Knowledge Futures launches alpha code release of PubPub Platform

"In July of this year, Knowledge Futures announced a new direction for PubPub and an accompanying plan for the organization to reach sustainability. (Please read that announcement before reading this update). Our migration from PubPub Legacy to PubPub Platform is an extended, collaborative process and along the way our approach is to communicate early and often. In the 2 months since this announcement, we have spent our time meeting with long-time PubPub users, KF Members, and potential new users of PubPub Platform. We also hosted our first Community Call on August 13th about this transition.

When we published our initial announcement in July, there were questions still left unanswered that needed the involvement of our users and Members to think through and responsibly plan for. We’re frankly blown away by the supportive, inquisitive, creative conversations we’ve been having with PubPub stakeholders since then. Thank you to everyone who has written in with questions and ideas (or openly published about them, as COPIM has) and those who attended our Community Call in August. We consider your care, interest, and concerns as a privilege.

Today, we’re excited to share the alpha code release of PubPub Platform and address the primary questions we heard from users since July, particularly around KF’s strategic outlook, our support for smaller publishing Communities, and self-hosting."