Comments on: Incompetent companies: Violet/Nabaztag support http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/ Fascinated by new technology Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Roy http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-58994 Roy Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:27:36 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-58994 Hi Robert. Even with Voilet possibly saved I'd love an open source implementation of the protocol. If I remember correctly it's based on Jabber, which itself is open source. Something like OpenNab (http://sourceforge.net/projects/opennab/) for the new protocol. Relying on a single small company to keep these things running seems like a bad idea to me no matter how you put it. I'm not on Facebook myself, but I hope you get enough members make an impact on the situation. Hi Robert. Even with Voilet possibly saved I’d love an open source implementation of the protocol. If I remember correctly it’s based on Jabber, which itself is open source. Something like OpenNab (http://sourceforge.net/projects/opennab/) for the new protocol. Relying on a single small company to keep these things running seems like a bad idea to me no matter how you put it.

I’m not on Facebook myself, but I hope you get enough members make an impact on the situation.

]]> By: Robert http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-58993 Robert Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:18:45 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-58993 Hi Roy. Interesting chronicle. The news of the last few days should, I assume, be of even more concern: Violet have filed for bankruptcy... There are a few people trying to build up support and or funds to keep Violet running in one form or another, including myself (see http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=131391747175&ref=nf - the Facebook group I've started. Maybe we can at least get the member count into double figures? ) An open source alternative to the Violet server would be a useful backup plan if anybody knows of one - or even knows what the protocol to communicate from the server to the Nabaztag is. With knowledge of the protocol, I'd even tackle a server implementation... Hi Roy.

Interesting chronicle. The news of the last few days should, I assume, be of even more concern: Violet have filed for bankruptcy…

There are a few people trying to build up support and or funds to keep Violet running in one form or another, including myself (see http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=131391747175&ref=nf – the Facebook group I’ve started. Maybe we can at least get the member count into double figures? )

An open source alternative to the Violet server would be a useful backup plan if anybody knows of one – or even knows what the protocol to communicate from the server to the Nabaztag is.

With knowledge of the protocol, I’d even tackle a server implementation…

]]> By: CC http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-58896 CC Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:33:39 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-58896 If we could just get a phone nujber to call and complain If we could just get a phone nujber to call and complain

]]> By: Andrew http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-54346 Andrew Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:55:33 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-54346 Sadly I too am starting to believe that things are not well in Nabaztag land though I'm hoping that there's a Nabaztag owning boffin out there that can come to the community's rescue by providing an alternate server site. Any takers? Sadly I too am starting to believe that things are not well in Nabaztag land though I’m hoping that there’s a Nabaztag owning boffin out there that can come to the community’s rescue by providing an alternate server site. Any takers?

]]> By: macdaddyb http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-50288 macdaddyb Sun, 14 Jun 2009 06:19:49 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-50288 Thank you for this post. I have been thinking about getting one of these for a long time. On a whim I checked and saw they lowered the price. One of my main goals was to send messages to the family from work through the rabbit. If it won't check email reliably then it's no good for that. Sounds like I missed the good times with this, and it seems pointless now because it sounds like the bunnies are nearing the end of their lifecycle. I have enough unreliable tech around, I don't need something else to frustrate me when it doesn't work like its supposed to. Thank you for this post. I have been thinking about getting one of these for a long time. On a whim I checked and saw they lowered the price. One of my main goals was to send messages to the family from work through the rabbit. If it won’t check email reliably then it’s no good for that. Sounds like I missed the good times with this, and it seems pointless now because it sounds like the bunnies are nearing the end of their lifecycle.
I have enough unreliable tech around, I don’t need something else to frustrate me when it doesn’t work like its supposed to.

]]> By: machiel http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-42823 machiel Wed, 06 May 2009 13:58:57 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-42823 Have the exact same thing. Lost my account details, unable to reach my bunny in any way. And their support sucks. Have the exact same thing. Lost my account details, unable to reach my bunny in any way. And their support sucks.

]]> By: Croquet http://www.roytanck.com/2009/04/07/incompetent-companies-violetnabaztag-support/comment-page-1/#comment-40730 Croquet Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:33:25 +0000 http://www.roytanck.com/?p=1480#comment-40730 I think you are right I think you are right

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