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Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

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Post by DanBC »

tipiirai wrote: post #28
DanBC wrote: post #27

Have you sorted out the legal issues with the name? Because I'd be wary about using something under a C&D with such a clear case.

Yes we have. Mr Poole "contacted" us: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20408037

It was a very simple question - have you sorted out the legal issues or not?

His lawyers sent you a C&D; you responded to that C&D and now you've launched.

Considering he's been known as moot since 2003, and is known by millions of people as moot, and has a strong link to online discussion forums, I'd think he has an excellent case.

Since, apart from his name, the primary meaning of moot is "closed to debate" (not "open to debate"; you're welcome to provide examples of "moot point" where the meaning is "open to debate" and not "closed to debate") it seems like a weird choice of name.

Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

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Post by tipiirai »

DanBC wrote: post #41
tipiirai wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes we have. Mr Poole "contacted" us: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20408037

It was a very simple question - have you sorted out the legal issues or not? His lawyers sent you a C&D; you responded to that C&D and now you've launched. Considering he's been known as moot since 2003, and is known by millions of people as moot, and has a strong link to online discussion forums, I'd think he has an excellent case. Since, apart from his name, the primary meaning of moot is "closed to debate" (not "o…

We've sorted it out. We found out that there is no case.

Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

#44

Post by tipiirai »

entropie wrote: post #43

Is there any internationalization planed? Edit: forgot to say: i'ts awesome!

Thanks!

Absolutely. It's on our short term roadmap. Coming out in next 2 weeks. It's a highly requested feature. Some discussion about it:

http://moot.it/forum/#!/open-word#additional-language-suppor...

Here is a rough draft of RTL (right to left) support.

http://moot.it/demos/rtl.html

Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

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Post by trumbitta2 »

pibefision wrote: post #12

I don't believe in forums as a SaaS. Wordpress growth, in a sense, it is because it is open source. You can have your own version, and also, if you prefer, they can host your blog. A forums is a different kind of service, takes a lot of time and effort to build a community, and if this guys dissapear in 2 or 3 months, years, etc, it is a big loss. I prefer the path that Discourse is taking. It's software is open sour…

Hello, Wordpress is a blog engine, not a forum.

Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

#47

Post by entropie »

tipiirai wrote: post #44
entropie wrote: post #43

Is there any internationalization planed? Edit: forgot to say: i'ts awesome!

Thanks! Absolutely. It's on our short term roadmap. Coming out in next 2 weeks. It's a highly requested feature. Some discussion about it: http://moot.it/forum/#!/open-word#additional-language-suppor... Here is a rough draft of RTL (right to left) support. http://moot.it/demos/rtl.html

You guys rock, really.

Re: 8 days. 8,000 forums

#48

Post by asciimo »

tipiirai wrote: post #21
swang wrote: post #13

Are there any active forums besides the main moot.it/forum? I tried going to relatively common keywords and most are just people kinda squatting on them during the initial landgrab.

Like we say; we've been up only 8 days. Our forum is currently the most active one and you'll probably get the best picture there. Here is a playground forum where you can fool around freely: http://moot.it/demos/forum.html

This is hot. However, the "Log in and post" button is inactive out for me. Shouldn't that immediately launch a login/register interface? Otherwise, I have to drag my mouse all the way over to the "log in" link.
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