Zotero Is Here
Posted to News and Reviews on 6 October 2006, 2:18 PM EDT
For those who haven't heard yet (it's amazing how quickly the word spreads through the blogosphere and beyond): On October 5, 2006, at 10:47 p.m. ET, the public beta of Zotero went live on our spiffy new site. In addition to releasing the software to all comers, we've also expanded the documentation and set up areas of the site for Zotero users and those who want to build upon the software. If you have a question or want to discuss Zotero, we have some forums too. A few other release notes:Remember that you'll need Firefox 2.0 to run Zotero. Fortunately, Mozilla has just posted release candidate 2 of Firefox 2.0, which means that the final version is imminent and there's virtually no reason not to upgrade. (If you have other Firefox extensions that don't work with Firefox 2.0, the creators of those extensions had better get to work.)
Already, coverage of the launch has been fairly extensive, with some early reviews going up on blogs. Check our our home page for a live (and unfiltered) feed of what people are saying.
If you want some behind the scenes discussion about Zotero, check out Dan Chudnov's podcast interview of me, Josh Greenberg, and Dan Stillman. The podcast has several exclusives, including the other names Zotero could have had (and why we went with an Albanian word).
As a beta release, Zotero still has a few rough edges, and undoubtedly it won't please everyone on every matter. But we think it's pretty darn good for a 1.0 beta and the basis for even better releases and features in the near future. And more important, as our unofficial motto from Voltaire at the Center for History and New Media asserts, "The perfect is the enemy of the good." Had we gone for perfection, no one would be using the software today (or even next year). Zotero is actually shipping, and it's free. So give it a try and tell your friends.
More here soon.
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