Question Honest opinion please

Matias wrote: Actually having better template is one of the main reasons why Kunena 2.0 is still not out

So, is there any news on the 2.0 release? Is there a beta that we can test internally?

wingnut144 wrote:

Matias wrote: Actually having better template is one of the main reasons why Kunena 2.0 is still not out

So, is there any news on the 2.0 release? Is there a beta that we can test internally?

I think we would all agree that questions about the availability of K 2.0 - when it would like occur, etc. (which are addressed in Kunena roadmap 2012 ) - are off-topic to the central question asked at the beginning of this topic.

This topic was asked about people's honest opinions in terms of whether Kunena was a suitable option for building a website with a web-based discussion forum and, I believe, we've made an honest attempt to address those questions. In addressing those questions of course there will be discussion about what the future holds for Kunena and how Kunena will be improved so that it will become an even better choice for people who are considering it for having web-based forum discussions. However, I think we should be quite clear that such references to future developments with Kunena should not be used as a means of asking specific questions about when these things will become available, how people can join the project in order to help the team develop future versions and so forth. There are many other discussions, other opportunities, to address those questions and I don't think we should have to repeat what we have already written elsewhere.

We invite people who are genuinely interested in making a difference, people who want to assist the team by contributing solid feedback, testing, analysis and help to the team, for K 2.0. This is something we have always stated publicly. I am sure that you will also understand that having a ready-made beta test version of Kunena available to the public requires hard work and we don't want to simply say "here it is, go play with it" if we didn't have confidence that it would not only work but work reliably. We're getting there, slowly but surely, by hard work.

Kunena is open-source software. This means that anyone (anyone who has the know-how and the familiarity with developing software in a collaborative way) can obtain the source code and use the same code as what the developers are currently building. The source code is available at GitHub for anyone to see and use, if they know how. By the same token, however, GitHub is not for "everyone" but, if you have the know-how, yes it's there and yes you can try out K 2.0 for yourself.

You can see the day-by-day progress of K 2.0 by looking at GitHub. If you know how, you can create a beta test build from GitHub but that is not the same as saying that it's our job to provide a detailed instructional guide on how to go about doing that. If you are serious and genuine about helping the project then you may consider joining the testing team. I hope this answers your question.