Re: Re: docutg: GROUP.lounge

[Doug Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Ramin Miraftabi wrote:

> Hmm... I like the idea, but probably (haven't taken a look at the
> software) it isn't all that good if you consider that most of the folk
> are behind modems.

> P.S. I hate to sound unenthusiastic, but I've seen too many
> collaborative apps that didn't really offer anything new, of course
> they've all been commercial packages that cost an arm and a leg and
> not something that itches someones itch ;)

I haven't actually looked at it either, so I won't defend it.  Actually, we may
be beginning to see the Linux equiv. of those commercial apps.  I've seen more
than one program that wasn't done because the coder was particularly interested
in it but because it was part of his schoolwork in some way.  That's how AUC
started (I think), and some of the moribund gradebook projects on our projects
page, along with this.

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