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Kunena Forum Project



Matias Griese
Lead developer of Kunena

Email:     matias@kunena.org
Twitter:   @MatiasGriese
Web:       www.kunena.org

Joomla! Day Finland 2011
                               5-11-2011
What’s Kunena?

✔
    Free forum component
✔
    Native for Joomla! 1.5, 1.7 and beyond
✔
    4 major releases
✔
    Active development & support
✔
    Bug fix release cycle every 2-3 months


        Kunena Forum Project                 5-11-2011
What’s Kunena again?

✔
    Community based project
✔
    Translated into 20-30 languages
✔
    1.6M downloads, used in 300-500k sites
✔
    Many add-ons
✔
    Import from phpBB, SMF2, Joomla forums


        Kunena Forum Project             5-11-2011
RIP FireBoard 6/2008 - 12/2008

✗   No strategic vision
✗
    Not responding to needs of the community



                    MY OWN needs were not met
        ➔     Build it myself or use something else

     With others feeling the same Kunena was born


            Kunena Forum Project                      5-11-2011
Major Releases

Kunena 1.0                       2/2009 – 11/2009
●
    First objective: make it usable

Kunena 1.5                       6/2009 – 1/2011

• Second objective: Broaden its appeal

Kunena 1.6 & 1.7                 3/2010 –

• Third objective: Make it maintainable & Joomla! 1.6+

          Kunena Forum Project                      5-11-2011
Kunena 2.0 – New Vision

Objective: Communication platform
➢
    Providing a way forward for existing users
➢
    Performance & Scalability
➢
    Easy & powerful integration
➔
    More than just a forum (for J! 1.5 & 2.5)


         Kunena Forum Project                   5-11-2011
Kunena 2.0 Teaser




Kunena Forum Project        5-11-2011
How did Kunena become popular?

Q: How to succeed with Open Source?
●
  Be open
• Gain a good reputation
• Build your community
• Organize your project


        Kunena Forum Project     5-11-2011
Be Open; Collaborate

✔
    GPL: visibility in JED
✔
    GitHub: allow others to participate
✔
    Transifex: make translating easy
✔
    Forum: allow people to help themselves
✔
    Wiki: allow people to find information


          Kunena Forum Project               5-11-2011
Be Known; Gain Reputation

✔
    Be responsive to the users needs
✔
    Use media: positive JED reviews
✔
    Aim for robustness, reliability, quality
✔
    Strong partnerships and connections


         Kunena Forum Project              5-11-2011
Build Your Community

✔
    Reward the most helpful users
✔
    Bind key people to your project
✔
    Provide new opportunities for
    volunteers to participate
➔
    Self helping and active community

         Kunena Forum Project           5-11-2011
Organize Your Project

✔
    Leadership skills; keeping it together
✔
    Technical skills; understanding technology
✔
    Journal skills; telling a good story
✔
    Design skills; attracting new people
✔
    Marketing skills; turning users into addicts
➔
    Nobody can do everything alone
          Kunena Forum Project                 5-11-2011
Managing Your Community

Shit happens:

    Deal effectively with trouble makers

    Deal with internal conflicts

    DON'T HESITATE to kick out team
    member if he becomes an obstacle

         Kunena Forum Project              5-11-2011
Managing Your Project

Team members (including you):
●
    tend to do whatever they want to
●
    may have 8h / day or 1h / week
●
    often promise more than they can deliver
●
    come and go


         Kunena Forum Project              5-11-2011
Why Do People Participate?

●
    Fulfilling their own needs
●
    Having fun
●
    Believing in the project
●
    Worship of the leader


         Kunena Forum Project        5-11-2011
Kunena – Who Are They?




            LittleJohn, 810, Matias, svanschu, xillibit
            (fxstein, severdia, sozzled, Mortti, rich...)
Kunena Forum Project                                        5-11-2011
Why To Start Making Money?

