Ah geeze people!
No one is keeping anyone in the dark about anything. Didn't you even read Mike's post above??
As I added to my post I wrote it at the same time Mike wrote his - didn't you see that?
The forum itself isn't finished and released yet. THAT is where their main focus is, as it should be.
Yes we all know that. No one's criticising that.
I highly doubt that they're even thinking about a CMS yet, as they're trying to get you a strong, stable platform and forum into your hands. Then, and only then, will they start considering additional add-ons.
And that's all you're likely to get at this time, since a CMS is not in the scope of their thinking at this time.
If they're not even thinking about it then they should b e. Business isn''t like that. You can't just concen trate on one thing and refuse to look at other important issues. You can't just put out a basic product that doesn't have any of the usual things that go with it and expect people to buy it.
I run a business - my third successful one in 30 years - and I'd go bust sharpish if I treated my customers like that.
Customers will always want the next thing and if you want to keep them buying you either supply it or you let them know when you will. Otherwise they WILL NOT BUY.
There are a huge number of people interested in XF. But they already have communities to transfer and they need these services to do it. I outlined realistic options in business mode for M&K to plan on how to service the business demand they have. They can set a roadmap for doing it themselves, or for bridging or working in association with mods.
But to flatly say "your urgent concerns are of no interest to us so we're not even thinking about them" is business suicide. You're not helping them to imply they are being that silly.
Myself I have great respect for them so I'm certain they have a plan. After all it's a long time since they left their previous jobs so they#ve had preparation time, and the work on XF itself right now has got to be done in such a way as to allow for one decision path or another on these two issues: cms, gallery.
When and if they decide that a CMS is in the cards, they will let you know, I assure you.
Then an awful lot of people will be deciding that
when and if XF decides to do a cms or gallery or both,
they'll let XF know if they're interested in being customers.
Not a problem for me as it happens. If I can get someone do do one mod for me I'm in. But I'm looking at this as an experienced business owner who admires and likes M&K's work and as an experienced business person who wants them to succeed.