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Also, there is this notion that somehow open-source solutions are competitive with SaaS solutions. Give me one example where the distribution or usage of an op
by ykumar6 11y ago
Also, there is this notion that somehow open-source solutions are competitive with SaaS solutions.
Give me one example where the distribution or usage of an open-source solution is comparable to it's SaaS competitor
People misunderstand what open-source really is. There is a selfish reason to maintain open-source projects. Developers are above fixing their own problems when working on open-source. This is the only reason companies and developers invest in open-source.
Hence, the type of projects that become massively successful are components, frameworks or platforms... things that are re-usable for the solutions or apps these developers are creating for their companies. There is real economic value being unlocked there. Recent examples being Docker, AngularJS, etc that are supporting by lots of companies
Creating an app or solution is a whole different ballgame. They are usually side projects because there is little or no incentive for a company to take away resources from building their own apps/solutions, to save a few bucks.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI think you just noticed what Sandstorm is, in part, created to do: Make open source solutions competitive. Sandstorm, as-is in beta, already allows me to do more than I can do with Google Drive. To my needs, it's not just competitive... It's winning.
- ykumar6 11y agoI am very interested to know what are the specific capabilities that you are able to unlock that Google drive can't deliver upon.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoWell, first of all, I can run the sorts of apps directly on Sandstorm that I might otherwise have to order AWS or GCE style hosting for. I can publish a website out of this as Drive is actually retiring that functionality. Also, unlike many Drive apps, where I have to share my information with a third party provider, or "trust" the app, Sandstorm doesn't let my apps betray me. Privacy is inherent in the design. But the key thing, is if I don't like my host, I CAN LEAVE. I am at the point that I loathe storing my data with Google. I love Gmail, and I wish I could take it with me and put it on a server run by a company I trust. But I can't do that. With Sandstorm, I can. I can run the app I want on the host I want. I have control of my app, my experience, and my data. Google ruins my experience on a weekly basis. They change things without my permission that breaks my workflow and makes it hard for me to go about my day. I KNOW my Sandstorm hosting will do what I want it to do. Google can't do any of this for me.
- ykumar6 11y agoJust a quick note on Gmail. It's not just a mail server, it also filters and classifies emails better than any other product on the market. No other company has that kind of volume of data and heuristics
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI use the manual filters. The supposed intelligent crud is a hindrance and I've largely shut it off. Gmail is a great web mail client, nothing more. The big issue, is your much talked about data and heuristics are unreliable. Since Google changes their software or algorithms without my permission, I can't rely on any of them.
- lcswi 11y agoIt's only gmail users that I sometimes have to contact via other means to make them find my mail in the spam...