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cool concept, nice find. I want something like this that I can host, no satellites needed, I can customize, let friends connect remotely, be able to do really c
by newman8r 10y ago
cool concept, nice find. I want something like this that I can host, no satellites needed, I can customize, let friends connect remotely, be able to do really cool searches using regex, have some big databases, etc.
I guess it's along the lines of scraping/crawling/local browsing, etc. Basically creating my own internet that I can invite people to, annotate, collaborate in, etc.
I'm working on an open communications platform at the moment and am contemplating creating a microservice to enable something like this - but I don't want to reinvent the wheel if someone has already done it well.
- cocktailpeanuts 10y agoI think you should definitely do it unless it takes years to ship the first version. The first in market doesn't mean the first to succeed.
- newman8r 10y agoThat's true. I'm not concerned about being first to market or making any profit on this type of project, would just be open source and release under GPL or whatever is appropriate. I just didn't want to spend the time or effort doing it if a similar alternative already existed. My primary motivation is essentially just wanting the tool for myself and friends. Not sure how long it would take but I might be able to release a useable proof of concept after a 3-day-weekend hackathon.