What's Wrong With Elsi?, Low use rate Options

[dhns]

Dear all,

it appears that ELSI is not really used by users and developers - and killefiz.de is no longer being updated.

And killefiz.de says:

elsix.org is already operational - there are still some things that need to be done but it's already much better than ZSI ever was.

But if I look at the latest entries, I have the impression that elsix is not really being adopted and used. It e.g. appears that nobody uses the voting mechanism and developes use just the default branch. And there are just 2 new entries since 17th April.

What does that mean?
* is ELSIX not user friendly enough?
* is there no new Zaurus software development?
* is there a simple solution to fix?

My opinion is that Roy has done a great job in preparing ELSIX - but there was probably not really the need for all those new bells and whistles. It was just the need to have someone to approve project updates in the old killefiz (incl. style&layout). So we end up in great technology but low use.

Should we switch back to the killefiz database&scripts (just host it here) and find volunteers to approve projects (there is a lot of spam in the killefiz backlog)?

What are your opinions?

-- hns

[ken]

Dear all,

it appears that ELSI is not really used by users and developers - and killefiz.de is no longer being updated.

And killefiz.de says:

elsix.org is already operational - there are still some things that need to be done but it's already much better than ZSI ever was.

Finally, some method of feedback. I have emailed elsix and never ever received any responses to the things I've asked and commented on.

1) the search feature on elsix is for the most part non functional. It can find certain things, but it is far from the search feature on killefiz. Try searching for various things and you'll see.

2) I've wanted to update incorrect entries, and emailed elsix but never have I gotten any response back. Pretty hard to fix anything if the only way you can fix something is to claim it.

3) killefiz entries are more compacted, easier to find things. I've really wanted to update things on his site, but again, never a response to my offering to assist in checking entries, etc. Things more or less have died when killefiz stopped updating his site. Really, all that his site needs is to be cleaned up of the bad entries.

4) elsix, as mentioned by others, have no had the visibility that killefiz has. Of course, I go back to the very limited search feature ...

5) lastly, responses would be nice. In one case, I had to really work at trying to contact the author of his program because the email listed was incorrect.

I would point it that it gets very disappointing when I see errors, but can't do anything to provide the corrections.