[Vtigercrm-developers] In defense of Vtiger or Why not to indulge in flaming the Vtiger team

Alan Lord alanslists at gmail.com
Thu Sep 15 06:50:30 GMT 2016


+1

On 14/09/16 19:53, S T Prasad wrote:
> Hello Community,
>
> I am an infrequent participant, but a regular recipient of community
> opinion on Vtiger.
>
> As all of us know, Vtiger has to make money out of its business model of
> OnDemand and its availability. Doubtless, its a huge effort to satisfy
> the needs of paying customers as well as those who wish to go with the
> Open Source version.
>
> There are many among'st us, for whom the Vtiger Open Source
> availability, provides livelihood. We may crib, we may complain, we may
> give vent to or frustration,
>
> BUT
>
> many of us make a decent livelihood as Vtiger consultants
>
> spare a thought for those who have made it possible to making what
> Vtiger is today.
>
> Our ranting at the Vtiger team, is not going to help them. Maybe there
> is a change required in the way, we contribute, and participate in a
> more meaningful manner.
>
> Forks happen, shifts to other Open Source CRMs happen, but whats the
> mechanism to encourage pickup of the community contributions? Have any
> forks or other efforts gained serious traction, or now are has beens in
> the bottom of the CRM pile?
>
> Will the community be able to pick the tab on qualifying the suggested
> contributions?
>
> In the same breath, I also sincerely request the Vtiger team, to select
> a small group from the community, who they trust, to whom they can
> delegate community activity to. A community in true sense is just that.
> A commune.





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