From kfa@gmx.net Wed Jan 06 07:23:10 2010 Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NSXix-0001Np-Ru for lojban-list@lojban.org; Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:23:09 -0800 Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 06 Jan 2010 15:22:54 -0000 Received: from f052033017.adsl.alicedsl.de (EHLO kobra) [78.52.33.17] by mail.gmx.net (mp066) with SMTP; 06 Jan 2010 16:22:54 +0100 X-Authenticated: #370125 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1+WirAZhTOWsmsm66FMzbkcJP5vW9RnhKo5yHsueo MRpBpNqEACJLBE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Initial impression References: <8CC5AA7171DCAE9-8FA8-1F578@webmail-d065.sysops.aol.com> <55b258c21001030921o36fa5cf6s2b1047ca0ddca20c@mail.gmail.com> <27513e551001050303p37e2744bx6da04dac2a29ef6a@mail.gmail.com> <883131.13347.qm@web50406.mail.re2.yahoo.com> <925d17561001060517w376a9511j38a259da54aa1a82@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:22:41 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable From: "Klaus F. Abel" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <925d17561001060517w376a9511j38a259da54aa1a82@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.10 (Win32) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-FuHaFi: 0.61 Did take heed of the FAQ first of course, taking special note of section= = PS1 saying which parts are 'essentially stable'. In software development= = that would translate to 'beta', meaning the functionality is finalized a= nd = remaining bugs should be minor, but a few things are still being ironed = = out. In practice most often these things relate to user experience, whic= h = led me to think the case is quite comparable. Please understand that this is not meant to come across as bullying. The= = 'super newbie' stands before the decision to invest significant effort t= o = learn a language he is most likely interested in using for communication= = rather than just historic or linguistic studies. For a conlang as oppose= d = to an ethnic language, into this decision goes how big is the current us= er = base, what are its prospects for growth, what is the leadership like, et= c. = Has the number of active users and the fanbase experienced viral growth,= = or has it been 'essentially stable'. If those nagging suggestions keep = coming, and even resemble each other, a product designer in an industria= l = enterprise would be prompted to respond. What this response is like, I a= m = finding out by doing this. No offense intended. Thanks for your patience, cheers :) Klaus On Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:17:03 +0100, Jorge Llamb=EDas = wrote: > On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 7:34 PM, Lindar Greenwood > wrote: >> 2. Can we make an official FAQ regarding the frequent suggestions fro= m = >> super newbies > > There's: > http://www.lojban.org/tiki/Frequently+Asked+Questions+About+Lojban > > mu'o mi'e xorxes > >