All posts in the topic Trying out GroupServer (Short link)
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- There are 3 posts — by 3 authors — in this topic.
- Latest post made by Steven Clift at 2006 Dec 19 05:47 UTC
Hi there,
I am from Amnesty International, we have been using Yahoo! Groups for a while
now but are trying to switch.
What do you all think about groupserver, do you like it?
Hi Brian, > I am from Amnesty International, we have been using Yahoo! Groups for a while now but are trying to switch. > > What do you all think about groupserver, do you like it? Well I do, but then I would, as I am part of the group that built GroupServer. In fact, we originally started the project because we wanted something that had the functionality of Yahoo! Groups but with the following differences. 1. No ads, not Yahoo!'s and not their customers'. 2. A cleaner, more usable interface with easier registration. 3. The ability to integrate email groups with a web forum interface into a completely customisable website. I would, of course be very happy to answer any questions that you have. The best way to check out the latest features of GroupServer is to start a site and some free trial groups at OnlineGroups.Net. http://onlinegroups.net
Hey there Brian. At E-Democracy.Org we remain bullish on GroupServer. We are working with OnlineGroups.Net to move to the .9+ version of GroupServer and with that you'll see lots of improvements in the platform we use. The files area has received the most work over from a user perspective. You can also see my own use of GroupServer here: http://groups.dowire.org A few months ago E-Democracy.Org submitted a pre-proposal to a foundation that requested it on how GroupServer could be further enhanced for democracy building purposes. Unfortunately, despite their positive interest, that foundation shifted gears on how it funds open source projects (no longer funding tools outside the context of projects I think) overall. We remain a GroupServer user, but as they say you've got to pay to play if you really want to shape a technology (or be coders yourself which we are not). So, we are very very interested in connecting with other potential users and building up the demand (with resources) for further feature development that will benefit us all. Cheers, Steven Clift E-Democracy.Org