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Re: [microsound] hotline server?




On Jun 12, 2005, at 11:06 PM, Julian Knowles wrote:

On 13/06/2005, at 12:18 PM, John Nowak wrote:


I'm not paying for such a client, especially when an FTP server and IRC (and perhaps a forum) would do just as well, if not better, with tools people are more familiar with.

the plural 'tools' is the operative word... which i think is why people bother developing a tool (singular) which performs the range of required functions. You have listed 3 - ftp client, irc client, web browser. Thats a cluttered desktop and it is not entirely ergonomic or inviting.

Well I already have IRC open anyway, so it is just another tab. Then add an IRC client. You'd not need a browser at all.


You could even do it all in a web-based way using some content management system.

Also, CMS through a web browser is like trying to sprint through quicksand.

True. Also, all such systems are kind of icky...

KDX is also a hideously atrocious piece of crap, and the author is a real ass.

those are strong opinions. care to elaborate? and have you communicated as such to the developer?

The former speaks for itself. As to the latter, I've been on forums where he has communicated and expressed his ideas, and I just generally don't want to be someone who gives a guy like him money.


And no, I'm not just saying that because I wish more people here would add their works to ruccas.org ...*ahem*

which seems to be a wiki - ok as publishing space, but not so great for interaction, no?

It is terrible for interaction. You could use this mailing list thought for interaction for the time being. I'd also be more than happy to set up a forum.


I would commend anyone's efforts to promote and foster the community, but (not to be negative) this kind of thing is where sevcom was a number of years ago and the KDX experiment is about trying to rekindle some sense of interaction where the communication can range from one to one, to one to many, from real- time to non-real time etc... A lot of people have tried a lot of different things and I think we need to learn from that collective experience.

I'm just in an all out grump mood today. I'm sure I'll regret most of what I've said tomorrow.


I need to switch to an email client that lets me impose a 24 hour delay on all outgoing messages...

- John

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