perhaps i should have made the "beta" ref. a little clearer. I was not say its all beta by def. what I was trying to say is that the Dolphin platform is a starting point that we should be prepared to build off of.

It is a starting point - and I guess this in part is what I'm getting at when I say that some are overly critical and expect too much - The expectation for some is that Boonex should add all and every feature that anyone requests, with some it would appear that they almost expect someone to visit their house, install it for them, cook dinner and walk the dog too.

My own level of expectation is somewhat less than this - I simply expect it to be bug free and that the compatibility issues are addressed. see more I also have an expectation that base level functionality is included - ie that Dolphin meets or exceeds current benchmarks for minimum functionality. I don't expect that it has all of the bells and whistles of products like phpbb or the like, but I do expect that it has base features such as email notification.

It is very hard to judge where to draw the line between realistic and unrealistic expectation. As I mentioned before - I base my expectations on how Boonex present the Dolphin product to me. In my mind Boonex dictate the expectations by how they present their products.

My perception is that it is aiming to be a world class product - both feature rich and robust. It is presented in a professional manner as part of a suite of products. There is no reference to it being 'home grown' at all. Just take a look at the Boonex site - it's very visually appealing, it looks professional, it doesn't look like most open source project websites do - Geeks aren't usually good visual designers - these skills use opposite sides of the brain - very few people possess both artistic and technical skills in similar quantities.

Simply put - Boonex have already cut the cloth they now wear.

Another thing to consider is that many of us purchased licenses, in my mind it is now not a free product but one that I have paid for - I know others will argue that only license removal was for sale - Call me old fashioned, but I parted with money - I expect that what I bought works.

DM