a lot of noise about the product  
again. Delivering on our short term product goals is key here since  
ultimately it will have the greatest impact.

Cheers,
Sheila





On Feb 22, 2008, at 11:29 AM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I've been reading about Chandler around the web, and god, it has got  
> some bad press lately - mainly becouse of OSAF's restructure (Mitch  
> Kapor "abandoning" and stoping the funding of the project).
>
> This is really some bad marketinng towards Chandler and you know,  
> people often take the words of other people, this could be really  
> bad for gathering new users for future releases of Chandler. I'm  
> aware that the project has its quirks, and I even gave up on using  
> it circa 2005 becouse of stability problems. However, I never gave  
> up on believing on the ideas and potential of Chandler.
>
> It's also amazing how people love to just write bad things about  
> something, discarding the positive side - and most importantly, help  
> the situation change. They distort the reality and create a bad  
> paradigm regarding something without even really knowing what is  
> happening.
>
> I think 0.7.4.1 is, despite some minor performance problems, quite  
> usable. The work the team has done on the HUB is also amazing (I'm  
> at a workshop and I don't have a laptop, so I'm using the hub to  
> take some notes and then will be syncing them @ home).
>
> I strongly believe that in the months coming the project will take  
> off like a rocket. As Philip J. Eby saidd, the organization was a  
> good thing.
>
> I wish I could help more, but I don't have much free time currently.  
> I am, however, using Chandler all the time and filing bugs whenever  
> I find I need to.
>
> So, keep up the good work. The bad press will eventually change to  
> good press.
>
> -Marcelo
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