I’ve contributed to Open Source projects in the past, but this is the first time I’ve stood behind a project. I must say, it’s a lot of work. But it’s worth it because we’re developing technology that’s on the cutting edge. We’re really pushing the limits of HTTP and making way for a new breed of web applications.

I’m finally starting to get all sorts of emails about the project. It’s gratifying to know that someone out there reads this stuff that I write, and even goes as far as to try out the tutorials.

In more quantitative terms,

• I’ve been contacted by more than two dozen developers
• There’s generally 3-4 people in the IRC channel at all times, and 1-2 conversations a day (not counting core developer conversations.)
• There are three documentation contributors who aren’t me
• Much wider testing against a diverse range of platforms
• Tagged by 20 people on del.icio.us

I’ve spent so much time developing that I haven’t done enough evangelizing. I really ought to get our name out there to all the Web 2.0 developer sites. But We aren’t going to do that just yet.

We are at version 0.1.3, which sounds like a pretty low number. This is intentional because we want to scare away developers who might get a bad image of Orbited if it doesn’t work for them right away or they encounter a bug. I’m targeting a 0.2.0 release in September, and at that point I’ll start shouting from the rooftops. Not just online either. I want to publish a few papers and attend some conferences.

In short, we are up momentum. We’re still a ways from having a large user base, but we’ll get there. In a few months we’ll be unstoppable. There’s interest in Orbited and it’s here to stay.

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