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The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.

by stephenr 10y ago

jmnicolas 10y ago
How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?
- _Codemonkeyism 10y ago
  I was using SimpleNote for free, I wasn't aware of a paid plan and couldn't find one one the website.
  - kwonye 10y ago
    No paid tier. Completely free
- benologist 10y ago
  What if there's completely free and completely open source alternatives already? "People will decide if they want to give Automattic money".
- roundhill 10y ago
  Simplenote is free, WordPress.com pays the bills :)
neon_electro 10y ago
> Can I host my own Simperium service? > You can mirror all your data to your own backend, but it's not yet possible to host Simperium yourself. We're open sourcing our client libraries, protocol, and a reference service implementation that will allow you to host your own service in the future. https://simperium.com/pricing/ https://simperium.com/pricing/
- nullcipher 10y ago
  Are simperium and simplenote related? I am confused. Both are by auttomatic it seems. Edit: looks like simperium is some data stashing service (like firebase?). And simplenote is an app built on top of simperium. Did I get that right?
  - beaucollins 10y ago
    Simplenote is built on top of Simperium. In fact, Simperium was originally created to provide the syncing features of Simplenote and then generalized to work as a service for anyone who wants to sync structured data.
beaucollins 10y ago
I have implemented most of the Simperium server protocol in the `node-simperium` library (https://github.com/Simperium/node-simperium/pull/22 https://github.com/Simperium/node-simperium/pull/22). It's definitely a very rough work in progress but I have used it successfully to deploy my own simplenote server that works with all the clients. Simperium Server: https://github.com/beaucollins/node-simperium-server https://github.com/beaucollins/node-simperium-server It's in the proof-of-concept stage so it doesn't persist the data on the server. Protocol for reference: https://github.com/Simperium/simperium-protocol/blob/master/SYNCING.md https://github.com/Simperium/simperium-protocol/blob/master/...

The client apps are open source. Without the server side component that's meaningless to me.

jmnicolas 10y ago

How are they supposed to make money if anybody can build the same back-end and steal their customers ?

_Codemonkeyism 10y ago
I was using SimpleNote for free, I wasn't aware of a paid plan and couldn't find one one the website.
- kwonye 10y ago
  No paid tier. Completely free
benologist 10y ago
What if there's completely free and completely open source alternatives already? "People will decide if they want to give Automattic money".
roundhill 10y ago
Simplenote is free, WordPress.com pays the bills :)

neon_electro 10y ago

> Can I host my own Simperium service? > You can mirror all your data to your own backend, but it's not yet possible to host Simperium yourself. We're open sourcing our client libraries, protocol, and a reference service implementation that will allow you to host your own service in the future. https://simperium.com/pricing/ https://simperium.com/pricing/

nullcipher 10y ago
Are simperium and simplenote related? I am confused. Both are by auttomatic it seems. Edit: looks like simperium is some data stashing service (like firebase?). And simplenote is an app built on top of simperium. Did I get that right?
- beaucollins 10y ago
  Simplenote is built on top of Simperium. In fact, Simperium was originally created to provide the syncing features of Simplenote and then generalized to work as a service for anyone who wants to sync structured data.

beaucollins 10y ago

I have implemented most of the Simperium server protocol in the `node-simperium` library (https://github.com/Simperium/node-simperium/pull/22 https://github.com/Simperium/node-simperium/pull/22). It's definitely a very rough work in progress but I have used it successfully to deploy my own simplenote server that works with all the clients. Simperium Server: https://github.com/beaucollins/node-simperium-server https://github.com/beaucollins/node-simperium-server It's in the proof-of-concept stage so it doesn't persist the data on the server. Protocol for reference: https://github.com/Simperium/simperium-protocol/blob/master/SYNCING.md https://github.com/Simperium/simperium-protocol/blob/master/...