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Revision as of 09:21, 15 June 2023
Current issues with SuperMemo
- Aged user interface
- Aged user experience
- Closed-source (propietary) and paid
- Not so much active development. Many bugs remain unfixed.
- Lack of support for modern standards such as PDF, markdown, LaTeX.
- Horrible customer support
Current state of the Supermemo community
SMA Discord
Are there software developers skilled enough to built an app as an open source alternative to SuperMemo?
Current state of Piotr Wozniak vision
We all know that user experience plays a significant role in the adoption of a product. While we, the existing users, might find satisfaction in mastering the steep learning curve of SuperMemo, wouldn't we want more individuals to discover and enjoy this tool?
Intrinsic characteristcs of Incremental Reading (IR)
Incremental Reading has a steep learning curve. SuperMemo, to date, is the only software that implements Incremental Reading (IR) sadifying the minimum definition of incremental reading as described by Piotr Wozniak.
Questions
Why do you think SuperMemo for windows remains clozed source?
What do you think it will happen if SuperMemo is open-sourced?
References
https://supermemopedia.com/wiki/Open_source_SuperMemo
https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Open_source_SuperMemo
https://supermemo.guru/wiki/33rd_anniversary_of_SuperMemo#Open_source_SuperMemo