●
    There is no room for sentiment in life
●
    Your efforts are valuable
●
    Project needs predictable schedules
●
    Project needs reliable support
●
    Project needs to grow
         Kunena Forum Project            5-11-2011
How to make money?




$1 000 000 question!


  Kunena Forum Project     5-11-2011
Questions?

                       • Questions?




Kunena Forum Project                  5-11-2011
The end




      Thank you for listening 




Kunena Forum Project              5-11-2011

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Jd11fi - Kunena Forum Project

  • 1. Kunena Forum Project Matias Griese Lead developer of Kunena Email: matias@kunena.org Twitter: @MatiasGriese Web: www.kunena.org Joomla! Day Finland 2011 5-11-2011
  • 2. What’s Kunena? ✔ Free forum component ✔ Native for Joomla! 1.5, 1.7 and beyond ✔ 4 major releases ✔ Active development & support ✔ Bug fix release cycle every 2-3 months Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 3. What’s Kunena again? ✔ Community based project ✔ Translated into 20-30 languages ✔ 1.6M downloads, used in 300-500k sites ✔ Many add-ons ✔ Import from phpBB, SMF2, Joomla forums Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 4. RIP FireBoard 6/2008 - 12/2008 ✗ No strategic vision ✗ Not responding to needs of the community MY OWN needs were not met ➔ Build it myself or use something else With others feeling the same Kunena was born Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 5. Major Releases Kunena 1.0 2/2009 – 11/2009 ● First objective: make it usable Kunena 1.5 6/2009 – 1/2011 • Second objective: Broaden its appeal Kunena 1.6 & 1.7 3/2010 – • Third objective: Make it maintainable & Joomla! 1.6+ Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 6. Kunena 2.0 – New Vision Objective: Communication platform ➢ Providing a way forward for existing users ➢ Performance & Scalability ➢ Easy & powerful integration ➔ More than just a forum (for J! 1.5 & 2.5) Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 7. Kunena 2.0 Teaser Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 8. How did Kunena become popular? Q: How to succeed with Open Source? ● Be open • Gain a good reputation • Build your community • Organize your project Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 9. Be Open; Collaborate ✔ GPL: visibility in JED ✔ GitHub: allow others to participate ✔ Transifex: make translating easy ✔ Forum: allow people to help themselves ✔ Wiki: allow people to find information Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 10. Be Known; Gain Reputation ✔ Be responsive to the users needs ✔ Use media: positive JED reviews ✔ Aim for robustness, reliability, quality ✔ Strong partnerships and connections Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 11. Build Your Community ✔ Reward the most helpful users ✔ Bind key people to your project ✔ Provide new opportunities for volunteers to participate ➔ Self helping and active community Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 12. Organize Your Project ✔ Leadership skills; keeping it together ✔ Technical skills; understanding technology ✔ Journal skills; telling a good story ✔ Design skills; attracting new people ✔ Marketing skills; turning users into addicts ➔ Nobody can do everything alone Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 13. Managing Your Community Shit happens:  Deal effectively with trouble makers  Deal with internal conflicts  DON'T HESITATE to kick out team member if he becomes an obstacle Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 14. Managing Your Project Team members (including you): ● tend to do whatever they want to ● may have 8h / day or 1h / week ● often promise more than they can deliver ● come and go Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 15. Why Do People Participate? ● Fulfilling their own needs ● Having fun ● Believing in the project ● Worship of the leader Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 16. Kunena – Who Are They? LittleJohn, 810, Matias, svanschu, xillibit (fxstein, severdia, sozzled, Mortti, rich...) Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 17. Why To Start Making Money? ● There is no room for sentiment in life ● Your efforts are valuable ● Project needs predictable schedules ● Project needs reliable support ● Project needs to grow Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 18. How to make money? $1 000 000 question! Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 19. Questions? • Questions? Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011
  • 20. The end Thank you for listening  Kunena Forum Project 5-11-2011