So, would it not be in the best interest of the developer, CodoForum and its users, for the developer to publish this fix publicly in the forum and inform these sites that it has been addressed?

I think transparency about the health of development of this forum is sorely missing.

So, would it not be in the best interest of the developer, CodoForum and its users, for the developer to publish this fix publicly in the forum and inform these sites that it has been addressed?

I think transparency about the health of development of this forum is sorely missing.

Yes it would be if the forum was under heavy development with multiple developers and testers. It's not.
Forum is beta version, written by at least 2 or 3 persons, and not really managed like "big" open source projects with big community and a lot of developers.

despite of this, it's a really good product, modern, well written. it deserve help, a good community and ... leniency

I'm using 3.6 as a production site. I really like it!

Yes it would be if the forum was under heavy development with multiple developers and testers. It's not.
Forum is beta version, written by at least 2 or 3 persons, and not really managed like "big" open source projects with big community and a lot of developers.
despite of this, it's a really good product, modern, well written. it deserve help, a good community

If it still isn't clear... this is the very point I am trying to get across. I think this product has excellent potential, but it isn't being projected as an actively developed product with a viable production state. To be blunt - development looks dead to anyone coming to the site, facebook or twitter pages for the first time. I am trying to encourage the powers that be to consider breathing some new life into the presentation of their product. A new official version release (yes, even Beta) or Facebook post in the past year might give the impression that they are active and haven't abandoned the project.

Does anyone know how close the project is to getting out of Beta? I just found a post very similar to mine from over a year ago - http://codologic.com/forum/index.php?u=/topic/5609/still-in-development
Seems I am not the only one who is starting to wonder if the possibility of Codoform Stable has become a pipe dream.

I mean, why has one of the developers not weighed in on this post to save all this speculation.

@zoldos - I really like it too, but sorry, I can't extol a Beta test version of software being used in a live production environment... unless it's a personal, fun site on your own test server.

@RonAus - Are you a developer of CodoForum? I have read there are 2-3, but I have no idea who they are, so my question is sincere, not sarcastic. I understand that YOU feel confident using 3.6, but the fact that it is not publicly released does not convey confidence from the developers. If Beta testers (like you) experienced problems upgrading TO 3.6, it would be prudent to know that these problems have been addressed by the developers so that similar issues will not be present when upgrading FROM 3.6 to the next release.

Anyway, we are thirty some posts into this thread, and my OP has not been answered by a developer or official member of the Codoforum team:

There hasn't been any new info on Codoforum's Facebook or Twitter in over a year. The latest Beta version was also released over a year ago.
Is Codoforum still being actively developed, and is a "Stable" version (safe for production sites) expected in the near future?

Hi,

We were focusing on development of a different software so we had stopped development of codoforum for a long time.

We will be restarting the development probably from tomorrow.

You should be expecting updates soon.

This is great news, I have just started using it and I love it, it's an awesome product

yeah! great news!!! nice to meet you, @adesh1414127033

Hopefully onwards and upwards for Codoforum

I'm waiting for an update aswell. Hope there will be a new update on the FB page soon.

Hi,

We were focusing on development of a different software so we had stopped development of codoforum for a long time.

We will be restarting the development probably from tomorrow.

You should be expecting updates soon.

For everyone's benefit, would you be able to expand on the actual status of development.

Have you stopped again?

In future, if you stop again for a long time to focus on another project, could some sort of announcement be made?

Can you give anything more specific as a timeline, other than "soon"?

Is the facebook page no longer going to be used to keep users informed and up to date?

Will the next upgrade be a Stable release or continue in Beta?

Thank you for your effort and time.

@adesh1414127033

hi Adesh,

i think its time to make this as a not free product.

i know my suggestion will not be appreciated by lots of users but think about it, with the money you can make from this product you can measure how much the product is successful which will make you work on it more frequently & you can hire staff to work independently on codoforum which will enhance the development rate for the script.

i think it will be win-win situation.

thanks all

@sky writer , we will be releasing a new version end of this month.

@abu_arabs, thanks for your suggestion.
We are thinking about going SAAS route like WordPress. But nothing is decided as of yet.

For the record, I have already spent my money on an improvement for the messaging system whereby it gives a notification on the desktop of new mail much the same as notifications of replies etc. I am also spending more money on some other improvements.

Are you saying then that I should charge for these and release them to the forum users or give it away for free as the developers have done.

BTW, I believe and @adesh1414127033 can correct me if I am wrong, but the only time you can start charging for a product is when there are no bugs in it and support is available at least during the week. Unless of course you are Microsoft and you do not give a damn about your customers.

Charging for the software in the future is okay once it is bug free and has continual support IMHO.

could not agree more my friend, that's why i mentioned the developer should spend more time & hire staff if he going to take that route otherwise the reputation for the product will go south very quickly.

@sky writer , we will be releasing a new version end of this month.

For everyone's benefit, would you be able to expand on the actual status of development.

In future, if you stop again for a long time to focus on another project, could some sort of announcement be made?

Is the facebook page no longer going to be used to keep users informed and up to date?

Will the next upgrade be a Stable release or continue in Beta?

Thank you for your effort and time.

@sky writer , we will be releasing a new version end of this month.

This is really a very good news !

We are thinking about going SAAS route like WordPress. But nothing is decided as of yet.

It could be a good way to monetize your work, but please keep an opensource version ( like wordpress), some users/developers may help you debuging and improving the forum.

@sky writer , we will be releasing a new version end of this month.

this is a really very good news !!

@abu_arabs, thanks for your suggestion.
We are thinking about going SAAS route like WordPress. But nothing is decided as of yet.

I think it's a good idea, if as wordpress or zimbra you keep an opensource version. You need a dev community to help you improve and debug this great forum.
If I had $$, I would certainly have subscribed to SAAS or payed for mods. But I work freely for a sport association, and i rather help to improve and debug than spend (my) money in SAAS!