Smashing Magazine published an entry called "10 Weblog Engines Reviewed" and for some reason Habari was left out of the mix. I'm not one to complain about us not being included in the reviews, but it did get me thinking about possible reasons for Habari not even being mentioned.
Is it because not enough high profile sites run the software? Michael Heilemann recently migrated his binarybonsai site from Wordpress to Habari. Chris J. Davis also runs it, as well as Rich Bowen. Perhaps all we need to be considered a "serious" platform is a few more high profile sites? It might also just take review on a popular site, like Smashing Magazine, to push us up there with the more well known players. I would be very happy to see an impartial third party do a real review and compare Habari with "the others" and it would be really interesting to read the final review. I'm confident that Habari will stand up to the test very nicely.
Don't be afraid of the current 0.5 version, it might be a 0.5 release but it sure acts like it's a full blown 1.0 release. Have a look at our excellent admin interface and try it out. I assure you, you will not regret it. The unobtrusive post screens, the excellent media handling and general feel of the application will amaze you (screenshots).
Habari has a warm and very welcoming community that genuinely welcomes discussions and new ideas. New adopters are very welcome and everyone has a voice that gets heard. All in all, there is no reason why Habari shouldn't be on your shortlist when considering a blog publishing system. Come on, give it a try. We won't let you down.
