Movable Gary

Go listen to a great interview with Ben and Mena from Six Apart (Movable Type). They have an interview with Doug Kayeat at IT Conversations. It's very enlightening since it took place before last Thursday. Anyone who thinks they backpedaled after their announcement would be wrong (maybe a tiny bit right, but not much), they pretty much say it all here (a week or two before). Listen to the recording (it's 39 minutes) you need to hear it, not read it. They say how they (the company) are changing, what people aren't going to like and what the changes are and all sorts of interesting things. I think I like them even more now...

IT Conversations is a great web site. Lots of interesting interviews and conversations.

Posted by Gary at 07:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

It's a little later since my earlier MT posts (one and two) and people have calmed down a bit about MovableType's new pricing structure. Which for individual personal use really isn't that different than the previous versions. I like that some of the big names in MT blogging feel the same way as I do/did. (Of course I didn't list the few big names that disagreed with me.)

This is a bit of a followup to my earlier entry on the new pricing scheme at MT (which could have be subtitled "whiners begone"). Read Melissa's post, she made it pretty understandable when she summarized up Mena's followup post (which clarified a few things and even retroactively removed a thing or two from the EULA). I'm sure they lost some business, there were too many upset people yesterday.

Highlights of the update
• Some of their choices were made due to results of a survey (which I failed to answer). If you combine two or three blogs into one (and they aren't used sepratly) it only counts as one.
• The dual processor rule should not have been in the EULA.
• You are not required to upgrade to 3.0 and you only have to obey the liscence as to when you agreed to it.
• You can add individual author/logs to the personal license for $10.
• Old archived blogs don't count.

I feel bad, I bet Mena and Company lost some sleep yesterday (or maybe they keep a bar at the office).

Posted by Gary at 10:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

MovableType released their new version of blogging software and just about everyone has gone through the roof. They've got a new pricing scheme and guess what? It's not free any more. And everyone is whining. The software has only been out for a few hours, it's not like everyone is desperate for an upgrade. Many folks seem like they are going to jump ship immediately?!? The biggest feature seems to be the registration for comments which not many people seem interested in.

My favorite whine is: "it doesn't have that many more features and it costs too much", well, keep using the version you've got then.

I probably won't upgrade unless it's got some great feature in it. But I don't rush out and buy the latest version of anything the day it comes out either... And we know it's going to be over priced! I might even switch over to a different product and I might rave about it when I do, but I don't think I'll whine about MovableType when I do.

I love MovableType, it's the only blogging software I've tried but it seems that's what all the cool kids (i.e. smart) are using. I mean I really like it, it's great. I have see a few other things but they seemed a little more complicated but I may peek into it some more. It's fun from a programming standpoint, it's flexible and I really have been having a lot fun with it.

I gotta ask again. "What's wrong with your current 2.661 version of Movable Type that would make you migrate to another piece of software?" I haven't noticed anyone complaining that 3.0 has (crucial) features they want and can't afford.

Posted by Gary at 09:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)