Re: [mv] Minivend, the next chapter

["Jason M. Korkin" <jkorkin@korksoft.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from "Jason M. Korkin" <jkorkin@korksoft.com>     ******

One question though -- is the mailing list going to remain around as well as the current
web site, or is it going to be all rolled up with the Akopia?

    Regards,

    Jason Korkin.


> ->Dear All,
> ->
> ->I am pleased to announce that Minivend is getting a new direction and
> ->new resources.
> ->
> ->I have joined Akopia, Inc., and Akopia is now the shepherd of Minivend.
> ->Some of you may have seen Tallyman, the fine e-commerce program developed
> ->by Akopia.
> ->
> ->I first must make clear 3 key points:
> ->
> ->    1. Minivend and all derivatives remain GPL. The central
> ->business strategy
> ->       of Akopia is open source.
> ->    2. For those who have made the move to Minivend 4, you won't have
> ->       to change anything. The source base remains much the same -- the
> ->       major immediate changes are to the admin interface.
> ->    3. I am still heavily involved in the development of Minivend.
> ->       In fact, before long that will be my main job.
> ->
> ->Minivend improves in myriad ways with this move.
> ->
> ->Immediately, the development staff has increased four-fold. Please
> ->welcome:
> ->
> ->    David Wingate
> ->    Jason Holt
> ->    Sonny Cook
> ->    Jon Jensen
> ->
> ->They are all talented Perl developers whose primary job is to improve
> ->and develop Minivend.
> ->
> ->There will be technical writers dedicated to do nothing but improve the
> ->Minivend documentation. Demolition and reconstruction is improvement,
> ->right? 8-)
> ->
> ->Akopia has financing to support all of this. We intend, with your help
> ->as always, to make our software best of breed.
> ->
> ->You can see some information about Akopia at http://www.akopia.com;
> ->you are getting this announcement before the rest of the world, so
> ->it may be a short while before the web sites reflect the announcement.
> ->
> ->All client and hosting commitments made by me are taken over by Akopia.
> ->We will be developing a support offering which should enhance your
> ->ability to provide e-commerce solutions with Minivend.
> ->
> ->As you know, Minivend is a bit of a misnomer. In fact, there are several
> ->people who have commented that they originally passed by Minivend because
> ->they were looking for a high-end solution. So the name will change,
> ->to what we don't yet know. Suggestions? There is a $500 cash prize for
> ->the winner of the name contest.
> ->
> ->Some questions I am sure will be asked:
> ->
> ->    Q. What does this mean for the software in the short term?
> ->
> ->    A. The Tallyman user interface goes on top of the Minivend
> ->    software. Releases will be started from a version number 4.5.x
> ->    and will follow the now-common practice of making odd numbers unstable
> ->    releases and even numbers stable releases.
> ->
> ->    Q. Do I have to change everything again?
> ->
> ->    No. A migration path will be provided for both Minivend and Tallyman
> ->    users; the change will be minimal for Minivend users and more involved
> ->    for Tallyman users. The source base will be Minivend.
> ->
> ->    Q. You are going to start selling it now, right?
> ->
> ->    A. No. License is still the Gnu GPL.
> ->
> ->    Q. When will it be released?
> ->
> ->    A. We expect a beta release soon, within days or at most a
> ->    couple of weeks.
> ->
> ->I know this announcement might cause some consternation, but it is
> ->necessary if Minivend is to continue to improve and remain viable.
> ->Even with all of your help, Minivend has outgrown what I can do
> ->on my own.
> ->
> ->Thanks to all of you for making this possible by your support.
> ->
> ->Best,
> ->Mike
> ->--
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> ->phone +1.513.523.7621 fax 7501 <mikeh@minivend.com>
> ->
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