Cohousing-L Mailing List: Mosaic Software -- Don't Panic

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

When Sean Davey posted that he was selling this home in cohousing and moving to 
England, some people contacted me off line to ask if the Mosaic software is in 
danger. I haven’t been in touch with him for months but the move to England 
began at least 2-3 years ago and is not sudden. He has been supporting and 
developing Mosaic while he was living in England. I think his house in 
cohousing was rented for sometime before he put it up for sale.

The Mosaic software is so wonderful that it pains me that Sean hasn’t been able 
to find more people to work on it with him. All the senior villages, for 
example, could use this software. I agonize over how undeveloped their 
technology. They are much more staff dependent than cohousing communities. That 
offers many benefits  but raises obstacles as well. It separates communications 
into pots of money and time. Staff responsibilities and resident activities are 
not always well coordinated. I think there are at least 5 unintegrated 
calendars. And 4 telephone directories. It’s a toss up whether having one 
coordinated directory would be easier than just getting 4 done without 
coordination.

Mosaic would be an incredible solution.




Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Riderwood Village, Silver Spring MD
Founding member and 25 year resident in Takoma Village, Washington DC