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Why We Release GroupServer as Open Source From: Dan Randow Date: Jul 3 2008 07:31 UTC Categories: software development, open source, OnlineGroups.Net, GroupServer

OnlineGroups.Net has released the source code of GroupServer, the software that powers our web and email collaboration service. This means that, if you are technically savvy and have access to a server, you can download, install and run GroupServer sites for free. You can inspect the inner workings of GroupServer and even make changes to […]

Why We Built GroupServer From: Dan Randow Date: Jun 24 2008 05:34 UTC Categories: open source, Yahoo! Groups, Google Groups, sofware development, OnlineGroups.Net, GroupServer, collaboration, email, Groups

If I had to sum up software development in one word, it would be “don’t”. When you know a bit about what’s possible, it is easy to be seduced by the notion that custom software could solve all your problems. Your business is unique of course, and so your requirements are unique. It seemed so […]

GroupServer: The Open Source Software Behind OnlineGroups.Net From: Richard Date: Jun 17 2008 03:13 UTC Categories: release, OnlineGroups.Net, collaboration, GroupServer

Finally this week (well, last week, this post and the release announcement have only just caught up) OnlineGroups.Net produced a new alpha release of GroupServer 1.0 entitled “Cream Freeze at the Beach”. Why did we do it? Or rather, why are we continuing to do it? Was it our love for Open Source Software (OSS), like […]

Email: Consider Your Audience From: Dan Randow Date: Jun 7 2008 02:00 UTC Categories: OnlineGroups.Net, email, collaboration, GroupServer

In Why Fight Email?, I explained how OnlineGroups.Net makes email useful for group collaboration. Unfortunately, however, even though OnlineGroups.Net inherently adds useful metadata to email, it does not provide immunity from the GIGO (garbage in, garbage out) effect. If people send bad email, people receive bad email. Receiving bad email causes email overload. Inbox-management tools […]

Why Fight Email? From: Dan Randow Date: May 19 2008 09:21 UTC Categories: email, collaboration, GroupServer, Groups

There are problems with email as a collaboration tool. The worst is email overload. A lot of email takes a lot of management. Triaging and curating email are especially difficult when the email lacks metadata that enables it to be assessed without opening the email. Even […]

Usability Mistakes From: Michael JasonSmith Date: Feb 19 2008 04:09 UTC Categories: usability, GroupServer

Just before I went to Kiwi Foo Camp, I created a major usability bug in GroupServer, which was mostly due to forgetting to add feedback to a form. This caused a large problem for Alice, who had to manage the support load while I was away. […]

Privacy From: Michael JasonSmith Date: Nov 20 2007 01:39 UTC Categories: Policy, GroupServer

Privacy is an important part of social interaction, and security. In this post, I discuss what privacy is, privacy in GroupServer, and laws about privacy. I […]

 

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