Wow, aren’t open source folk helpful

I w_a_s going to write a post about the Segala Web site moving to Wordpress - during which I was going to thank Kamrul Hassan for the help and support he has provided my team lately. Instead, I’d like to dedicate this post entirely to say thanks to Kamrul for all his help.

Kamrul and I first met on a blog post about the Sam Sethi vs Mike Arrington saga – a news story which I broke (before anyone else on the blogsphere!) on Web2Ireland.

Anyway, Kamrul and I got chatting and I asked him to contribute to the Content Labels initiative to help create a code of conduct for blogs. During one of our chats over IM, I think I asked him for a little help when Raja, one of our developers, came unstuck. Kamrul immediately jumped to the rescue and spent a good few hours helping Raja to resolve a few issues. He’s still helping out now with other tricky bits as we continue to stretch Wordpress to its limit.

I must point out that Kamrul has never even hinted at payment and in fact, has stated that he’s doing it for the love of it - but I’m sure we’ll have to say thank you in some way.

So, if you need consultancy, design or development work on designing/building a blog or a blog network, then Kamrul is your man!! He’s a top dog in Wordpress and drupal with the creative spark and incredibly friendly nature that’s required to cook a tasty online meal for many. However, don’t expect it to come for free as he needs to live – Although I get the impression that his price points are extremely reasonable for what you get!

Thanks Kamrul!