Open Source users: Dimdim is listening.
Posted by D D Ganguly on Fri, May 02, 2008 @ 08:18 AM
One of the things that prides us here at Dimdim is being able to quickly respond to your needs. We read and react to all your emails and we encourage you to voice your opinions. Since our public launch a little more than 3 weeks ago, we heard that you really like Dimdim but that there were a few areas you wanted to see improved. One of those areas is our Open Source Community Edition. You didn't like the fact that the current version is not on par with our Dimdim Free hosted version, you hated the 5 person limit and only one meeting at a time, many wanted more than one video stream, some of you didn't like the server software installers and a few even complained about our documentation. Well, I'm proud to say that your voices have been heard! (and that we've been really busy...)
In the next week we will release a new version of the Dimdim Open Source Community Edition to SourceForge.net. (UPDATE: our new Open Source release is now available) That version is on par with the features of our hosted offerings, removes the 5 attendee limit, enables multiple simultaneous meetings and even adds a 2-way video chat feature. We have also packaged the Dimdim Servers into a single VMWare Virtual Appliance to ease the installation process. You'll also notice much improved documentation and a new admin console.
We hope you will spread the word to everyone that we're committed to the open source model and that our actions here speak louder than words. We're seeing some really innovative uses of our product and we really want to see more. We simply ask you to tell everyone that Dimdim is serious about democratizing the web meeting space and to come and try it. Remember, you don't need to download a thing* to test out Dimdim (just sign up by clicking that orange button on the upper right of this page) and your invitees don't need to join Dimdim to attend your meetings. (and we won't make any of them install a thing either.) And if you want, you can download and test our Open Source Community Edition on your own servers. Enjoy.
*Some of you have also said we've been a bit misleading about this "no download" thing. Please read this article to clear the air. We're sorry if we've caused any problems with our overly aggressive marketing. Blame the CMO.